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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
3
A pharmacist invites customers to bring prescriptions for dispensing with the same care and accuracy that has marked the service in the past. The note emphasizes trusted, careful handling of every prescription.
The Ashburton Sports Club, nearing its first anniversary, reports strong finances and 191 members. It urges a bolder programme, including a boxing coach, gymnasium, and broader classes to boost participation, training, and health for all ages.
The harvest thanksgiving services at St Luke's Church attracted strong congregations, with grain vegetables flowers and fruit decorations to be sent to Saviour's Orphanage Timaru. Special hymns lessons and psalms complemented two eloquent sermons by the vicar with Mrs Seales as organist. Harvest work in Hinds district nears completion with promising yields and midweek stacking anticipated.
A Friday evening event at the School honored Mr Michael Charles the longest resident of the district and his niece Miss Alice Charles. A sheré-concert featured local singers and musicians. An illuminated address with photographs celebrated Mr Charles’s ties to the School Road Board buildings and his homes. The gathering heard reminiscences from longtime settlers. Mr Charles expressed thanks and planned future visits to Lismore. Miss Charles received a wristlet watch as a parting gift. The evening closed with song and a dance after supper.
At a February 28 euchre gathering at Dromore School a Chertsey Cup was proposed to stimulate interest. The cup, valued around 10 guineas, would be contested by euchre clubs formed between the Ashburton and Takaia Rivers within ten miles of the Main South Railway Line. Details to be set at a delegates’ meeting to be arranged and announced.
The piece argues that bowls rewards temperament and pluck over luck, citing Monte Craig's clever shot to beat a block and the dramatic six-count end by Walker. It notes many North Island players travel each February to test and pursue bowls championships.
Barbara Castleton and Johnny Hines star in the World picture Just Sylvia. A stranded princess in America is forced to work as a dressmaker’s model and, aided by crooks, impersonates her royal self to outwit a grasping landlady. The romance comedy adventure will be screened this evening.
Critics hail The Crimson Gardenia as a top Goldwyn drama based on Rex Beach novel. The plot follows Emile le Due framed by counterfeiters with a carnival setting and a dramatic telephone twist. Screenings Thursday night open at 7 pm. patrons urged to reserve seats.
A veteran commander warns that delay often leads to defeat, stressing timely action as crucial for success in ongoing operations and strategic planning.
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