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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1943
Page
4
The ladies play an 18 hole electric competition with results to be published next issue. Sunday morning featured a Flag Competition won by F. Goddard. In the mixed Canadians event Sunday afternoon W. Deadman and Mrs Green won with 4- S-57. others include Elliott and Miss Richards 56-12-44 and Roby pairings. Cooper won the two men over stroke competition.
The death occurred last week of Mrs. Agnes Fyfe, an old and respected resident of the district, marking a somber loss for neighbors and family.
A number of service personnel have been spotted in the town. Names include Pte Phil O'Keefe AC1 Wilf Pitman and Mrs Pitman ACW Kern and others such as Lockhart Arthur Palmer of Northcliffe Mick McLeod Dan Hogan and his wife and child.
Friday event featured work displays, cultural performances, and a Paddy's Market at the gate. A grand tuckshop netted over £6 with additional door donations, bringing total day earnings to about £15. Swings and new fencing were noted for future school grounds improvements. An aeroplane competition tallied votes for class leaders with Miss Duonkley's room leading.
The article argues against Sunday being the Lord's Day by biblical authority. It notes Revelation 1:10 offers no weekday designation and cites the Fourth Commandment, teaching the Sabbath as Saturday. The piece stresses reading Old and New Testament teachings together to identify the Lord's Day.
A statement from the National Committee of Yugoslav Immigrants in Australia lauds the Yugoslav people for extending resistance, forming the People’s Liberation Army, uniting diverse groups, and denouncing Mihailovich and his supporters while noting Allied press propaganda and ongoing broadcasts from the Free Yugoslavia radio in 1948.
A long reading from the Worker condemns hatred of people while urging solidarity and mutual aid. It cites quotes on brotherhood, calls for Allied support of Yugoslavia’s resistance, and warns that hatred and autocracy threaten peace, urging moral law and Christian ethics to guide nations.
The Full Gospel Church of Pemberton outlines a Sunday program on October 17 1943 with an 11 pm Breaking of Bread, 3 pm Sunday School, 4 15 pm Gospel Service and a week ahead including Tuesday 7 30 pm Fellowship Meeting Friday 7 30 pm Prayer Meeting. Pastor W H Periera extends a cordial invitation to all.
The schedule shows Holy Communion at 8 a.m., Sunday School at 10 a.m., Matins and Sermon at 11 a.m., and Evensong and Sermon at 7 p.m. on Sunday October 17 with services led by St Pauls Bridgetown.
The text argues that Jesus Christ affirmed the seventh day as the Lord s Day. It cites Matthew 12 8 Mark 2 28 Luke 6 5 to claim the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath and that the Sabbath Jesus kept was Saturday. It asserts there is no change of the Lord s Day across Testaments.
Fragmentary church timetable lists services in Bridgetown and nearby towns with times such as 11 a.m 2 p.m 7.30 p.m and 10 a.m 4.30 p.m at Greenbushes and Nanooup Mill. Mentions Rev H W Farmar and Mr Mark among organizers.
Postal information outlines inland and overseas rates for letters, cards, prints, and parcels. Details include express delivery, air mail, weights, and distances within the Commonwealth and abroad, with per ounce charges and maximum weights.
A poem praising the steady subscriber who pays in advance on the first of the year. The verse lauds the loyal reader who never complains about cost, instead expresses gratitude as the family enjoys the papers. The heart warms at every prepaid renewal.
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