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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
2
SROwne. COOREKEBE co For Casual Advertisements 1 6d per line um Charge 2-. Free paragraphs will not be given in respect to advertisements appearing in this column.
Fragments from Numurkah Leader show advertisements for sewing machines aprons and school tennis gear as well as plumbing services and musical instrument stock. Local notices discuss war savings drives, Red Cross events, and community committee plans with names of streets and local figures.
Town Hall presents a program featuring Married an Artist with John Boles Lulu Deste Francis Drake and Helen Westley as the main feature about life behind studio doors A supporting drama Rats of the Run (Rackets of the Runes) stars George OBrien and a six shooter chase Clouds Over Europe a top comedy by Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson Then Winner Take All with Tony Martin Gloria Stuart and Henry Armada and Nurse Cavell from the studio slate A miscellany of films at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre with strong star power and varied genres.
A prior note prompts a study of places observing a Thursday half-holiday versus Saturday. Among listed towns several have no shops or only minimal trade, while Dookie area and Shepparton’s region push for a universal Saturday half-holiday. The piece highlights the complexity for communities seeking Saturday closure.
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