27 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1937
Page
1
Fragmented ad copy describes various hats and styles with prices and trimming details. Mentions blooming style and white hat options, with price stamps like 10/6 and references to display at a millinery shop.
A fragmented advertisement lists furnishings including quilts, coloured fabrics, beds, covers, and decor items with varied prices. The OCR reads prices like 5 200, 16/11, 1/6 and other cryptic notations next to item descriptions such as quilts and textiles from Jamcel la Prion and Siebel.
A fragmented ad lists napery and linen sets including hats and curtains. It mentions prices such as 1/6 and 4/8, items like blue lemon and green fabrics, a small stage act by Davey, and a reference to a delivery or display area.
A chaotic report details multiple ship groundings near Tehtacitepoe and Ometepec after a massive earthquake. Pavements cracked, furniture toppled, and electricity outages halted life as crews were rescued or transferred to the steamer Burwan amid a perilous sea.
A search near Quilpie in the Lakes area follows the disappearance of Beverley Wennemann eleven, feared drowned after leaving home. Police organize a night reconnaissance with a party reaching Lakes to four miles from town as heat and wind hinder the search.
A group of local youths caused a fire at a rice factory on Christmas Eve by prying doors and tampering with a petrol system. The blaze destroyed the main storeroom and twenty sacks of rice valued around £38,000. Firemen battled flames as the building burned, with an electric motor running during the incident. Police investigated and entry was made by guards before dawn.
Detectives trace bag with body of Marcia Hayes to a barge in a Windsor river, linking a local attack and strangulation. Police detain a Windsor man amid a probe that includes a postmortem and an informal search by residents. Parents of the deceased girl, a Windsor pastry cook’s family, mourn as investigators pursue a possible motive and accomplices.
The empire hears King George and Queen Elizabeth in a Christmas address stressing peace, unity, and duty, urging care for those at home and abroad. Eamon de Valera also speaks on Christmas, envisioning a new era with greater Irish freedom and opportunities within the empire.
New Jersey prison inmates missed Christmas dinner as authorities uncovered a tunnel eight feet long with twenty feet to go toward freedom. A girl named Tess vanished, and a Windsor dog led police to a house where a man was arrested for the alleged murder and assault. Tess’s body was found drowned with evidence suggesting rape, and the case intensified as investigators traced the dog’s scent from Macquarie Street to the Windsor residence.
A US train collision near New York left several dead and many injured as bystanders and officials described a chaotic scene. Dispatches indicate workers and drivers were among the victims, with investigations underway to determine cause and responsibility.
A husband wounded after a razor attack while driving near Mullary Fond. The woman, Alice Windlay, died en route to Ly Adelaide Hospital where a police guard kept vigil. Authorities describe a violent incident in the Gwanses area with a man in custody awaiting treatment.
The dispatch surveys the Japanese note accepted conditionally by the United States and outlines Senate and White House reactions. It discusses New York reporting, the note's responsive tone, and the potential impact on military and diplomatic options, including safeguards and future policy shifts.
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