22 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1939
Page
1
Eleven burglaries have been reported in seven days across Pirie with no arrests. Early yesterday three premises were hit, Solomontown Post Office glass smashed but intruders disturbed, L C Moodys service station office entered, stock untouched. Suspects remained at large as police attempt to trace the offenders.
A series of eleven attempted robberies and break-ins reported in Solomontown details windows smashed doors forced and cash or small items stolen or left untouched. Entries occurred at offices schools and shops along Main Road with victims including Smeltorman Warden Moody and C Moody under investigation by Constable J W.
Report notes progress toward an agreement after Mr. Artta’s briefing on talks with Sir Robert Craigie Baran Tow. A special meeting of the Bit is expected to be summoned to discuss the next steps and potential concessions.
Heavy selling pressure from Argentina drags world markets down. Adelaide wheat falls to 15% per bushel amid near standstill trading. Chicago and Winnipeg show declines, with minors softer and Liverpool opening steady. A parcel of 250 tons passes through Toulouse at 15/6 a quarter as farmers see prices collapse.
Sir Colin Fraser arrives by plane with a crew and officials noted in transit records. The party, aboard a Silver City aircraft, touched down recently and is scheduled to depart for Adelaide later today.
The Full High Court refused to allow an alien, born in Germany and educated in London, to practise as a barrister in England. Justices Evatt Latham and Stare voiced concerns about the basis for the decision and noted no known case of an alien admitted to practice in Victoria.
A Swedish report notes three events fueling Danzig tensions. Poland vows to fight for Danzig while German High Command warns of no easy exit. A Polish customs officer is shot, and disputes flare between Poland and Germany, prompting calls for warnings and investigations.
Premier Playford faces scrutiny as officials report about 400 South Australian youths reach leaving age of 14 yearly, with 4,000 staying on for extra schooling and 1,000 in private colleges. Winterbottom argues politics drive agitation, citing wage, employment limits, and the risk of premature action harming industry and families.
A hospital inmate near Pirie reports progress after multiple operations and extended stay. Local events include S W Bell becoming secretary of the Pirie Federated Clerks Union, C H Dahlenberg discharged from Pirie Hospital to depart for Port Augusta, and plans for upcoming social and club activities.
The entry notes a maximum of 64 and a minimum for 24 hours ending at 2:30 am of 56, reflecting sparse or fragmented weather data from the period.
The article discusses pre selection ballots and a Labour Party push for plebiscites in Victoria and nationally. It cites Dissent by Mr Justice Swatt on alien admission, mentions Dr Kahn’s case and British ties, and notes Labor’s September conference recommendations for stable wheat prices, living wages, and plebiscite procedures. It also records C L Davis opposing plebiscites and the next conference in Pine.
Rev. C. O. Landberg reports success at the State-wide Baptist Sunday school examination held in May. Notable achievers include Teschar Harold Sandberg in Teachers B division second-class, Thelma Garret senior B second-class, Kenneth Lundberg fourth prize intermediate B first-class, Rex Lundberg fourth prize advanced junior B first-class, Rose Lundberg fifth prize advanced junior B first-class, Cyril Lundberg junior B first-team, Penalva Johnson pass in elementary A, Shirley McKay centenary B second-class.
Sydney Friday reports that Mammergreen, famed as the prince of practical jokers, fell for a campus prank. Students invited him to a fake cognitive rehabilitation gathering at a mental health facility, chauffeured him in a luxury car, then departed as he arrived. He later remarked it was a 100 percent honey and admitted he could dish it out but could take it.
Prime Minister R G Menzies told Melbourne Scots at a luncheon that discipline in democracy is essential and urged unity ahead of talks with Labor leaders on national issues. He warned against pacifying myths of inevitability and stressed national interest above party lines. He also recounted a misdirected reception and a playful exchange involving the lord mayor.
London reports reveal Britons who fought with the International Brigade aided Prof Haldane in the Thetis gas experiments. He described sealing himself in a airtight chamber for hours with fumes, examining survival, while witnesses praised the volunteers who risked their lives and discussed fundraising for families of brigade members.
In York district a Children’s Court case led by Assistant Police Prosecutor Mr Barrington found seven youths charged with disorderly conduct in West Street. Defendants including Harry George Austin and Kerin Martin Kauschke pleaded guilty. Austin, Kauschke, and two others were fined 15 shillings with costs, the remaining four youths 5 shillings with costs. All owe witness fees.
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