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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
6
Terry Bartlett recalls a January 5 snake sighting near his home as his father shot a 6 ft 6 in serpent near the honeysuckle. He also shares steps to craft a stone ash tray and notes Terry’s illness and recovery.
The Bridge town Advancement Policy Pool recommended converting the old cemetery to a miniature park or selling it for development. The Karrakatta Cemetery Board secretary advised that permission from the Minister for Lands is needed and consent from relatives or a communal grave if none exist. The Bridge Road Board should record removals, seek Bunbury council guidance, and handle fees and registrations.
The Bridgetown Methodist Church hosted the marriage of Gloria Georgette Sexton of Boyup Brook to Lloyd Stanley Green of Greenbushes, with Rev A L Meyer presiding. Guests gathered at the Boyup Brook Town Hall. bridesmaids wore green and mauve organza. cake iced by the bride’s mother. wedding party included Ken Sexton as best man and Bob Brown as groomsman.
A Bridge town St John Ambulance spokesman hailed Bridgetown’s ambulance service as top class in experience and efficiency. He urged district residents to buy membership tickets offering free transport within twenty miles and discounted rates beyond, arguing higher fees would fund a fuller service. He noted the service is voluntary and honorary and urged community support for volunteers.
Bridgetown Rambers forge to final in their first season in the Bridgetown Association with a 13 run victory on Sunday. Key stand by Coin Aspin and Jim Archer helped set up 100 all out, while bowlers led by Swenston and Moriarty restricted the opposition to 113, securing a close win.
Kojumup Road Board asks Upper Blackwood Board to join the Blackwood Health Zone. The proposal will be discussed at an upcoming central committee meeting.
Bridgetown screens Cry of the City a vivid newsrealism thriller from Twentieth Century Fox with Victor Mature and Richard Conte set in New York as an escaped gangster battles a detective. Panhandle follows a gunfighter returning to Texas to avenge his brother’s death showing outdoors at Bridgetown on Feb 25.
Hollywood fun returns as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reteam in The Barkleys of Broadway a musical filled with romance suspense and song set largely in Mexico William Lundigan Jacqueline White and Ricardo Cortez lead alongside the famous duo screening begins March 1 at Bridgetown theater.
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