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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1938
Page
3
Dusty wind marked the Bedgerabong Picnic Race Club meet with fine entries and calm starts. The event saw Mrs Teddy Smith praised for precise timing while horses Swannie and Tiny contested hard for the final placings amid careful stewarding and emergency ambulance presence.
The Director General of Public Wealth reports November activity for the Porbey Baby Health Centre. Attendance and weights update accompany enrollment figures and notes on student condition and progress at the centre.
Three children who had attended every school day were awarded special prizes. Cecil McDonald William McDonald and Bery Latin received special sewing prizes. Teachers and officials noted steady attendance and good conduct.
The Australian Journal highlights a new thriller The Crown Jewels of Ang land and an espionage tale featuring Wartve Chin monty. Readers are offered Rosabelle Shaw Her Love Story by D. B. Stevenson and a mix of fiction, articles on cooking radio fashion and political topics.
The Advocate presents a note on stationery letter headings and envelopes for official forms and statements. It outlines typographic style and layout preferences typical to period office communications.
Garden guidance describes mulching and surface moisture to protect plants in heat, watering and shade strategies for roots, and careful plant selection. It covers bulbs, perennials, transplanting in warm weather, and preparing beds with lime and compost, aiming for late summer and autumn blooms.
An advertisement promotes superior strains of Iceland poppies with color options yellow white orange lemon and more. It highlights frost free and large flowered varieties, pricing per packet, and a seed mix suitable for bedding and cutting. The notice also includes vendor Shepherd & Bon Pty Ltd with a Sydney post box address and a local Forbes urge to buy locally before sending money away.
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