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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
3
Garden notes advise sowing and succession planting for Lovers Iceland poppies linaria nemesia and other annuals while bulbs remain valid for planting. Select disease resistant roses choose nurseryman guidance tailor to soil and climate plan ranunculus anemones for September bloom and consider lavender and violets with careful spacing watering and mulch to encourage fragrance and bushy growth.
Advice on sowing and planting cabbages cauliflowers onions parsnips lettuce and carrots with varieties named Early Parisian White Stone Orange Jelly Silverskin Brown Globe Odourless Mac s Moonbeams Early Short Horn and methods for bed drainage deep digging manure spacing and timing plus herb planting including thyme sage marjoram mint and parsley to endure winter and early spring harvests.
Advice on cultivating asparagus notes the crop’s value and suggests a full bed in every holding. It covers soil enrichment with decomposed manure and bone dust, bed preparation, planting two to three year crowns, spacing three to four feet between rows and two to three feet within rows, and a multi-year cycle of top growth, cutting, and soil dressing to build root systems and future yields.
A social and presentation at the School of Arts bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Brisbane and family on their departure from Swan Creek. Residents praised their kindness and helped amid a large turnout. The event honored their long residence and future on Stan Shermoe Road near Warwick. The School of Arts then held a committee meeting noting a £19/45 net profit from a recent sport fundraiser and accepting secretary Keim’s resignation after twenty years of service.
On Wednesday night May 24 members of the Catholic Ladies Bowling Club met the Diggers and the Diggers Wives Pastime Club at bowls. Supper interval saw Mrs Griffin welcome both clubs and Mr Sturges speak for the visitors. The visitors won the night’s game.
An inquiry into Sydney's taxi industry began before Mr. Justice Edmunds focusing on pay and hours. Ashburner stated at least 45 cabs or 85 percent of operators worked at 6d a mile. The standard wage was 14/15/6 a week for 44 hours, with drivers under bailment contracts paying 50 percent of meter takings to owners.
At Westminster Central Hall the World’s Associated Countrywomen opened with 4000000 members represented. Farm wives in diverse dress contrasted with an English Herald in medieval garb who announced speakers by trumpet. Neville Chamberlain sent a welcoming message while delegates from New Zealand, Italy, and Germany attended with varied gestures and salutes.
At the Killarney Chamber of Commerce meeting led by President C Petersen, members debated joining the Daring Downs Centenary Celebrations publicity drive and agreed to donate £1 1s. W B Backhouse was named delegate. Other items covered included requests to Main Roads for a path to Queen Mary’s Falls, land purchases at Spring Creek, plans for a community swing, a loyalty message to the Governor, and road improvements in Anemone, Arbuttus, and Allanthus streets. The meeting also noted court decisions on the betiment contract and driver wages, with the hearing adjourned.
The article traces how vanity sparked early dieting temptations, leading to drastic measures and health risks. It notes the shift from secrecy to organized slimming with doctor backed diets, exercise plans, and clubs, citing Jean Parker as an example of measured weight management and routine.
In Cape Town on Tuesday a witch doctor tied to a stake and a fire prepared for him after six natives were killed by a firn in Myacaland. Portuguese officials intervened, releasing the suspected victim and fining a motive chief.
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