06 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1939
Page
1
A noisy social event at the Toterla Public Hall hosted a kitchen tea for Miss Elsie Herman. Attendees included local residents and several named guests, with informal entertainment and community chatter surrounding the gathering.
A farewell event was held at the Tatong Hotel on Monday afternoon for the local hotelkeeper Mr E Sherritt, a farmer from Neoneee. The gathering, attended by residents and guests, reflected on past service and community ties amid a formal farewell at the hotel.
A fragment from a local page outlines a forthcoming cookery demonstration with mentions of various dishes and participants. The text lists multiple names and places in a stream of garbled OCR, suggesting a community event with cooking shows and household tips to be held the following week.
The Apexians reflect on a year of club activity at a dinner headed by the new secretary Me Vie May. Members praised cooperative efforts, clothing drives, and fundraising, with thanks to the outgoing president and incoming officers for guiding community projects and plans for future progress.
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