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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
5
The report covers a Methodist Church gathering with inclement weather and few worshipers, especially at night. A preacher urges sincere faith, criticizes insincerity and greed, and calls for humility and unity to seek God’s will. The sermon emphasizes seeing the dawn after darkness and living to advance the Kingdom of God.
Red Cross State wide appeal fixed for Saturday June 19 in Forbes. Mrs F H Harris donated £34 Min F Anderson Bergen Park. basket items include dressed sheep and poultry. Prizes include a crystal nine piece dressing table set at Renards Pharmacy. tickets at Mengers and Leach. Support the stall at the street and donate to help the sick and wounded.
Unreserved furniture sale announced with multiple listings. Assemblies of God evangelistic services held Sunday Tuesday Thursday at 7 40 pm under Pastor Enticknap. Additional notices show May 29 services in Portes Eugowra and Forbes with morning and evening times led by Rev Athol J Brooks and others.
Forbes Chamber of Commerce reports seven new members enrolled at the May meeting. Other business covered includes timber ringbarking on Cowra Road T.5.R’s, postwar reconstruction schemes, a potential prisoners of war camp, and experiments with growing soya beans on a local plot. Delegates discussed footway improvements, vegetable dehydration, sleeping berth allocations, and ammunition supply controls linked to pest eradication and War Agricultural Committee.
A suggestion from Mr. A Ison on straw collection was deferred until his next meeting. Motion by Mesara A J Gunn and HK Ford directs the Railway Commissioners Blanes to enter the length of Forbes platform and reconsider lighting improvements for the platform at night.
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