Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-13 | Page 11 | Movies Ruining Papuans, Missionary Declares |

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Date	1927-03-13
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
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County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Movies Ruining Papuans, Missionary Declares
Type	article
Date	1927-03-13
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	11
OCR Text	Show Movies Ruining P s pria-s s Mission Missionary r De Ded l e SYDNEY March 12 United Press The civilization ot of the west vest is shattering the life Ufe ot of the natives In Papua accordIng to the Rev B. B T. T Butcher for two thirty years ears a missionary In that tropical country DIseases unknown are prevalent he e said and gambling among the natives has becom a curse The traders are now as for a prohibition against gambling but there was no gambling before the white man arrived Motion pictures are haYing having a ter terrible effect on the mInds pf the sava savages es and the turns films are affecting the natives In their respect o of white women An All these things are the effect ef- ef feet of commerce Commerce and the gov government are Interfering more with the of the natives na- na tives than are the missionaries
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