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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1944
Page
4
A Bridgetown notice urges residents to attend a February 16 meeting at the Bridgetown Town Hall hosted by the Bridgetown Advancement Policy Pool. President Designate will outline key aims to unlock the district’s wealth potential with support from prominent citizens. Citizens are urged to attend for the district’s future welfare.
Reads like a chaotic transcription of overheard remarks with broken phrases. It mentions a voice from the vernal, a wife, blinds, light, a policy pool, a red white and black rage, tennis courts, Romeo, and a roaming man. The text is incoherent and contains numerous typos.
A rough gathering last week ended in a puzzled scene as a host and guests hid under the table when a caller named Blank arrived. The joker, noting a mispronounced name, announced the host’s avonnrs had expired yesterday, prompting more rude laughter and confusion.
A damaged barroom tale tells of a vain barmaid Phoeby and a publican awarding a whisky prize for clever fear descriptions. A station master in Isralgetown confronted a local with a railway shortcut remark, prompting a pun about knowing which way to go.
Entertainment blurbs note Man's The Vanishing Virginian stars Frank Morgan and Kathryn Grayson in a light, humor tinged film. The cast includes Natalie Thompson Douglass Newland and Mark Daniels with supporting turns by Lawrence Mayer and Merry Goldwyn Schuyer. Screens tonight at Bowne Meek as part of a mixed program.
February service details include communion and Evenson and Sorhion line up. Prayers and readings listed with expectations for attendees. Local church schedule appears in fragmented OCR, naming likely hymn and sermon themes.
A church notice lists services at 7 30 pm in Bridgetown and Greenbushes with pastors or speakers including Mr Walker and Mi Mack, inviting parishioners to attend.
In Pemberton on a Thursday in February, Arthur Ernest Brows was brought before Mesars J Brockman and J Hanniball at the Children’s Court. He was committed for sentence at the Bunbury Quarter Sessions after being charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen.
The weather remained hot and sultry with seven points of rain receding by Monday morning. By Monday afternoon Temberton was almost entirely surrounded by bush fires, creating mounting danger for residents.
The death of Mrs. W. L. Redgrave of Pemberton follows a several weeks illness. George Hamilton Arthur Gooding youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Gooding of Pemberton died January 21 in Thawbury District Hospital after naval service and firefighting work. He was born in Perth, would have turned 26, and was beloved by many friends and colleagues across the merchant navy and Hayward. He was to marry Miss Mavis Carrell this month.
The report notes the largest crowd seen on the grass courts Sunday as the captain had a busy day. Despite the dry, sunlit conditions, the players performed with Joh catching the ball well and showing good form during the matches.
Fragmentary hospital notes describe a tender event and patient care activities. Names appear garbled and several details are unreadable, but mention nurses attending patients and a procedure labeled Pere TMosylat with brief references to a heat event and Galea.
Bridgetown Road Board holds February 4 1944 meeting with full attendance except three members. Various agenda items include entrance to Zine ker's Gate, blackberry control, rabbit poisoning, and police power for duties. Discussions cover street naming, water supply deputation, and Boy Scouts lodge access, with decisions on reports, authorizations, and upcoming public meetings.
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Manjimup Road Board convened in the Board Room on Saturday January 2 1944. Chairman L J Rees presided as correspondence from Drakesboard Road Board requested signature and forwarding, railway and water for electrification, and discussions covered road signs prosecutions for vacant lots, Nyamup and Manjimup transport needs, and a grant for opening up Lake Muir Coast Road. The meeting noted fires risk from standing timber, discussed a fire brigade for the town, and approved various building and planning requests including a temporary wooden structure with asbestos walls during wartime. A grant of £10 was approved for Lake Muir Coast Road work. netting donations and water supply inquiries were considered.
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