29 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
1
80 000 ex service men and women were reviewed by His Majesty who took the salute for 90 minutes as divisions passed. The king urged keeping war-time spirit alive and aiding both victors and vanquished, then His Majs visited 1000 disabled men in an enclosure.
Wimmera motorists urge the construction or repair of a main road via Stawell West to create a three mile saving on trips to Melbourne. W. A. V. Gunn of Horsham argues the Western Highway should not bypass Wimmera interests, noting dangers and delays on the current route and calling on the Country Roads Board to favor Wimmera access.
At Horsham Town Hall the Horsham Agricultural Society re elected G B Woodgate as president amid praise for his long service. The meeting also chose officers including vice presidents C S Purvin and R Maddern and set to revise the 1937 show schedule with a Friday session.
The Criterion Films Led presents Accused a British suspense drama starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Dolores Del Rio about bohemian Paris and a wife's suspected murder. Paramount's Girl of the Ozarks with Virginia Weidler depicts Ozark hill folk life while romance stirs under adult partners. Warner Bros lists Isle of Fury with a three yearned love triangle set in the South Seas starring Humphrey Bogart. Cast includes Margaret Lindsay and Donald Woods.
Donations totaling £132 13s 3d were received at Horsham Town Hall from groups including the Rotary Club and Wattle Masonic Lodge for the band uniform fund. A bridge evening at Mrs. KR Smith’s home raised £12 1s 2d, hosted by the Horsham Croquet Club with about 100 attendees. Mr H H Allan, band president, thanked supporters and volunteers. Alex McDonald MLA and Mrs McDonald gifted a sewing machine to Ararat and District Hospital.
An advertising caption extols Creme Charmewan as a youth restoring skin beautifier. The speaker hails the product as the enemy of age and bearer of loveliness, urging women to get charm and happiness through the cream.
An advertisement touts Creme CharmaSan as a long lasting skin protectant offering sun wind and dust protection. The copy promotes a “Big Java” dressing table item and a handbag tube, emphasizing wide availability.
Fragmentary notice warns about respiratory ailments including bronchitis and generic chronic lung issues. It references a touted cure and urges immediate action to monitor the illness course and seek relief. Strong entities are not clearly identified.
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