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Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Oct 15, 1937

Page

5

Wheat crops suffer from dry weather across district

News of the Week reports continued dry spells weakening wheat yields in Albert Tottenham and Wirrinva districts though rain could still bring relief. HDA adviser H Bartlett toured the area noting crops from three to seven bags. Parkes Aero Club pushes for an aerodrome project with municipal council support. Memorial beacon plans face Civil Aviation Board input. Technical Education Advisory Council forms after inspiring talk by Gaymer. local interest rises.

H. Bartlett HDA Albert Tottenham Humber Wirrinva Parkes Aero Club Parkes PF. Leask Western Association of Aero Clube Forbes Orange Club Condobolin Club Subatarine Grmnes Memorial Committee Civil Aviation Board

New Central Western Bowling Association Formed At Grenfell

New body formed when South Western District Bowling Association delegates met at Grenfell. A resolution created the Central Western Association to include Parkes Canowindra Peak Hill Condobolin and possibly Molong. Jima Cobley Parkes was elected president and J Walsh Parkes secretary treasurer. Official season openings set at Peak Hill October 26 Canowindra November 3 Parkes November 10 Forbes November 17 Condobolin November 24. Grenfell moves to Southern Association with Cowra Young Harden. other section includes Cootamundra Temora Gundagai Ariah Park.

Bouth-Western Parkes Canowindra Putternon Stringer Old Association Jas, Cobley, Jr Livingstone J. Walsh Rodgers Peak Hill Young Rabbets Stewart Grenfell Messrs Fourdrinier Armatrong Cenithal-Western Association Canowithdra Condobolin Molong Jima Cobley Parkes Peak Hiii Forbes Condobolla Grenfell Wil Southern Association Cowra Young and Harden Cootamundra Temora Gundagai Ariah Park

Australian Motorists Petrol Co announces marketing plans

The Australian Motorists Petrol Co Ltd reports rapid progress since registration with plans to begin marketing petrol and oil to New South Wales motorists. Demand for franchises has created a large storage terminal at Sydney and another near Newcastle. The company secured Australian rights to an efficient all electric automatic petrol vendor and arranged supply of high grade products. Capital subscriptions exceed 250000 pounds of the original 100000 target, with the remainder open to public subscription.

Australian Motorists Petrol Co. Ltd Fies New South Wales Motorists Petrol Co. Frattchise Sydney Meweastle Australian Motorists Petrol Co

Parkes Feissalities and Local Health News In Brief

Technical education in Parkes and local social notes headline a round of health and holiday news. Dozens of residents are mentioned including Eddie Freestane confined to bed with pleurisy, Bert Bastion visiting Parkes, and Melville King injuring an eye at work and heading to Orange for care.

Schofield Noel Ryde Parkes Afra Lichofield Eddie Freestane Curmjang Street Mise Bert Bastion Griffith Io Parkes Rwest Wand J.D Miller Blathon JW Smith Close Street Melville King Hill Street Mesum Mitchell and Co Bogan Street Lorgerne King Wilcox High Street Forbes M. Jolly Sydney Mitchell Street Cecily Hull AU Street John Davis Mialn Valeria Hogan Jeff Parkes Cooma Wm Ward Brett Patho

Flannery Cup Match Rescheduled After Rain

Owing to rain last Saturday night the Forbes term team dic mot jour ney to Wyalong for the Flannery Cup. The match will now be played next Sunday with Forbes as originally selected.

Forbes Wyalong

Can This Be Dixie and Sabotage at Studio Theatre

Studio offers Can This Be Dixie a lively musical cabaret style feature with an unusual cast led by Slim Bummerville Helen Wood Thomas Beck Gara Haden Claude Gillingwater Donald Cook and others. Also showing Hitchcock's Sabotage with Sylvia Sidney Oscar Homolka John Loder Desmond Tester promises suspense and strong performances in a tale of modern sabotage.

Jie ‘Withers Uncle Tom's Cabin Bewt Ginger Jane Faer Smart Slim Bummerville Helen Wood Thomas Beck Gara Haden Claude Gillingwater Donald Cook Studio Theatre Moncey Sylvia Sidney Alfred Hitchcock Sylvia Bidney Oscar Homolks John Loder Deswond Tester

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