02 May 1935
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 02, 1935
Page
1
In his new book For England and Yorkshire H Sutcliffe the internationalist says that facing Larwood's fast leg theory he found it fair and never forced him to duck. He notes perfect wickets would not have produced the fast leg theory bowing.
Iron Mike pilots a nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York taking 11 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 220 miles per hour. The event highlights the pilot’s endurance and the aircraft’s performance during the cross country trip.
Mr and Mrs T R Taylor spend a few days in Pirie from Adelaide. Mr A Thomas arrived Tuesday night staying at Royal Exchange Hotel. Jones came Tuesday evening left for Cowell yesterday. G Robert among those at Royal Exchange Hotel also arrived Tuesday. Misses Mavis and Gladys Noble of Saddleworth visit grandmother Mrs J Cal Caldscott Esmond Road. Mr and Mrs Phillips with son and daughter came Tuesday night left for Adelaide after staying at Royal Exchange Hotel. Ptes F Bassani W Sandow W Magookin and B Murphy of St John Ambulance Brigade helped at Crystal Brook sports and picnic yesterday. Mr and Mrs J O Caldecott hosted their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs R Kerley of Parilla with daughter Dorothy. About twenty friends of Mr F H Wurm Balmoral Road visited Saturday. Central Methodist Ladies Guid yesterday Mrs Seombetl Feetceied pew empire social. They will leave for Addai aia miene.
Attendance dropped at Water side Workers Federation annual picnic and sports at Crystal Brook due to morning weather threats but event turned fine with racing. Pat Tobin won the A. E. Torley Cup while J Stafford claimed a cycling double. A special 19 coach train carried attendees from Pirie with high spirits and a broad mix of officials, spectators, and support staff enjoying a day of races, sideshows, food booths, and amplified event updates.
Mrs Hopman the sole Australian representative defeats Miss Scott 6-1 6-4 in the second round of the ladies hard court championships at Bournemouth. The report notes the ongoing Chevrolet strike spreading from Toledo to Cincinnati with 2200 more workers ceasing work as leaders push for a broader walkout across General Motors.
The committee overseeing women and children’s events kept a full schedule with a parade of infants for the annual baby show judged by Matron Neindorf and Mrs Dr Kendrew. Lollies and pennies were distributed, supplies sent to Pirie and Crystal Brook hospitals, two Commonwealth Bank money boxes secured, and trophies presented by Mr S Akerman. Billy Fisher and Ray Matheson won the Leonard Cups for school boy and girl runners. overall proceedings passed smoothly.
Monte Carlo reporters note that after three hours of play the finalists halted with scores 6-31, ¢-3, 3-7 in Crewford's favor as it appeared they might reach Ems land, signaling a pause in action during the Monte Carlo Championship.
Commonwealth figures show expenditure for social services at £26,302,741 for 1932-23. The report notes per head costs for relief and hospital care, with continued emphasis on law and order funding centering on public services.
A Recorder TM Special describes a communist riot in Bagnolet France with knives and revolvers and one man killed. It notes three police and five Communists killed in Enina Bulgaria during the unrest.
Rome reports Italy's press cites Germany deciding to build two 20,000 ton battleships two 10,000 ton cruisers one 6,000 ton vessel sixteen destroyers ten flotilla tenders and numerous submarines. The program exceeds Versailles Treaty limits.
Yesterday’s high reached 65.6 degrees with a low of 52 degrees ending at 4:30 am. The reading reflects a mild day with cooler early hours and a gentle warming trend through the afternoon.
Arthur Ali and Frank Manning were each sentenced to nine months in prison on two conspiracy charges. The judge noted no proven harm from the plans to alter netting tickets and warned they are now marked men. Ali, with four children, argued his family would be burdened by his jail term.
Thieves stole tobacco and cigarettes valued at £60 and 10/ in money from H. K. Gwynne’s shop on Murray street and £713 from Aero Motors garage, both in Gawler. The break in was found at 8:30 am by F. E. Gwynne, with tobacco strewn on the floor and two branches left near the door. one padlock was broken. Police suspect an accomplice from Adelaide.
Flood waters forced residents of Cora Lynn and Warburton district to abandon homes as the Yarra and creeks rose. About 20 families from Cora Lynn moved stock to higher ground while others fled in Moe and Trafalgar areas. Despite breaches repaired, flooding persisted with extensive pasture and maize loss, farmhouses isolated, and roads underwater. The Yarra Valley damage was severe but easing, with warnings of possible renewed rises if rains continue.
Australian Mines and Metals Association reports London Metal Exchange quotations for copper lead tin and silver. Spot and forward prices rise with copper standard and best selections steady to higher, lead soft and forward gains, tin standard up, silver cash and forward gains noted.
Adelaide officials report the Railway Conditions Union plans a conference with the Department to discuss conditions of South Australian railway workers. The meeting follows a Melbourne High Court decision allowing the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to proceed on an award for railway staff in Victoria South Australia and Tasmania. If the talks fail the claim would go to Judge Drake-Brockman for arbitration.
Diseases worsened by dust storms have killed nine people in Kansas over the past week. About 7,000 measles cases have been reported in the Southwestern dust belt. There are 200 cases of a form of dust pneumonia in southwestern Kansas, according to local reports.
Prof. Mannhardt, addressing the National German Council, proposed uniting German citizens in Australia by imbuing them with the Nazi spirit to preserve German citizenship. He argued German culture was fading due to the wartime ban on language and schools as Australia-born Germans increasingly adopt English.
A motor truck was smashed at the Alderley level crossing when four were run down. Driver Donald McGavin escaped with abrasions as witnesses rushed to the wreckage hoping to rescue occupants.
Roy Hancock, son of FP Hancock, water authority workers sports committee member, fell ill on a special rain line at Crystal Brook yesterday. He collided with a post, received attendance from St John Ambulance Brigade, and a ring was sent to the station for a motor ambulance.
Toronto reports Sir Hubert Wilkins plans a North Pole submarine station to forecast seasons. He notes 400 miles from the Pole as a key meteorological spot after establishing 27 Arctic and 42 Antarctic stations.
Melbourne. Cain, deputy leader of the Victorian Labor Party, plans to join New South Wales election campaigning. He will back both Lange and Federal Labor candidates if united, aiming only to displace the Stevens Government. He calls Lang’s policy the most moderate and practical politics.
Mr A W Lacey former Opposition leader in Pirie last night discussed the Labor party’s alliance. He said the party in this State should back New South Wales Labor to oppose Stevens and likely promote Australian Labor unity. He stressed moral support over individual speaker campaigns and linked Lang's NSW success to cross-state unity.
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