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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
4
Wartime telephone limits require clients to ring Bridgetown 85 before 8 am or after 6 pm daily for appointments at the Marina Toilet Salon. Miss S. Lake advertises the new service on Steere Street Bridgetown near Britannia Cafe.
Postal rates for letters, cards, and parcels within the Commonwealth are listed with inland and overseas charges, followed by a King and Queen prayer address urging universal intercession for liberation efforts in Europe. The sermon schedule on Sunday June 18, 1944 is detailed with Holy Communion and Evensong services.
The passage records a Bridgetown Methodist Church service with evening and morning messages by Rev. H. W. Farman and Mr Mack on June twenty. It blends exhortations on prayer as action, reliance on God, and trust in divine guidance. It quotes Biblical reflections and contrasts human energy with spiritual dependence, urging faithful endurance.
Bridgetown Road Board meets to review road inspections and grading plans for Hendersons and Evans roads, approves temporary repairs, and considers new works. The board also discusses rat control measures, aerodrome study, water sampling, a Memorial Park purchase, pig yard site moves, and ratepayer actions.
A light verse praises the steady subscriber who pays at year start and funds the paper with cheer. The poem notes the subscriber never balks at cost, always urges more papers for the family, and brings warm thanks and blessings to the office.
Remembering My Gal Sal and stars John Payne Victor Mature Betty Grable the film showcases sparkling songs lively dancing and a love triangle as the husky leads vie for Betty with Sierra Sue as the supporting attraction. Red Cross solicitation notes a 2 annual dues.
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