08 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
1
An old advertisement lists Christmas gift items including smart ladies handbags in black and navy with prices around 16 shillings to 21 shillings. Also shown are cases and purses in various colors and price points such as 7/6 8/6 and 10/6 12/6, reflecting a decorous retail catalog style.
Fragmented OCR item describes colored corner motifs and lawn apparel. Mentions garbled names and numbers, including references to handkerchief gifts and lawn wear. No clear event or date. item reads like a catalog blurb with unclear details.
Readable fragments describe wallets and grooming sets for men priced from 2/6 to 25/ in various shops. Items include leather wallets, shaving sets, and palmolive themed bundles.
Demsey murder case proceedings continue as defendants are remanded until December. The Melbourne court hears testimony from key witnesses including Mr Golders and Mr Moray, with police outlines noting the danger to witnesses and the need for caution. Bail was extended with remand until December 1.
Queensland press reports compare dairy earnings and the national wage, noting dairy farming yields lag behind the basic wage. Observers cite low product values, cooperative payouts, and arbitration awards as factors shaping dairy income across Australia.
A muddledOCR summary discusses Slater reporting to the Prime Minister on unemployment insurance costs under proposed reforms. It outlines 2 week and 9 week benefit structures, potential savings from reduced payments, and Commonwealth contributions. Spurious figures obscure clear details.
A libel action proceeding in Brisbane continued with extensive cross examination of a company’s witness. Testimony described orders and payments tied to a company, with judges questioning directors and associates over pen dates, cheque deliveries, and trades payments. The session spanned multiple days ending with further testimony to be scheduled.
Melbourne report on a meteorological survey plane crash near Laverton. Pilot Burgess and co pilot Lord died. survivor Burgess reported near-miss while attempting to land. A special Air Board committee and the Air Authority investigate airworthiness, maintenance, and contributing factors, with further reports to be issued.
A high level meeting in Brisbane with Minister for Health Mr Manion and university medical staff agreed on replacing the honorary system at Brisbane Hospital with a new organised medical service. The plan creates a fixed clinical staff and aims to establish outpatient clinics to relieve congestion.
Canberra reports a heated debate on revising the Ottawa Agreement as Australia weighs maintaining Empire links and a Bac trade stance. Menzies argues for selective preferences to aid Dominion markets while US and UK involvement is considered. Earle Page is slated to head a delegation to negotiate a new trade accord with opponents warning of risks to Australian industry.
In Kansas City on Monday about 300 to 400 demonstrators gathered at the Ford assembly plant. About forty policemen used gas bombs to disperse the crowd and fifteen officers were on duty. Patrol cars summoned reinforcements after the alarm. The bomb drive scattered the demonstrators as the UAW organizer claimed the protest aimed to show the union’s support for Ford workers.
London reports on November 14 registered unemployed totaling 140 21 including 123700 wholly unemployed and 216806 partly aided. The piece notes higher unemployment versus month and year, mentions Commonwealth plans and Hawker Demons in RAF service amid accidents, training, and flight safety concerns. It also covers an investigation into a fatal bomber incident and remarks on pilot training and air force operations amid unclear details.
Melbourne reports a daring safe blowing at a butcher shop. Thieves seized over £1402 and £5000 in valuables as alarms sounded. The manager Mr Watts pledged action, while investigators tracked four suspects who fled before police arrived. The incident disrupted normal business and drew city attention.
A damaged note describes Japanese proximity to Nanking during a tense period. The report claims a formal rally is being prepared and mentions foreign observers present as tensions rise.
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