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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
4
Weather woes and scattered chatter fill Forbes area with scant activity. A few enthusiasts sustain the Forbes Physical Fitness Association as heat and dry spells curb public engagement and planned programmes by Gordon Young loom as the near future if cooler days return.
A rear garage at the Harris home on Bandon Street burned Friday night destroying tools and materials. Firemen arrived promptly but found hydrants buried under tar and metal from recent road surfacing, delaying access and prompting calls for council action to uncover hydrants immediately.
A reflective essay traces transport from bullock drays and horse carriages to cars and imagined helicopters, arguing progress reshapes efficiency and ethics. It weighs how faster travel changes competition, prices, and culture, noting debts and wars reflect modern acceleration.
The Town Clerk reports Forbes Municipal Council approved a £4500 loan for subsidised works. A £2000 transfer from the Sewerage Local Fund to the General Fund for three months was recommended to fund the programme. Delays were resolved after consultations in Sydney with Aust Mutual Provident Society and officials. The plan anticipates repayment from earlier water loan plus a renewal, with a formal transfer to be approved.
A well attended meeting decided St Patrick's Day would be celebrated in Forbes on Sunday March 17 with a picnic and sports on the Orange Road reserve four miles from town. The plan favors the Orange Road site to attract families while a strong committee led by J Hartcher will arrange events and provide hot water for picnickers.
Forbes Municipal Council adopted new rates for the coming year, setting general rate at 6d in the £ for urban areas and 5d for rural lands. Water rate is 4d in the £, street light local rate 13s 6d, combined loan rate 4d, sewerage local rate 2 1/2d. Garbage and sanitary removal charges remain aligned with last year.
Local Forbes residents travel to Sydney and Kensington for holidays while others return from breaks in Bathurst and Forbes. A funeral guest list includes Mr A C McLennan and others at the Bowling Green. Several workers resume duties at John Meagher & Co and G C Coles after breaks. many plan future leave, with social visits noted among friends and family.
London reports the death of Moras Tweedmuir at age six in a brain illness. The heir to the Tweedsmuir title and estates, he passed after a brief illness with ministers and family present. His untimely death leaves the family in mourning and alters the line of succession.
Guifers are reminded of an upcoming all member event at the golf house on Friday night. Nine aged nature triple expected. Will all Lise men end luing? Needs supply me, is A AnMpeTets about sandwiches.
At Mir Arthur Debon home on Flint Street on Friday evening the Motel Engineers Society meeting gathered to wish farewell to Tom Quarrard who leaves for Parramatta to take a bank position. After a Becket workshop review and models inspection, attendees enjoyed refreshments and short speeches. The gathering was chaired by Bill Rowe.
Deanna Durbin’s film First Love arrives next Saturday at Studio Theatre as part of a growing up program. The feature presents longer skirts and an adolescent outlook, including Durbin’s first screen kiss and a proposed marriage scene. Robert Stack, Helen Par, and a cast including Lewis Howard appear, directed by Henry Foster.
A fragmented ad-like text warns against summer skin damage from heat and wind. It touts Charmosan as a protective cream used by many, claiming it keeps skin youthful and prevents dryness and aging. The piece references women and a large market of users, with claims of long-lasting protection.
An old newspaper snippet promotes Creme Charmosan and Grewelens as brewing aids. It mentions Hamibag tube priced at 1 shilling and notes availability sold everywhere by chemists, drapers and shores. The item reads as a general trade listing with limited readable details.
The text argues men prefer women to have soft cool hands and disparages tough leathery hands. It promotes a cosmetic solution claiming Charmosin squid cream will yield attractively feminine hands that men love and admire.
Bold advertising for Charmosan hand lotion promotes a non-alicky non-greasy formula in large bottles priced at three shillings and small bottles at one shilling. Widespread availability through chemists drapers and stores.
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