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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
1
During Mr. Tocer's absence on active service, payments and completion of new appearances will be attended to by Miss Green at Rural Motors Ltd, Brentown. The note asks for continued support for both Mr. Tocer and the company.
Personal notices from Bridgetown and nearby towns report Mr Sed Young visiting Bndgetown to aid friends while confined to bed. Miss Joyce Wood and Mrs Ray Petterson holidaying in Bridgetown. Mr and Mrs Carroll and Mrs Feasty motor to Kellerberrin. L Randell holidaying with parents. A party celebrated Mim Joan Marshall’s birthday at the Chatley home. Phyllis Edwards engaged to Ron of Bridgetown.
The Blackwood Repertory Association will hold its first annual musical and drama festival in Manjimup on Thursday September 28. It aims to stage one act plays from Bridgetown Manjimup and Pemberton with items from four clubs. An adjudicator from Perth was planned but wartime conditions paused competition. The public event promotes club fraternization and welcomes visitors from city clubs.
Local items report Baby Clinic fundraising request to the Bode RSSIL sub branch, militia strength concerns in Bridgetown, and club matches. Bridgetown Badminton Club visits Greenbushes. Bischwood winners in Spoon competition. Soldiers left for training. charity events in aid of the baby clinic. car collision on Jays road. Old Timers football for Red Cross funds. RSL parade and Vickers gun instruction. upcoming CWA meeting.
A three mile cross country event from the post office saw Owen Chapman of the Gymnasium Club win in 20 minutes with Flagwood Pearce and Les Read close behind. The Gymnasium Club took the aggregate points amid strong crowd interest. A relay race is planned from Greenbushes to Bridgetown next Saturday involving Junior Farmers and the Gymnasium Club with twelve runners and a 4 15 pm finish expected.
A Bridgetown defence squad plan emerges from a special meeting of the Bridgetown Rifle Club after a Struke competition. W. Meares wins Sparks Memorial Cup in A grade. E. Hester tops scratch in A. B grade and I grade scores listed. Training to begin Sunday mornings at 9.30 to 11.30 with show ground access approval sought from the Agricultural Society.
The Methodist Church at Bridgetown hosted the wedding of Madge Auden to Donald Bennewith on August 10. The bride wore a white embroidered cloque gown with an orange blossom veil, and her sister served as matron of honor. The couple departed in a green ensemble after a Bright Spot reception.
Messrs Elder Smith and Co Ltd report a good attendance at the Boyup Brook fly market on Aug 1 with brisk sales to Mayers. The record notes strong selling and entries including various weavers and stock classes amid a lively market scene.
A fragment notes tax issues and unemployment terms with unclear names Sere and Stagate referenced as key figures. The brief indicates discussion of mest and lem taxes in a regional context, with no concrete actions or dates provided.
The notice urges employees to buy War Savings Certificates to support the war effort and promote employment growth.
Local Methodist services listed across Bridgetown Boyup Brook Naniup and surrounding towns with timings for Sunday School prayer and evening worship. The letter urges regular attendance and spiritual renewal, stressing divine help for the Empire and life of mankind.
A brief notice urges readers to send used stamps to Bridgetown Manchester Unity for English orphans. The appeal emphasizes reuse and charitable collection, aiming to support children in need through a local fraternal group.
A fragmented report notes a Seventh Day Adventist meeting urging state action. The text mentions August and a motive to close at Siephiek, aiming to save manpower and improve sobriety among the people, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
The Wirths Circus lands in Ringetown with eleven trains and a grand tent erection at We Convent School paddock. The show features forty eight hares plus nine elephants, a large menagerie, and a troupe of international clowns. Artistes include Pisime Cover, Francis Troupe, Les Trois Majestique, and more, promising a spectacular display amid war time times.
Fragmentary church bulletin lists August 8 Trinity NTI Koam Hal Communion and intercessions. Mentions Seyi, Nagpal Taw Phe, Ber unhit, ZHene Ber, Westen, and Boveas ves. Wel ome appears as greeting.
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