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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
5
An advertisement extols De Witt's Pills as a quick kidney remedy for gravel and bladder trouble. It promises rapid action within 24 hours, shows green urine, and claims stones pass gently from the system with ongoing use, warning that without it serious operation may be needed.
The notice promotes Mirpil Skin Balm for rough chapped and chafed skin. It claims use after shaving and for windburn sunburn chilblains and chafed feet. It presents the balm as a splendid home remedy with confident results.
The Diocesan junior primary examinations for Forbes Convent of Mercy and allied schools in Portes and Our Lady’s Help of Christians report detailed marks across Latin, dictation, arithmetic, history, and geography. Notable students include Betty Baker Joyce Pearce Jean Rowell Dorothy Sereney and Elizabeth Weaver with varied scores, reflecting performance in 1A to 3C classes.
Readable lines list student names with class codes and scores across 1A to 1C groups. Entries include Joy Witte Kevin Besgrove Roy Morrin and others with assigned class positions and numeric marks.
The November report details impounded stock numbers, infectious disease cases, gas production and unaccounted gas, leak repairs, and street maintenance in Lachlan and Rankin. Electric and water departments show higher electricity output and water pumped, with new consumers added and valves serviced.
Bartlett family recalls son Bill who died December 13, 1097 with a memorial verse. Dans memory of brother who passed December 13, 1928 marks ten years since. Bolam remembered by wife and family as husband and father. Also a legal notice on a Water Act license application by Reginald William Coward near Ashburnham with a closing date in January.
An auction sale notice lists Mrs. Mee McConnell household furniture and effects. Improvements at Spooner Sports Oval include galvanised pipe and wire fences, a folding door partition, glass windows, and new amenities. caretakers residence painted with a new oath, heater, and shower installed. Alderman Gunn seeks funding. tar plan for Sheriff Street footway delayed until funds are available. council to meet next week. A vacancy for water steward remains open following Mr. Crippin’s death. applications invited through the council.
The Farmers and Graziers Cooperative reports a sale of 7804 bales including Ravensworth Yass and Armidale New England clips. Adverse growing season effects were evident but market activity remained buoyant with top prices reached for superfine wools. demand from Yorkshire, Germany, and Japan supported values amid general downward trends.
Over six card players attended the enchine fd cribbage party conducted by Wongajatg FP. ard G. Agutecla Hon. at the suburban school last Friday night. The function raised about £3 profit. Mr and Mrs Wilkin led the entire section with best score cards for cribbage. Refreshments were served by the Indies interv ented in the Asserclattor.
The Strand opens with Sing You Sinners a Bing Crosby inspired comedy melodrama pairing with Bulldog Drummond in Africa and Love Finds Andy Hardy showing Friday Saturday and Monday. Mickey Rooney returns as Andy Hardy in a family friendly drama about a boy and his first car dilemma. The page also mentions Ellen Drew Elizabeth Patterson and Donald OConnor in the cast.
Engineer A J Booth presented a list of forthcoming works on secondary roads including North Condobella Burrawang Corridgery Bogatt Gate Mylandra Goolagong New Grenfell Palwell’s Back Marsden Ga Tome and other sections. He noted plant activity on Cowra Cromfell Eugowra Marsden Goolagong and Gren Tell roads and reported contract payments for Griffiths Bros and Brooke Bros while flagging tree destruction concerns and Pearce’s dam obstruction removal.
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