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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1938
Page
3
City Health Officer Dr Dunn proposes a by law to curb dog keeping in the city. He notes current rules cannot prevent diseased or noisy dogs and details conditions for keeping dogs on premises. The plan aims to be 80 percent drastic to discourage ownership.
Universal presents Boris Karloff in Night Key a dramatic tale around bank and business house security as he plays an inventor defying police and gangsters in a romance with J Warren Hull and Jean Rogers. Gail Patrick co stars in her first straight dramatic role with Ricardo Cortez and a strong supporting cast. The release by Fox of You Cant Have Everything opens at the Majestic Saturday night with Alice Faye Ritz Brothers Von Amech and a large ensemble led by Charles Winninger LouiseHowiett Rubinoff Tony Martin. Big Shot with Guy Kibbee Dorothy Moore Cora Witherspoon and Gori Jones follows.
In Leeds a building contractor substituted a horse drawn vehicle for a motor lorry. The horse design proved cheaper, more reliable, and faster locally, despite tax, depreciation, and repairs concerns. The note contrasts differing national views on defense and a drowning incident where a man was stunned by a rescuer after falling overboard.
Saturday play across B Grade singles and ladies and mixed doubles featured YV Merchant E Everett and others. Championship singles saw W Henderson and B Merchant prevail while numerous draws set up Saturday court schedules at Presbyterian and Park venues.
At Quirindi District Court Judge Neild heard Walter Buttier of West Maitland sue Warrah Shire Council for 400 pounds alleging negligent poisoning of linseed and grasshopper poison along New England Highway one. Evidence showed cattle deaths and injuries with witnesses recounting losses and spraying details. Adjournment set for September 23 for final addresses in Sydney.
The Gloucester District Cricket Association lists numerous donors contributing to equipment for the lure wicket. Names include H. Bignell & Sons, A. Parish, E. Weekes, J.J. Atkins, L. Rye, Stan Harris, A. T. Cavanaugh, E. Horner, H. A. Bignell, Fred Wratten, J. G. Wilson, A. Brorson, A. G. King, W. W. Hawden, F. Smith and Son, P Le Quesne, Hamberger Pros, RS. Wilson, TE. Young, A. Havelwoon, A. E. Smith, M. Campbell, Garner's Cash Store, N. S. Pike, H. Coote, John Watkins, D. David, B. Coomber, FM Smith, A. Colman, H. Robinson, R. A. Pagett, H. J. Channel, Anonymous, Fred Hebblewhite, Arch White, A. W. Chapman, M. Newton, Mrs. M. Newton, Alex Ross, Andrew Bruce and Trevor Laurie, J Matthewson and Bill Atkins at Hockey.
The club has finalized upcoming bowling events including Singles Handicap for Punton trophy with 21 up then final 25 up requiring all members to be nominated and a 17 September deadline. Consistency Handicap 120 up follows similar nomination conditions. Handicaps list numerous players with serial tags and minus values, including Street, White, Woodward, Andrews, Anderson, Adams, Kendall, Ebbbeck, Boorer, Munro, MacAndrew, Houghton, Hawdon, Hebblewhite, Chapman, Lowe, Carolany, Tent, Morgan, Rye, Weekes, Holland, Carey, Maunsell, and Murray with various minus points.
J McRae shot a net 72 to win the stroke handicap on Sauuday last. Other scores were F Wood 74 L Rye 75 B H Anderson 78 L Stevens 78 J Channel 81. The Cav anaugh Cup Associates draw for a match tomorrow lists Mrs Street vs Mrs Crowther and other pairings including Miss Parish v Mrs King and Mrs Parish v Mrs Newton.
A compact schedule lists Sunday and midweek worship across churches in Gloucester Nabiac and surrounding areas. Details include times and ministers for Church of England, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational, Stroud Baptist and Bible Union services at Gloucester, Nabiac, Wauk, Barrington, Stratford, Craven Creek, Craven Plateau, Stroud, Allworth, Belbora and Ward's River.
British Army fields 12 500 officers and plans a 600 year replenishment to maintain its force. In Willow California a Seroplane novelty appears as seven planes sowing with five airborne simultaneously, illustrating a new use.
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