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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1936
Page
6
Matches played Saturday at St Albans A Gardens Albion Methodists Sundhine Methodlaty all results listed with scores. Owing to ruin no matches were played last Saturday. Current team positions given in brief standings.
Spies dominate the Sunshine Theatre lineup with William Powell in Rendezvous a gripping wartime spy puzzle from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Powell plays a cryptographer turned detective entangled with enemy agents and the daughter of the War Secretary's assistant. Claire Trevor leads My Marriage as the defiant heroine in a tale of love and social peril.
On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday the all technicolor picture Becky Sharp will be shown. It features Miriam Hopkins and a host of other stars. In support will be The Man on the Flying Trapeze featuring W C Fields.
A teacher praises a pupil for perfect work then questions the many quotation marks. The student explains he used quotes out of courtesy to his father, revealing a humorous misinterpretation of the task and a lighthearted classroom moment.
Retired diver Thomas Ferris Milne recalls a perilous career spanning twenty five years. He describes battles with an octopus during a dive at eight fathoms and sharks at Aden, where his quick thinking and a knife saved him. He details air leaks, helmet safety, and wondrous sea scenery from Aden to the Persian Gulf.
Poem reflects on love bringing sorrow and joy through life. It contrasts heavy burdens with heavenly sunshine and enduring friendship. The narrator speaks of happiness in loving and serving others and the idea that joys outnumber sorrows.
A satirical verse imagines a utopian North Coast of New South Wales where beer rains, money grows on trees, and summers are perfect. The speaker notes that a gloomy cynic would still find a reason to complain, despite such fantasy.
A fragmented 20th century note argues peanuts sustain mental work. claims 20 peanuts feed one hour of work and that mental labor increases food needs by about ten percent. The text is garbled but centers on nutrition and cognitive demand with uncertain figures.
In Albans this week a well attended social and dance fundraiser occurred with prizes and a supper, MC White and Mr Mounsey coordinating. A Tuesday benefit by Baxendon Euphotic Society supported Rye appeal, with another church auction planned. Saturday saw a fire scare at Mr Yates residence, quickly contained thanks to prompt action. damage minor, estimated around £10. Progress Association meets Tuesday for reports.
A quirky verse from R Adams Dutcher, an American scientist, extols vitamins A C D. It links A to warding off colds and poor urination, C to scurvy, D to bones and daily meals, and notes Enaka hens scratching to raise hatch profits on Monday.
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