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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
3
The 25 year old Marquis of Blandford yesterday announced his engagement to Miss Susan Hornby daughter of the director of a major British bookstore chain. The couple have been linked with Princess Margaret in past years and sparked romance rumors.
Brisbane report to the Queensland Division of the Factory Managers and Secretaries Institute cites regional notes from Mr. R A Beirs of Biggenden. He says variation in bicarbonate of soda and salt standards drives butter quality downward and that uniform additives are not possible. Graders lack sympathy for producers in this issue.
The Warwick Town Hall hosts the Warwick Philharmonic Society as they present a new Broadwood grand piano, a project driven by Geo Leadbitter and Les Jacobs since 1948. The choir traces roots to 1928, grew through light music in 1948, and has built funds to purchase the instrument, hoping to elevate Warwick’s musical standing and attract visiting artists.
London reports the King, recovering from catarrhal influenza, plans a 1948 voyage to Australia and New Zealand. itinerary shows Southampton departure in January with Gibraltar Colombo and Colombo stopovers, ending in Fremantle on March 1. Obstruction to circulation in his right leg noted as cause of prior concern.
AUCKLAND. Muriel Lynn Burmister obtained a decree nisi from her professional wrestler husband Samuel Burmister. The petition cited unsatisfactory conduct with women including an incident at Turkish baths. Married in Brisbane in 1936 with no children, Muriel returned to New Zealand in 1947. The decree will be absolute in three months and may not be valid outside New Zealand.
Limited supplies now available including seed potatoes, grasses, oats varieties Belairs Algerian Kurrajong Fulgum, barleys Cape Skinless Lucrape, canary, swede turnip seed, canning canola, mango globe, clovers Dun field peas. Produce and fertilisers at Bowdler, phones 89 and 87, Toowoomba.
In Canberra a deputation led by Alf Brand of the Australian Sugar Producers Association urged a £12/8/ rise in wholesale sugar prices. They argued a higher price would lift retail sugar costs, while noting Australia sold sugar at about half global prices. Prime Minister Menzies pledged to review the case as officials warned of farm and wage pressures and the need to cover next harvest.
An outbreak of acute nephritis at Maryborough, north-west of Melbourne, traced to two local dairies. Symptoms included streptococcal sore throats with kidney complications. An interim report noted three to four weeks of sore throat cases in the town section served by the dairies, with headaches and vomiting. Sixty two attended a special clinic. thirty eight had streptococcal infection and related organisms found in milk deliverers and milkers. Carriers stopped handling milk and cases dropped to four within a week.
Federal authorities investigate indications that the Black Hand gang, linked to Italian organized crime, is shifting to Australia. Immigration Minister Holt notes ongoing inquiries, asserting migrants under Commonwealth schemes cannot be members, who must prove good citizenship. The 1930s saw violence linked to the group in Queensland and elsewhere.
Paris General Eisenhower named Admiral Robert B. Carney as Commander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe with General Murizio de Castiglion to command the Italian Area. Major General Schutter will head Allied Air Forces Southern Europe. London said the Mediterranean Fleet remains under discussion. In a separate incident a Biggin Hill takeoff crash killed three pilots when a RAF plane failed to climb, veered into a house, and burned.
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