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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1940
Page
4
The Boorowa and District War and Patriotic Fund held its ordinary meeting at the Shire Chambers. Members including Thompson Wilkinson Webb and others reviewed appointments, adoption queries, and vacancies. The treasurer reported receipts of £842 12s 7d and expenditures with balances carried forward.
Corresponde report notes a charity tennis event held Saturday afternoon in Falce Fundy with local players in attendance. Proceeds from the match and association social are expected to fund the Benhie cause, though some details are obscured by the OCR text.
The Empire Theatre brings a Saturday night program featuring a witty Loretta Young led romantic comedy with Warner Baxter and others. The piece promises laughs as the cast performs and a lively crowd scenes including a music moment and a dramatic “heading east” finale at the Empire.
From Our Correspondent reports a lively Rye Park gathering with Pee and Chiude Lawton returning from camp for a few days. Guests included Bundy and Gorham for the weekend with Dick, Dick, and others. Attendees enjoyed hot plum pudding, music by local musicians, and a euchre tournament won by Mr R Smith. A hospital stay and eye trouble affected Nancy Mutilyy, while Thelma Lawton hosted and Taylor returned from Burrows Hospital after illness.
Halivs members met at Mrs D Perks residence to organize a Boorowe and District Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund unit. They plan sock knitting for local boys in camp, inviting further wool donations and upcoming knitting sessions on the 1th in Mant. A list of donors includes multiple locals such as D Perks, J Stretton, W Southwell, J Lawton, and many others.
A fragmented school report notes pupils' activities at Pudrons and Inca schools. A beam from Rugby connected local teams Rye Park and Rugby with a 13 to 12 score. An Ambulance and Patriotic Ball is planned for 19 July supporting good causes with dancing and supper. Rye Park Rifle Club met Saturday with officers listed and a small credit balance shown.
Walter Merriman warns all persons not to hunt shoot or remove Haber on his property known as Faddocks. violators will be pro mented and action may be taken.
School children helped raise funds for a unity tournament relay event. The senior team, Chariot Hory Besoand, led by leader Senile, won the senior and junior divisions in a nonstandard spelling contest described in the readable text.
The Ununer Association of New Souths Valve recommends immediate aid for starving stock amid a crisis. A deputation led by J Wy Allen seeks intervention from the Railway Commissioner and local inspectors to obtain expert advice and present a formal report on relief measures.
A garbled wart of a romance promo promises Val Orian, Olympe Brudma and Folyel Young in a powerful love tale behind the Broadway front. The society crowd awaits the dramatic night with anticipation.
An upcoming show titled Thunder Afloat will feature Wallace Rooiy Chester olurris and Virginie Giroy. The piece discusses naval events and reactions to German U-boats. The article notes the British Navy’s role and hints at wartime themes with a focus on dramatic sea actions.
Minutes report appreciation for the Ladies War Comforts Fund and notes on waste collection schemes. Discussion covers depots for waste disposal, donations of iron, and correspondence from Mr Weaver. Show Society plans a Saturday meeting to organize a city sports event to benefit the War and Patriotic Fund, with thanks for local clubs aiding fundraising.
Practical tips on preserving fabrics and linens, keeping water clear, and extending the life of household items. Advice covers food handling, pastry tools, discolouration prevention, garment work, glass care, and paper pattern pinning techniques in a compact, period-voice style.
July 5 report states Sonja Henie the skating champion and lm player wed Daniel Topping in Chicago yesterday. Topping is described as a millionaire who divorced Theosora Hogtiger, later married Arline Jude, whom he divorced in 1939.
Simple bake instruction lists ingredients including flour butter cheese milk and salt. The method covers mixing lifting folding and baking in a buttered tin. Bake moderately about twenty minutes with shorter times if scaled to smaller portions.
A damaged OCR recipe for a spice loaf outlines ingredients including raisins butter walnuts and flour with a raisin water method. It describes baking in two tins for about 45 minutes and a separate frosting like filling mixing butter sugar vanilla and egg to spread between and on top.
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