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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1940
Page
2
Ad describes a sewing pattern for two smart jackets in one, noting long capacious pockets and detailed stitches. It mentions pattern materials, where to obtain the pattern, and includes a garbled address section with names and places. The text references mailing a payment and a pattern from a publication.
A local meeting distributed 548 skeins of wool to women and households. Reports cite a council organizer, community convener, and ladies from Leora and Maltons Convent coordinating the donation. Householders and housewives express appreciation for the aid and note ongoing sewing and weaving activities.
In The Suburbs the annual meeting of the Anneriey-Veronga group within the Absermian circle was set for Wednesday but canceled. Members of the Informooplity Moeihouint Girls Comradestiy planned a Bucy headhead party at The Ammwe Memotine Church hall in the evening, hosted by the Women's Guild of St David's Church of England.
A mixed concert program features choirs from Brisbane and Redbank with Miss Milared Bell leading Women’s Emergency Legion and Miss Richardson guiding students. Attendees are invited to sing along as Miss Fuiby Deal presents songs from the theatre and a vocal chorus closes the event.
The monthly meeting of the Fast Brisbane Branch of the Red Cross Society will be held tomorrow at 10 30 in the Mayoress's room City Hall with the entertainment committee hosting a bridal afternoon. AG Mil entertained 49 guests at Prince's last evening the two tier birthday cake made by the guest of honour's fiancé Mrs Cont. Atkin attended INTER STATE INTEREST news received of the engagement of Miss Moya M Netterfield to Dr Allan W L Row of Toowoomba, Miss Netterfield is the second daughter of the late Mr Row Netterfield and Mrs EB Netterfield of Melbourne. her fiancé is the only son of the late Dr Linford B Row and Mrs Linford Roy of Toowoomba. QUA READERS' DIARY I Beavetpeare soci women's Club Romy Pe Nall Peesoyle mening Allan and
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