02 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1950
Page
1
D H L Adams and Pirie lead entries for the Australian amateur at Royal Adelaide with rounds starting September 1 and 8. The event features a 36 hole opening round in late August and ends with a final on the weekend of September 8.
Classified notice from Kensington Park seeking a resident woman cook for Holion secret duties. Matron invites applications. Also a brief entry shows an elderly man seeking steady work.
Classified notice offers dressmaking service from Mile M Wilson at 24 The Terrace and advertises dry-cleaning and showcard painting for retailers. Mentions year round earnings for ticket writers and beginners, outfit included, with addressed application to Sydney and Port Pirie locations.
Fresh American reinforcements including Marines land in South Korea as North Korea drives toward the port of Pusan. Battle hardened regulars join conscripts. Marine detachments bring "super" tanks and flame throwers with their own air wing enhancing hitting power.
Canberra reports the Australian force heading to Korea will total about 2,500 and be ready for front line service within two months.
A Royal Canadian Air Force Lancaster crash near a Canadian weather station yesterday killed nine crew after a parachute became entangled in the fall during a reconnaissance mission.
Mr Morrisey president of the St Vincent de Paul Boclety spoke to the pile conference yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by May Morrisey and then left for Braney on a return journey. Andre Chiwsut of the Engineering and Water Supply Department was noted among attendees.
Barrier School suffered a heavy defeat at Memorial Oval as Pirle and New South Wales teams dominated the match. Local goalkickers included Pire, R Bahwert ia, J Kiriakis, R Guthbertet, D Parr, Preis, Rowe, and J Smith, amid an Inter-town visit by scholars.
The day’s lighting times show sunset around 7.10 and temperatures ranging from 44 to 59 with scattered changes in bars and rainfall. A court in Sumrway heard a case against Charles Clement Anders of Gerwude street for offensive behaviour. he did not appear, with Constables Clisby and Berker reporting the incident.
In Queensland floods, grazier George Bernard Enright 35 of Yattlewondi Station near Mimngindi drowns while returning home by horse. David Keith Donaldson 186 of Paringa Station near Goondiwind is missing as floodwaters rise. search efforts hindered by rising Dhaubanel river and widespread evacutions.
Licensed Victuallers from ports north and west gathered in Pirie for a two hour meeting to discuss vital trade matters. Adelaide delegates joined local leaders at a dinner in the Federated Hotel and a town hall supper followed, with Mr Lambert and MP C J Davis extending welcome and promising guidance for the industry.
Members of Lrygsal Brook BeAUC ly Liberal and Country Langue meet at Crystal Brook. Attendance grows from 120 to over 430 as Asia push 1n years. Officers listed include B L Rubinon as president and R F Nicholls as vice president. A musical performance and supper followed the gathering.
In Brussels the king Leopold III agreed to rule temporarily through his eldest son Prince Baudouin and abdicate on the prince's twenty first birthday September 7 next year after a late night meeting of palace leaders. The decision aims to end a crisis triggered by MEDS strikes and political turmoil.
In Adelaide on a Tuesday a linesman named Philly Renton 29 employed by Pixher ferries fainted after a 400 volt electric shock at a work site near Ann Fenway and South road. Constable A B Cottell saw Renton collapse and, after giving him first aid and receiving a minor shock himself, ensured Renton was treated by a doctor and taken home.
Henry Joseph Bishio, a workman employed by Louis O Lough Tin contractor, plunged about 39 feet from a scaffold at St Marks Church yesterday. He was removed to Pirie Hospital in critical condition.
The draw for Lower Broughton Coursing is announced with dogs named including Radiant Pang Movion Lad and Swift Laurie. Alfred Lewis Felici of Mansom Street Pirie West is fined £2 and 10 costs for using offensive language in Pirie Court after detection by Constable H R Pannell.
The Recorder 14 hour reliability trial to run at night and day with 25 entrants from Pirie Motor Cycle Club plus Whyalla Semaphore Velocette and Tapley’s Hill clubs. Route covers about 400 miles with daylight 136 miles and night 177 miles then 136 miles. Riders include Gil Wood and others on Velocettes BSA Triumph and Francis Barnett machines, with breakfast break and observed time checks to decide an outright winner.
Assembly of members for a pre suit action is urged by tomorrow night at the Port Pirie club. Attendees are to bring proposed gains and discuss the case with Tut Caineive and Mulder in attendance. Dinner arranged at the Star Box 9 8, Weather and Rretschmer courtesy.
The Crippled Boy receives support aimed at giving him the best chance in later life through the Pirie Clarke Trust Fund set at £1000. The article outlines the fund’s purpose and potential impact on the recipient’s future.
A 40 man Pirie gathering pledged to raise at least £1000 for Raymond Clarke, a boy in Pirie Hospital who lost both legs in a railway accident. The mayor presided as fund chairs were named, with Salvation Army backing and hospital officials present. The plan supports Raymond’s medical care and future schooling.
A town meeting voted to open a Clarke Trust Fund with The Recorder to collect donations. Trustees, an executive committee, and a plan to raise £1,000 for a trust investable by age 14 were formed. Local groups pledge support, including Buffalo Lodge, trades councils, and bookmakers, with events planned for fundraising.
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