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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1942
Page
4
Pemberton Notes reports Roy Key is being congratulated on the arrival of a son while hospital notes contain garbled text. The fragment hints at a birth announcement and a discharge from the hospital but readability is poor.
Minutes reveal plans for revival of Pemberton annual picnic and social events. Donation of framed pictures to Parcels Fund noted, with draws at Armistice Night dance and thanks sent. Attendees honored retiring secretary G. Betty for twelve years of service, praising diligence and quiet leadership through wartime and postwar efforts.
The board reports four years of progress toward a new safety area at the pool site. A pole adjustment is needed for changed conditions, with routine work proposed previously and now a concrete area to be completed. A 6/9/75 financial statement lists income, expenses, and balances, naming president A. B. Ka lly and secretary.
A wartime appeal urges Australians to endure hardship and increase effort across all sectors. Prime Minister calls for intensified output in munition, farming, and auxiliary services, highlighting workers taking on double duties and volunteers expanding roles in emergency and defense programs to sustain national war effort.
A village birthday party was held October 1 at Panberton Methodist Church to honor Mint F Monnleaul turning the age of majority. Ladies Guild arranged the event with Rev. Le T. Nicholle of Manjimup and Mr J Trevorrow assisting. Mrs Nicholls and Mrs Trevorrow provided musical items. about 66 guests dined, Mr Nicholls spoke for the church, and the father presented a key to the celebrant.
The Mil Hall hosted the Spring Ball on Saturday October 10 drawing a large crowd. The dance featured Monte Carlo prizes won by Miss O. Lawrence and Pat Ohhem of Pemberton, with Miss Smith and Mr. Sherwood of Manjimup taking the spot dance. A substantial profit of £38 supported local cherk funds, aided by many donors, with Mr. C Winch and committee thanked for their efforts.
A late evening event by the Hirelawn Express raised about £90 for a local fund. The program featured Mr J W Tunnittalned, Mine Sumervet, Dave Scott, Jerry White, music by the club orchestra and Epite Chorin, with performances from Balimguy and Mrs Gren Jackson among others.
The Volunteer Defence Corps at the W.D.C Paradon Thursday offered best wishes to Q.Maid and acknowledged the efforts of men who pat the Pemberton unit. Five cheers and nine handshakes marked the brief tribute to service rendered, a night of camaraderie and respect.
A wartime appeal urges establishing service women's recreation huts and wash facilities in cities to aid women on leave or waiting for trains. Organizers note many “Jills” have nowhere to go and emphasize urgent need for a state wide response and a central hub.
Postal charges for letters postcards commercial papers and parcels within the British Empire New Hebrides Banks Torres Islands New Zealand Fiji and overseas routes. Rates include per ounce weights and additional penny increments with special soldiers rates and merchandise allowances.
Bridgetown schedule for Sunday October 18 1962 lists services at Greenbushes Willow Spring Nannup and Nanup with various Rev J Green ministers and church events including Sunday School at Nanup. Morning and afternoon sessions show times around 1 am 2:20 pm and other times with home missions and missions references.
Sunday church schedule lists Holy Communion at 8 am and 11 am, Sunday School at 10 am, sermon at 11 am, evensong at 7 20 pm, and a 4 pm evensong and sermon with references to Scott's Hevoi c.
A tentative note from the editor urges authorities to improve traffic safety and a safer passage from Hampton station. The piece lists Sunday events including a bread sermon at 2 45 pm, a reading of Flatfoot, a Gospel Barview gathering, and church meetings with prayers. Community notices invite all residents to attend.
A dramatic melodrama unfolds as Fay, an avihoress, seeks love amid marriage ties and public scrutiny. The plot centers on a publisher and a web of jealous lovers, with Mary Howard and Kommy Lee among the names tied to a tense intrigue. The finale arrives tonight for the audience.
A fragment discusses the steady subscriber who pays and supports the press, praising loyalty versus affordability. It mentions The Marathon Paper Mill Company in Hotlochild Wisconsin and notes the production of a new material from pulp, comparing costs to other plastics and claiming large quantities of Henin materials have been produced.
A fragment from Belton’s Blame of the Time recalls a street scene where a passerby asks why a man hurries, the reply about needing money, food, and strength, and the grim truth that many lives resemble a daily round to merely make a living.
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