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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
2
A local notice invites attendance for a Petite Ball on September 1 with social hire details. It mentions the destroyer Voyager in port, hinting at military context and local event hype.
The Director of the State Children's Department pursued a maintenance case against Frederick Charles Stoblazen for the two children. The court, presided by Air M. Banger, PM, ordered instalments of £1 weekly plus 10 shillings for the maintenance of the child, with payments to the clerks at Betty Beaslona Bowen and Petty Sessions thereafter.
Methodist Church announces arrangements for the fourth annual Spring Fair and Flower Show to support church funds. The event Friday at the School of Arts features sections for flowers, cookery, home manufacture, fancy work, photography, and a variety concert. Entries by 10 a.m. Friday. official opening at 2 p.m. Admission one shilling with sweets, teas, and sales of goods.
The text records unsettled late winter conditions with references to past cold winds and a shift toward milder days. It notes temperatures around 60s briefly, then drop to around 51, and a current day reading near 76.5 by day and 31 at night. The passage ends with a remark about spring symbolism and lambs.
A fragment notes a Walte and Foxtrot competition staged at the Press Ballje Grand Theatre scheduled for Friday August 26. Details are limited in the readable text.
A fragment lists numerous individuals visiting a personal event or gathering last week. Names include Mesars Wilson Handley Kleves Master Hoban McNab Keen ac McCormack Merritt Seamer Mc Lean Henderson Wyper Hutchins Usher Hiwkness Thivie Glue Sterc ity Wilson Bennett Graham Locke Stewart and many others plus couples and three children.
Six men including Jean Barr and Jeffrey Leahy were injured when a utility truck and a motor car collided at Morningside late last Thursday. Both vehicles were badly damaged and the injured were taken to hospital. all escaped serious injury.
A friend in Iroserpine notes the town’s Milkia Ball Friday with plans for a yard parade and a rail departure schedule. Members are urged to attend the parade and lesson, while tickets are available at Heron's Pharmacy or Sgt I Sool. ICE and RELLY'S ICE are touted for health and cooling this summer.
Rev. AL Rubio left Hend night for Lantefair to ordain and induct Rev. Stuart Dodds into Innisfail's congregation. The ceremony, slated for this eventhig, features Rev. Wikson Smith ex-Moderator joining, while Mr and Mrs Reg Carvorth move back to Bowen with their two children after transfers to Maryborough. Daphne Kerriscp visits the Brisbane Exhibition with the VAL fon mate.
Bowen August 14 1086 Dear Sir The Bowen Independent carries a reader letter urging the city gardener and Aldermen to halt alleged plots against the garden plots and to protect the city’s horticultural beauty. The writer laments destruction of valuable garden beds and pleads for municipal duty and civic pride.
The King Queen and Princessen toured a camp three miles from Abergeldie with boys from public schools and youths from faculties. The King filmed the assembly and announced renaming the camp King’s Camp. He outlined plans to promote camp camaraderie through guided walks, map reading, and compass work. The Queen and Princesses enjoyed a recitation of Buam’s Medal and views of Buckingham Palace.
The Chestnut Tree and Palais Glide headline a programme at the Pres Bali Rand Theatre on Friday August 26. The bill features local acts and a noted performance lineup for a summer entertainment night.
A sparse local ad lists salts, tinned foods, spaghetti, curries, rice and produce specials. It mentions hypo chicken mash, chick feed grains, dog biscuits, Bob Martin's condition powder and new potatoes with small price figures such as 1/ and 1/3.
Burns Philp & Co in Australia and a U S counterpart distribute bulletins from Qatar Empire Airways and United Air Lines. The schedule aims to map global air routes and sea lanes for travelers. Publicity material is available at local agents as part of a Bowen Independent feature.
Former Hovenlite Mrs. Ander aon Emily Russell won the mixed doubles with Mr Abbott and the ladies doubles with Misa Perry at Townsville's North Queensland championships. She was the outstanding player of the family, amid a weekend with limited A grade fixtures and forfeited matches from two teams.
The Presa Ball of 1988 headlines a Grant Theatre event on Friday August 25 with a late night party from 8 30 to 2 a.m. A tilot of fin fray is advertised as part of the program.
A promotional note urges use of Charmorsan liquid cream to prevent work with chores from roughening hands. It claims the lotion keeps skin clear, fresh, soft and attractive, targeting female users with comfort and grooming benefits.
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