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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
1
An advertising snippet extols Johnnaen's Baby Powder as delightfully soft and smooth for babies and adapted by mothers for personal use. It presents a playful tone with light humor about nerve and warmth and ends by praising the powder's softness.
A.W.U. officials hail the general decision to resume work at revised award rates and not strike. The ballot result read at a meeting of executive leaders approved the plan, with plans for further organizing and speeches from union and allied groups at upcoming gatherings.
Farmers may apply for the subsidy on artificial manure used in the year ending 30 June 1936. Applications are obtainable at post offices or the Fertilizer Section in the capital city. NSW address is Department of Commerce Tank Building Pillet Sydney. Subsidy rate is 1s per cwt of artificial manure used in production of primary products other than wheat. Applications must be lodged with the Secretary Department of Commerce by 10 October 1996.
Local bowls event on King’s Birthday featured 12 rinks with six per side. The Secretary’s team won 121 to 106 after evenly matched play though no single rink produced a decisive win for president or secretary. Spectators enjoyed warm glow, wireless football updates, and a strong turnout.
The Forbes Jockey Club, dissolved in June, was revived at a Wednesday Council Chambers gathering with about 40 attendees. Officers were elected, a provisional committee formed to canvass for members, and a July 17 meeting planned to appoint a committee for the year, aiming for a Sept 10 11 show with prize money.
Vital statistics for the quarter ending June 90 released by Mr A W Quiggin and Registrar Forbes show births up by 10 percent from the previous quarter. Readings indicate 24 male and 41 female births, with several ages and categories noted. deaths total three, and marriages show a decline. The period quaterly literacy and other lines indicate broader social trends.
Market dispatch notes wheat quotations firming after a slow slide, with Forbes reports indicating slight gains. Prices touched around half a penny higher, suggesting a modest uptick as market stability returns amid varying daily values.
Tennis teams from Boonle Doon Nelson Park Town 1 and Nelson Park U will compete in Weaver Cup matches tomorrow with rosters listing J Rath A Purelow W Parstow M Clarke and more. A companion Nelson Park friendly follows on Sunday with players including Ronnie Boon W Parplow J Rath and J Clarke among others.
Forbes market at Tuesday gate sold 230 fat cattle and 150 stormed with prime weight shorthorn and short horn cross steers. Buyers from Melbourne Sydney Orange Ualiuret attended as market opened with keen competition and firm tone for good beef, with prices for steers and cows listed and a firm outlook.
Roy Barton of Rankin Street Forbes promotes advertising value by cutting 10 percent on the price of every salt ordered to Miems dre through his coupon offer. He has been active in the paper’s beat and expects many customers to be drawn by this promotion. Readers are urged to use the coupon printed in the advertising columns to secure the discount.
The Hopital Auxiliary held a weekly meeting and set the annual gathering for July 10 in the CWA rooms at 3 pm. Members also scheduled a town course tennis fourke on July 1 and agreed to provide catering for the hospital polo ball later in the month.
A partial line refers to Friday July 47 in the Council Chambers regarding committee elections for the new year and a response to consider antiefactory.
After discussion the subscription fee was fixed at £1 1s for new members with two ladies’ tickets. A letter from WIMLA prompted an application to reorganize the club, and at the next meeting delegates to the WDILA annual meeting at Oraige on July 41 would be considered.
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