Reduced to 9d cotton tea towels force sale
Classified item lists heavy quality cotton tea towels in reduced prices from 16/6 to 14/6 and 9d each. Includes mentions of honeycomb quilts and Fringe Air Hound with references to Best British Make.
22 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
1
Classified item lists heavy quality cotton tea towels in reduced prices from 16/6 to 14/6 and 9d each. Includes mentions of honeycomb quilts and Fringe Air Hound with references to Best British Make.
Grey mens shirts described as working shirts with collars and pockets. Various reductions noted including large sizes and rayon, with price drops from 8 to 5.11 and 7.6 to 5.6. Tourist shirts praised as excellent quality with reduced prices.
Bargain prices for boys clothing including serge suits two piece grey worsted knickers cotton tweed knickers and shirts. Cash purchases receive ten percent off. Several items reduced from listed prices with college collars military pockets and full linings noted.
Brisbane reports a heat wave linked death with Charles Vincent Malone a 24 year old clerk pleading guilty in Police Court to possessing two hypodermic needles and a narcotic tablet container containing morphine sulphate. Malone admitted obtaining the oath to pass the items but refused details. Detective evidence tied him to Albion Park Leger enclosure during the racing event. No prior convictions.
High School students and pupils of State and provisional schools in the nearer parts of the State will resume on Monday. Those living west of the 180th meridian gain an extra week due to climate and distance, with vacation extending to February 2 plus an extra day for Australia Day on February 1.
A damaged text fragment describes a magistrate discussing lack of intent to impose a sentence in a case. It references someone receiving something from another person and a tool used for someone else, noting the serious nature of incidents linked to a movement, with unclear specifics.
Detectives report no clear signs of foul play in the death of a mysterious middle aged woman whose body was found in Sydney Harbour near Manly wharf. A bank book with the name Miss Grace Maude Eves was found, but inquiries at the listed address failed to locate her. Post mortem ruled drowning as the cause, with minor facial abrasions and no robbery motive evident. Police believe she may have fallen from the wharf. she had recently withdrawn money from Commonwealth Bank. The case remains unsolved.
Reported on an ice covered road between Castle Enzesfeld and Vienne the Duke's car collided with another vehicle. He was slightly shaken but took the wheel again to continue the journey.
Melbourne reports a ruling split over travel for Australian Test players. New South Wales players may fly to Adelaide for the fourth Test from Sydney, while Victorians are denied air travel. Victorian officials, led by secretary Mr Brereton, insist on fielding their best team per NSW requests to boost interstate cricket.
England named a near full strength XI for the match with South Australia tomorrow. Allen listed 11 players for the game to give Wyett needed practice before the England test, while Hammond Voce Leyland and Verly were newly touching a ball after a fortnight. South Australia, led by Bradman, provide strong pre Test opposition with a likely 12th man Williams.
Queensland journal reports extreme heat with Dirranbandi at 114 degrees and Longreach at 110. An elderly Bolton man, Edward Lynch, dies upon reaching Dirranbandi. In Cunnamulla a death is noted as fires threaten grasslands. Beaud esert and Gympie hit record highs. northern areas see floods and crocodile risks. Nebraska Station owner John Thomas Cruse, 53, dies of heat apoplexy after muster work. his wife, alone at the station, walks four miles for help.
London reports heightened German defense of the North Sea islands since December. About 60 heavy guns mounted at Heligoland with subterranean aerodromes arsenals and petrol depots. New 58 torpedo vessels with four crew and two tubes, over 60 mph. Thirty anti aircraft regiments complete.
The region endured extreme heat across Maryvale, Brisbane, Toowoomba, and Lismore with temperatures up to 114 degrees in Casino and 112.2 in Ipswich. High humidity intensified discomfort while stock losses occurred in Lismore yards. A severe wind storm felled twenty telegraph poles near Wyandra, disrupting communications. Joy King, noted greyhound racer, was found dead in her kennel, likely from heat.
In Brangton Bay waters David William Taylor died after a Portuguese man o' war entangled his abdomen while his companion George Gillin helped him to shore. Despite 80 yards of effort, Taylor collapsed and died. Ambulance teams at Bandgate treated between 50 and 60 children earlier in the day as man o' war sightings rise. The Queensland Museum director notes a past similar fatality.
Brisbane reports the December 1926 State Scholarships exams saw 7250 nominees with 4013 sat and 2256 males plus 1757 females among the successful, about 55 to 56 percent overall. The awards cover two years from January 1 1937 with possible extensions and home or away living allowances based on parental income. Lilley Medallists Bethy Baird and William P. Logue led the top marks, with further honors going to Copeman and others.
Brissane Thursday. A representative conference of producers urged a national hospital taxation scheme funded by all income earners to share the burden. Delegates favored a model like unemployment relief tax and planned to submit a scheme to the Government later this year. The meeting included Local Authorities' Association, Council of Agriculture, United Graziers' Association and Selectors' Association.
London dispatch reports The Telegraph says the Air Ministry will establish new Air Force bases to guard Far East shipping. Proposed sites include Hong Kong Penang and Ceylon with a probable base at Nicobar Island.
Melbourne reports a 13 year old student Derek Thomson Manifold died July 1 1936 his father Edward Walford Manifold applies for administration of estate valued at £16978 including £10000 in life insurance. The Geelong Grammar School pupil's assets spark talk on tax reform and national insurance with a push for broad social services funding and hospital taxation debate at a conference in Widgee.
Washington and Chicago reports show rising flood areas with a motorised lifeboat deployed to aid rescue. Blytheville guards are ordered to shoot anyone attempting to breach levees to save themselves from inundation. Red Cross officials say they already care for more than 2000 flood victims.
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