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Newspaper

Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Jul 01, 1948

Page

5

Greenbushes Girls Organize Miniature Bazaar for Elderly Ladies

Five girls Kath Viner Joan Crowd Rhonda Selfe Mary Cosgrove and Maxine Bailey organized a Saturday bazaar on June 19 to raise funds for sending parcels to elderly ladies in England. They earned £1 10s with stalls for fans candy drinks books and tea. Mrs Viner will cover freight enabling three 10s parcels to Mrs Caunt Mrs Ash and Mrs Tuthuridsen.

Kath Viner Joan Crowd Rhonda Selfe Mary Cosgrove Maxine Bailey England Fancy Lollie

Greenbushes Talkies William Gargan Career Summary

William Gargan, co star with Jean Rogèr e and Phillip Reed in Paramount's Hot Cargo, has led a varied life from Brooklyn to Hollywood. His early jobs include living, bookmaker at Saratoga, office boy, Wall Street runner, street car conductor, and soda jerker before debuting in Animal Kingdom. He has since focused on acting, notably in Ministry of Fear opposite Marjorie Reynolds.

William Gargan Jean Rog Era Phillip Reed Paramount Brooklyn Bill Gargan Gedoa Frompapa Saratoga Guyea Wall Street Animal Kingdom Ministry of Fear Ray Milland

Those Men Were Hard Those Men Were Hard

The tale honors timber-faller Alan Tinneen told by Archie Fontanini at a Manjimup wedding. Tinneen and mate Herbert Bugie worked for Jardee Mill cutting a large jarrah tree as Lyall the mill manager questioned the rotted timber. Carter led the way to reveal the trunk’s soundness.

Alan Tinneen Archie Fontanini Tiinneen Jardee Mill Herbert Bugie Fontanini

Manjimup Tourists Lose To Bridgetown In Sand Challenge

The Bridgetown club defeated the Manjimup visitors in a day of golf as players struggled with unfamiliar greens. Singles and foursomes produced tight matches with several 1 up and 2 up finishes and end totals showing Bridgetown ahead. Next Saturday features an 18 hole stroke trophy and arrangements for the open tournament beginning July 31.

President's Trophy Won by Young Ken Young in Bridgetown

Young Ken Young captured the President's Trophy at Bridgetown on Saturday in his third competition. The report lists numerous match results and down counts for players including Salvair Hester le Doust Meares Kirby Peck Randell Stevenson MacKinnon Doust Moore Briggs Evans Ring Clarke.

Uwils Salvair Adams Gale R. Hester Hester Ipsen Muir Wheatley Butler Kerr Speer Randell Jost Winton MacKinnon Rooke Taylor Wright Scott Clarke Tatty Magzallite Briggs Moyes Young Strachan McNally Hatty Hoar T. Salvair Psen G. Randell G. Hester F. BE. Hester P. Salvair Briges Shadwick Davis Judler Mazzallitech Bridgetown Manjimup Ken Young All Square PP. Salvair E. F. Hester le Doust W. Meares B.S. Hester W. Brathwaite J. A. Kirby A. T. Peck T. Stevenson A. MacKinnon W. A. Doust H. O. Moore G. B&b. Briggs P. Evans W. Ring

Deanmill and Pemberton Draw Again in Hockey Stalemate

Deanmill and Pemberton played to a scoreless first meeting and 1-1 draw this week with Gwen Hutchinson scoring for Deanmill and Moira Rosman for Pemberton. Robins beat Jardee 2-1, Magpies defeated Bridgetown Golds 5-1 as the league tightens with only three points separating the top four teams. Country Week canceled due to infantile paralysis outbreak prompts fixture adjustments for the season end.

Pemberton Deanmill Trernmill Gwen Hutchinson Moira Rosman Robins Magpies Jardee Golds

Saturday Results From Local Soccer Matches

Deanmill drew 2 1 with Pemberton as Robins beat Jardee 2 1 and Koa Magpies scored six goals defeating Golds.

Robins Jardee

Joint Health Inspector Scheme Meeting Recapped

The Bridgetown Road Board ward room hosted a joint boards meeting to discuss the health inspector scheme. Attendees enjoyed informal discussions over afternoon tea chaired by local civic authority chairman Mr. M. F. Scott. A vote of thanks was moved by Greenbushes Mr. Guy Thomson and seconded by Upper Blackwood’s Mr. Purse.

Bridgetown Road Board Civic Authority M. F. Scott Greenbushes Guy Thomson Purse Upper Blackwood Board

Local electric light lamp offers trial rental option

The lamp suitable for home use is simple to manage and inexpensive. Prospective buyers may trial a unit before purchase with a small weekly hiring fee. For more information about this valuable service consult the provider.

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