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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1933
Page
1
Roosevelt meets with Congressional leaders to hasten inflation control. Proposals consider unlimited currency as legal tender under greenback law and reducing dollar gold content by international agreement. Discussions reference treasury plans to bolster finances and stabilize markets amid rising stocks and commodity prices.
Adelaide report notes Bernard Manning of the Gilbert and Sylvan Ufera Company visiting Theatre Royal with invitation from M P Sabino and Genok. Local police and magistrates observed as the party discussed issues tied to a case described as tottering. attendance spanned officials in England South Africa New Zealand Australia.
A guilty verdict was returned in the Crown Court at Adelaide against Wilfred Stanley Lange, age 36, of Heckney on a charge of unlawfully killing Benny Mumme near St Peter's Cathedral on February 26. Mrs Mumme died after being struck by a motor vehicle. Lange is to be sentenced by Mr Justice Richards.
Friday report from Calcutta notes The Holston Expedition has divided Mal ther o shill hema for the Everest fights. The airmen are returning with unclear details from the Himalayan mission and the Cadlen transmission.
Washington column notes public impatience with slow progress of Roosevelt program and calls for currency inflation and radical changes. It states the Black Bill is expected to pass tomorrow, giving the President power for extraordinary actions, though not mandatory.
In New York on Friday, British pounds and other foreign currencies advanced as market optimism lifted exchange rates. The Recorder reports broader gains across major currencies, signaling continued strength in international money markets.
Sydney court heard Stanley Edward Toshio Penniall aged 25 was charged with shooting his two year old daughter Hazel Fennell with a pistol at Riverstone yesterday. The prosecutor said the child was playing when the gunfire occurred. Penniall appeared at Parramatta Court today and was cautioned as the case proceeds.
Melbourne political scene focuses on pension cuts and state finances as Premier Stanley Argyle says he cannot forecast next year’s pension policy or whether Victoria will keep its pledged 900000 dollar balance. He defends contract breaches as necessary to preserve the state’s solvency.
Sydney yearling sale reports list ten pieces sold for 4400 guineas to Mr G B Keltow for Sora Herolc chest. Other Morois colts brought 4000 and 900 guineas. A Buvius (dnp) was sold on Wehal of St Sidney Kidman, Adelaide, for 300 guineas.
The article notes President Roosevelt highlighting Prof. Moley in economic policy remarks. It claims Moley was previously a professional basketball player named Edwin Talyens, and mentions broader art and church projects, including a Liverpool Catholic cathedral and portraits by Sir John Lavery.
Arthur George Brown, an insurance agent of Melbourne, was acquitted in the Criminal Court of charges of murder and shooting at Denis Hicks of Clifton Hill on December 6. Brown reportedly fired six shots after visiting Hicks at his home, claiming he acted under humiliation and betrayal by a trusted friend.
John Weber, condemned for the February 12 murder of his wife, will not hang. His death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment.
A severe hurricane devastates the northern and central islands of the New Hebrides causing serious damage to crops, roads, and buildings. The storm, reported by Special Cables from London, underscores the island chain's vulnerability to extreme weather.
Melbourne officials and transport experts debate federal and state roles in road funding. Planners criticize the federal aid scheme for hampering progress while noting about 20 million dollars from the Commonwealth and 15 thousand pounds from the states have already been spent, underscoring calls for broader road network development in Australia.
Prime Minister Mr. Lyons spoke at the United Austral UK party convention today. He warned that a large responsibility rests on the country party to keep Australia steady in the coming year and argued that deficits could be lower than the £9,000,000 allowance. He urged lower interest rates and easier credit to spur primary and secondary industries.
Federal ministers held a lengthy Sydney meeting with no formal statement issued. They discussed New Zealand trade development and related matters likely to be carried to Canberra next week. Minister of Commerce Stewart declined comment on the Dairy Produce Board’s recommendation. The government plans to reject the second part of the recommendation calling for a permanent levy on butter production in Australia.
Two sisters aged 13 and 14 faced Port Pirie Children's Court on neglect charges after being reported missing and seen in streets with sailors. Magistrates ordered placement under the Children's Welfare Board but they would remain with their mother. officials warned of possible Adelaide home placement if behavior did not improve. The mother expressed a desire to correct them and the girls promised better conduct.
Wool Week opens in Victoria with a display on wool production and industry. Mr Edmund Jowell addressed a crowd in William Street urging support for the wool industry to prevent downturns affecting related trades and livelihoods.
Royal Commission into the petrol industry began in Melbourne with Shell and Vacuum oil reps refusing to produce certain documents. The adjournment was declared indefinite as witnesses risk prosecution for noncompliance while counsel argued about protecting competitive details. The Shell and Vacuum reps offered to provide profit and tax data but opposed broad document fishing.
In Adelaide a 46 month old girl Vala Ruth Priga of Marryatville was run over by a motor van. She climbed beneath the lorry and was struck. She died on the way to Adelaide Hospital. The article notes confusion and mentions St Paul’s and a person named Gonlah and Wren in unclear context.
In Sydney on Friday the High Court set aside Judge Drake-Brockman’s wage award for the Commonwealth Railways and unions. Justices Bick Dixon and Me Tiernan held the Arbitration Court lacked jurisdiction to alter the basic wage unless a Chief Judge and at least two other judges approved by majority. The prior award remains in force, with wages for Transcontinental and North South railways unchanged as of January. Six hundred of 800 railway workers, mostly union members, faced potential stoppage before intervention by Railway Commissioner G A Gahan.
The directorate of Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited announces a dividend of 1 shilling per share in Australian currency, payable May 24. Over 3,000 shares traded at high rates, company had not paid a dividend for three years prior to last November when 4d was paid, yielding a total distribution of £298,719 to shareholders.
A Howard Hughes production, Sky Devils, opened at the Austral Theatre to enthusiastic audience reception. The film blends action romance and comedy featuring Spencer Tracy William Boyd and George Cooper with Ante Dvorak. critics praise its lively pace and entertaining spectacle despite some sensational sequences.
Mic Joval of the British Medical Association announced a special BAMLA conference in Melbourne during its centenary. An estimated 700 to 400 British doctors would attend. A coalminer is quoted asking what man begins at the top and ends at the top, yet stays down.
The National Joint Council of Labor and the Trade Union Congress telegraph Moscow demanding the immediate release of Thornton and MacDonald, workers jailed amid Anglo Russian tensions. Georgy Lansbury denounces embargoes harming British workers, urging Soviet cooperation and a return home for jailed Britons.
A fragmentary report notes that deportees tied to Britten Virkera were ordered to depart and farewells were offered by the embassy. The text mentions foreign staff and a ceremonial departure, but the details are unclear.
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