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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
7
Aunt Judith writes to children about a delay in printing a competition and offers extra time. She notes King Edward's birthday, a Monday holiday from school, and wonders what story will appear next week as readers prepare gifts and fireworks.
The Sunshine Corner thanks Mr Seymour for letting winning competition photos be shown in his shop window. Readers are asked to name the Seven Wonders of the Modern World in a new contest, with entry closure date printed but not specified.
A list of the Seven Ancient Wonders is printed for those who missed the display in Mr Seymour's window. First prize goes to Early Morn by Stanley Davies, second prize to Mother and Son by Lorna Andrawartha, noted as very good and hard to judge.
This week readers extend birthday greetings to Florence Clayton of 163 Morris Street Sunshine. Florence turns 13 on the 29th. The Corner invites letters and hopes the paper will stay a part of her life as she reaches this age.
A call to regular members and all youths in Sunshine Albion Deer Park and St Albans to join the Birthday League via a form sent to The Advocate office. Include name address date of birth age and next birthday for enrollment.
The Sunshine section lists jokes and jokes scoring four marks for Ian Mudford of Forrest Street. It invites readers to reach 50 marks for the Big Smile prize, with light humor about a school inspector, puns, and brief classroom jokes from Joyce Davies Betty Hale and others.
A first person reminiscence recalls a grand hall lined with pictures once admired yet now forgotten, as the narrator lies face down in a dusty attic with other relics of better days and vows to tell a life story.
A talking painting narrates life from a gallery prize to midnight escapades with other pictures. After a quarrel and a fire, the artist dies and the works are stored in an attic, with Aunt Judith as their quiet observer. The tale blends whimsy and danger as art memories unfold.
A passport official informs a woman that her application erroneously lists her hair color as dark rather than fair. The woman responds with a polite suggestion to correct the entry.
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