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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1948
Page
5
Nannup residents and visitors are noted leaving by bus and road for holidays in Bridgetown Perth Bunbury and the city. Local staff changes include J Robinson transferred from the post office with D Warrington taking the role. Several families and boxers travel, with stories of holidays spent in the city and at the coast.
A small ad line-up highlights items from vegetables and fruit to ice cream and aerated waters. The notice presents a clean, civil business motto and identifies an agent for Queensland Insurance Co.
Owing to Bowling Week the Red Cross monthly meeting was held in the Lesser Hall with Mrs Veal as president. Donations for December and January total £39 6s 6d and include box contributions from Lemnus Hospital and Lady Lawley Cottage. The society plans to move stock to a verandah room donated by Mr and Mrs Wilson and hopes for public support.
The Nannup chamber forms with R W H Stott as president and T G Wirch as vice president. A secretary treasurer role is deferred. Members set a £1/1 per seat subscription and 5/5 per year honorarium. The group aims for Perth Chamber affiliation and will meet monthly in the supper room.
The Nuncio Football Club will hold a meeting to discuss prospects for the 1948 season. Mr H Happ and wife left by truck on Monday for a three week holiday in Linsborough. Mrs Green and two sons returned from Bunbury after a holiday. A dance in Nannup Hall raised funds for the local Roman Catholic Church. Noted visitors included Mr M Geparoviteh and Mr N Canderson with their families.
Cricket match at Jarrahwood saw Nannup face Jarrahwood with scores listing multiple players and dismissals. Wakefield delivered a remarkable 12 for 14 bowling, while Scott and Blythe contributed top wickets in a high total of 117.
A Sunday shoot at the Nannup rifle range drew many members. Scores included A Pollock 64, G McKittrick 48, D Blythe 638, F Green 63, J McKittrick 50, F Badrick 48, J T McKittrick 45, B E Rusell 30, K K Dean 32, W McAtee 77.
Paramount's Monsieur Geau calre stars Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in a fast paced comedy version of Booth Tarkington with slapstick swordplay. Hope plays Neateaire a rakish duelist who is unmasked and flees to Spain before a merry ending with romance amid thrills. Supporting cast includes Patric Knowles Marjorie Reynolds Joseph Schildkraut Reginald Owen and Frilly Brooke. Frank McDonald directs.
Hollywood previews hype Pine-Thomas film Scared Stiff a murder mystery farce starring Jack Haley and Ann Savage. Haley plays a distracted cub reporter framed for murder while the chase centers on stolen chessmen once owned by Kubba Khan. Barton MacLane threatens to seize the treasure amid unfolding killings.
Mr V Meagher left for Perth on Monday’s train. Mr KR Sullivan returned from Hollywood on Saturday’s train. Mrs Buchanan departed by Monday’s train to spend four fortnights at Collie. This week after spending the Nimis holidays with their parents were Misses J Bignell M Cawley PB and SG Stevens.
At Friday's R.S.L. meeting the men pledged strong effort to ensure the Auxiliary Masked Leap Year Ball succeeds. They plan one or two working bees to finish painting the new hall interior as both the FLS.L. and Women's Auxiliary report rising membership.
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