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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1945
Page
4
Sunday schedule lists morning and evening church services at Bridgetown and nearby towns. The Church of England notices include Holy Communion at 10 am, evensong and sermon, baptisms, weddings, and funerals announced with church and local timings.
A Pemberton cricket report notes a drawn match after joint bowling by Kevin Williams and others. Williams led with 2 wickets and a late 25 run stand. Coverley, Martin and Cowper’s side shows several players contributing runs. A farewell gathering for a regular member followed, with Red Cross Hospital auxiliary presenting gifts and a singing finale.
Local ceremony described with bride wearing a long frock and matching accessories. The couple, led by the bride’s father, receive a double decker cake, then honeymoon in Perthshorron. A series of matches and games follow, with community members and friends attending and participating.
Incomplete record outlines frangort roimither receiving boars to a mill at valuing and carriage rates. Mentions 4 men crew, possible extra daily load, driver requirements, and outlet arrangements with Autogoiter and Shigaestion.
A garbled report covers an E R Cricket Association meeting, public figures, and industrial topics in Britain. It mentions 64,000 women or 184 percent of the workforce, Palestine, and job waste figures. Mentions presidents and officials with unclear names. The text is fragmented and mostly unreadable.
The fragment lists a Spe(l) Church schedule with services and events on November 15 1945 at 11 am Breakime of Bread, 3 pm Sunday School, 11 am Owen Air Meeting, 6 80 Gospel Service and Bible Study, 7 20 am Fellowship Meeting, and 70 nam Prayer Meeting. Printing by FIPS.
The P and C Association reports a well attended cyber meeting at the above site. Members praise volunteers who helped with catering and lending equipment for playgrounds and a new shelter shed. Funds will support lunch provisions, a concert, and a movie projector program to aid school education, with donations invited.
A Red Cross note urges continued support for the December fund drive to aid servicemen. Members are asked to bring Christmas tokens to the meeting at Long Hall and to consider donations of E70, stressing that service personnel care takes priority in these critical times.
A long list of performers and honorees is presented for the Ui-Mary Walker honours and various grade levels. Names include Judith, Wendy Wheatley, Mary Walker, Shirley Krachter, Joan Joyes, Elizabeth Taylor, and Margate family members, with credits for violin and preparatory grades. The piece also notes anticipated Oscar wins for Myrna Los and Ray Tollywood, along with fashion and publicity mentions and earlier gossip columns.
A breezy late show features Gene Terry and Don Amache in a lively revival of Heaven Can Wait with Lubiteed flair and a Gay Nineties romance. A strong western star, William Boyd, appears in a supporting feature as Hopalong Cassidy faces a bank raid and cattle rustlers.
A humorous verse extols the steady subscriber who pays in advance each year. It celebrates the support of a regular reader who covers beer costs and keeps the paper coming, praising the dependable fan who values the publication.
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