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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
2
The Quandialla and BtibRater committees have spent considerable time organizing their show events. Local officials noted ongoing efforts and planning details, with confusion in the public notes and uncertain dates for the forthcoming program.
Brenda Marshall, once a brunette co star in 1940s films, plans a career comeback after years away. She last appeared in 1949 before marrying an outlaw and later re enters light entertainment with future projects in a Western themed role.
Three Grange police officers resigned after a confrontation in Hedoree. Detective Sregen Ray Rend led the inquiry. Detective Hen Pyrite of Pores reported the wiretapping incident.
The column records numerous engagements and social events in Forbes and surrounding towns. It lists engagements involving families such as Preuss Salisbury and Smith Salish iced, plus local weddings, birthdays, and church notices. It notes travels, visits, illnesses, hospital stays, and funerals, with names like Neil Bath, Kathleen Bayh, and Mrs. Stockhelm, reflecting a bustling community week.
A Letter to Three Wives opens at the Studio Theatre with Joseph L. Mankiewicz directing and co writing the screenplay. The cast includes Paul Douglas Kirk Douglas and Jeffery Lann with Linda Darnell Anne Sothern and Jeanne Crain as three wives madly in love, while their husbands deal with fidelity and dominance themes. The Royal Sydney Show hosts a related competition for a trophy donated by Mr. Brian Preeti with events resembling the Golden Lamb Trophy format at the show.
A 20 year prices survey by Market and Consumer Research Pty Ltd led by Stuart Lacy compares 1928 with 1948 levels for 322 item lines, showing advert ised goods up 19.48 percent and unadvertised items up 66.5 percent. The study notes data from official price lists and newspaper ads and highlights the challenge of locating prices across decades.
Cannon and Matthews were married at St Josephs Church in a ceremony conducted by Rev Toohey. Attendants included John Daley of Sydney and Marie Cannon with family members carrying the rites. Best man Mick McChun of Sydney officiated as witness in the trimmed report.
A plan to honor the Orange district poet Banjo Paterson is proposed by Orange Historical Society. Dr J Mo Caldwell, president of the Conobolas Shire Council, suggested the move at the society’s inaugural meeting.
Classified notice lists Lachlan Leica Service at One Mile Bar Hankin Street Forbes seeks inquiries by phone Forbes 141 with contact details and business scope in a readable arrear.
A brief item notes a publication by Forbes under the label Newspaper Go Pry Ltd Backlandt Portes. The fragment hints at a corporate or publishing context and references a period style naming. No further events or results are evident in the unreadable text.
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