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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1936
Page
5
With the Royal Melbourne Show approaching, Seymour's Corner advertises new spring suitings to measure. It highlights a price range from 23/7/86 to £4/7/6 with a guaranteed quality and timely appeal for customers needing a new suit.
An archaic advertisement urges celebrating Fathers Day on Sunday September 6 by buying neckwear and hosiery as gifts. It promotes a vocal display of ties and socks for the occasion.
At the Sun sine Children’s Court in Derby Road and ig Street a group of boys was lectured by the bench chairman Mr W Andrew after being found footballing near electric wires. The cases were adjourned for twelve months with a warning from Constable D Power and the charges.
A brief quip notes Freddie performing smoothly at the polls while a companion compliments the fluency of his remarks and phrasing.
Council engineer H Robinsonshire reports on road work along Devens Ashley Street, including completed south side concrete strip and upcoming traffic, plus testing results showing strong concrete with a fractured core at 4170 psi. Albion Quarry supplied metal ux for BONO cubic yards, path and patch work underway, and drainage and plantation progress at Deer Park. Offensive trades inspections note Gilbert's Piggery severed, Dockery works not severed, and potential river contamination from a sewered factory. Metropolitan Board alerted.
A sporting writer recalls brutal early boxing and notes modern dangers from motoring and petrol fear. A doctor says women hear better with the right ear, urging suitors to face the right side before proposing. A fashion paper claims a frock needs three yarns.
The Sunshine Theatre opens with the Marx Brothers comedy A Night at the Opera featuring Groucho Chico and Harpo with Kitty Carlisle Allan Jones and others. The week also includes The Murder Man with Tracy and a sequel Antarctic expedition film At the Bottom of the World highlighting Admira Byrd’s expedition crew and polar exploration.
The listing names horses such as Grand Mogul Desert Chin Resurgam and Favorite Son with bets on Te Muon Kitty OShen Cape Race and others. It notes Best Each Way bets and mentions the need to buy cigarettes for a nephew with a vague brand reference.
ST. ALBANS The Mothers' Club euchre and dance on Saturday last was a great success as usual. The euchre prize winners were Mrs Toby and Mr Andrews. Tomorrow the local cricket club will conduct a euchre and dance and a good attendance is expected. The St. Albans Tennis Club announces the card party has been postponed until the following Saturday. Interest in the queen competition is growing keen as it closes next month. A successful afternoon was given by Mew Hutson on Wednesday in aid of Miss B Self, with several other functions arranged for the near future.
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