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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
5
A crowded roster of visitors and locals enjoying Xmas and school holidays fills Benalla society pages. Residents and friends from Camberwell Melbourne Brighton Warrenbayne and Arundel share holidays with families at Bungaree Thoona and Mildura while many take trips to Adelaide Sydney and Tasmania.
The Devenishy Methodist Church holds farewell tributes for Mr and Mrs AG Plohards and family. Services are re scheduled with altered times at 830 am Sunday and 1030 am at Devenish, led by Rev FT J Smith.
Mrs Colin Gardiner 8 Pry Fenlernal Sinter of Mrbourne contracted pneumonia while abroad with Mr and Mrs W Clarke. She arrived in December and was saved during a medical incident. The patient is described as very lucky to be alive and plans to travel home with family support next year.
Mrs Kathleen Todd and her Nance along with Mr Charles McPherson visited Kathleen Todd's parents in Brewarton for the holidays. Mrs L W Warhurst travelled to Brisbane by plane. Mrs Pat Duell of Eldorado visited Miss N OParrell of Smythe Bureet. Mr Geo Holden of Bright arrived with Mrs Holden to assume the vacancy created by S R Harris at Benalla. Miss Carmel ODonahue from Teachers College spent Christmas break at Carmel's home in Boweva with Miss M Reid of Broadford.
The event features top international players in Benalla on Tuesday next the 17th with Davis Cup team prospects set to support Avt in a showcase.
Fr Murphy from Kerang has been ordained and arrives at Benalla to serve the Catholic parish for the next month.
250000 bushels of wheat destined for the St James silo with 25000 delivered and 208 sent away. The sample is described as good, better than last year. The season saw three closures, with the Ballways praised for clearing the local 100000 bushel silo. Some yields reached 15 bags per acre in the district. further deliveries remain to be made to one allotment.
The Benalla Amateur Athletic Club reports a significant rise in active membership thanks to several new joins with notable talent. Field events have been added including shot put discus and javelin, while Mr Durl sponsors youth competitions for local town.
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