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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1936
Page
1
A compact, rough-edged scribble hints at a local piece about tough themes and gritty observations. It mentions indeterminate figures and scattered phrases reflecting a busy street level view of community life and personal struggle.
A fiery letter dispute centers on establishing a universal Saturday half holiday. Forbes Development League members and local residents weigh civic, social, and economic impacts, arguing for or against the change and its effect on rural and town life.
During a Forbes R A and H Association meeting on Saturday, Mr D J Sweeney moved to alter member privileges regarding free entries. the proposal, treating entry fees as too liberal, was carried. Mr F B Lance offered an amendment granting a 9 to 10 percent reduction in all entry fees while preserving other privileges.
Mr H Brown a resident engineer at the Daroobalgic meatworks and his wife faced a near electrocution while returning from Forbes on a fierce Tuesday night storm. In a rain swept area their motor car slid into a flooded trench and a live electric line nearby arced but they survived after Brown leaped free and helped his wife to safety.
Text appears garbled but references desire for unity and shared purpose during difficult times. Mentions notable terms like nations, progress, and cooperation.
In Bathurst the Forbes Wrazlers meeting endorsed opposing proposed Saturday afternoon closing. Chairman Merk f Eierbert Hoth led the debate while supporters argued against the midweek holiday. The audience, once favoring a Saturday half holiday, now rejected midweek timing and insisted on maintaining the current schedule.
Forbes bowlers defeated Grenfell 117 to 5 in a four rinks friendly at local greens last Wednesday afternoon. Competing teams listed several players including Weir, Vebennan, Mok, and others, with details of rink pairings and match results, while Grenfell’s side featured Magtraves, Stringer, Dunn and Moenelh.
A vintage style note praises Langton as a stage beauty and promotes Charme aan free power face powder. It extols long lasting charm, freckles the scent, and claims instant allure for the wearer as in an Australian tele tribute.
An old advertisement promotes Charmosan face powder in all shades and a suntan variant, with bold packaging and a large box option. It touts Charmeazan Cold Cream to cleanse and smooth the skin, claiming it reduces wrinkles and crow’s feet with a nightly massage, and notes tube pricing and wide availability.
Wheatley, who has chaired the Forbes Pastures Protection Board for six years, was reelected for a seventh term at a meeting that opened with a bare quorum. Directors Goodsell and Tomkins supported Wheatley, while Beery opened and thanked members after the decision.
Forbes Golf Club announces a midweek draw to speed play with starts before 2 PM. Pairings list members including Woollett, Hobe, Markay, Cobbler Slee, Poplin, Elbe, Hynde, Sweeney, Nixon, Thane, Cooksedge, Munley, Clarke Davie, Garrant, Wedges, Payten, Stteyeen, Low, Wage, Dowdle, Harrison, Gerrard, Booth, Booth Jones, Booth Morley, and many others. Final rounds on May 28 and 36 feature Miss Booth winning the opening round with Mrs. Morley second. upcoming draws on May 18 and 36 list additional matchups with numerous members and wives noted.
Alexander Smith faced a Forbes Police Court on the charge of driving his brother’s registered car on the Forbes Cowra Road March 10. The case collapsed when his sworn testimony contradicted police statements and the magistrate gave him the benefit of the doubt, noting the lack of direct personal knowledge about the prior night’s car use.
May 1 to August 31 deliveries taken after 12 noon on Saturdays. Phone 84 Forbes.
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