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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
8
A young farmer, Mr Acheson, fired at crows when a cartridge misfired. The ninth shot exploded, sending the other barrel back over his shoulder and leaving him with a gash on the wrist. He was rushed to town for medical care as the blast damaged his gun.
A notice warns that any person fishing shooting or trespassing on any part of Bogabigal will be prosecuted without respect to person.
A Forbes community meeting joins Catholic groups worldwide to protest a Godless Congress planned in London. The letter cites the National Message of 29 February 1948 and warns the British crown against endorsing secular gatherings. It mirrors anti religious rhetoric tied to a Moscow driven movement and urges loyalty to biblical symbols over other faiths.
The 24 Clie Has presented the High Bohoot with a framed reprint of de Hoogh's "A Woman Peeling Apples" cost ages 14 and adds to the gallery for the Secondary Department. New books and magazines joined the library. Miss E. Brown (infants) is on sick leave. Congratulations to Gloria Kirkman for a Tele graph Office appointment and to Jean Smith, an ex pupil, who passed her nurse's final examination.
Arthur Hughes & Co. unveils a modern Forbes store on Rankin Street with expansive, partitionless interiors. The building features large windows, a women and men dressing area, extensive storage in underground cellars, natural lighting via glass ceilings, and a fully stocked department range including grocery hardware drapery and menswear.
Cowra Building Society member proclaims the scheme as the best investment ever amid a push to reassure savers. Officials stress prudence as authorities warn of risks and encourage reading official notices.
Mr. Jack West lauded his home loan as the best investment from Cowra Cooperative Building Society where 7 members have £49000 in shares and £24600 in advances. Leo Anderson recommended the society to young home buyers. The annual report showed strong activity with 60 awaiting membership and plans for a second society hindered by tight finances.
Assemblies of God in Australia, Forbes Assembly lists schedule of services and meetings. Pastors R J Moulton lead open air meetings Saturday 6.30 pm and 11 am communion and fellowship Sunday with Sunday School and Adults' Bible Class at 3 pm. Evening evangelistic service 7.30 pm. Tuesday Dorcas 3 pm and 7.30 pm deepening spiritual life meeting. Thursday 7.30 pm Christ's Ambassadors meeting with bright music and fellowship. You are cordially invited to attend.
A whimsical, partly incoherent column blends sports banter with reader letters and social notes. It references golf basics with playful sarcasm, mentions hockey, tennis, and a parish hall club dance, and ends with a sardonic note about a correspondent labeled a social promoter.
A fragment from a 1900s paper features a boyish lament about social norms at a Scotch Ball and a public debate over men wearing trunks at town facilities. The writer questions traditions and etiquette while Ald Gunn faces a council critique on decency and licenses.
Citizens question a local ban on trunks at Forbes swimming centers. They ask why trunks are deemed indecent there while permitted elsewhere and why non aldermen oppose or support the ruling, suggesting inconsistencies in policy and public attire norms.
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