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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1946
Page
1
A collage of wartime casualty figures for Hamburg, housing woes in Paris, Swiss shipping rights, Allied European occupation film plans, pet return policies for service dogs, a gramophone sleep study at Carnegie Hall, and other brief items.
A British secret service report shows Austrian letters marked for investigators contained abbreviations that, when arranged, formed a hidden message. The finding suggests a covert memo embedded using the letter O and a seeming gimmick to fit a typewritten page.
The Post Office Hotel has changed hands from Percy McDonald to John Hamilton McKelger in Forbes Licensing Court. The new licensee, who previously held a cow license at Grafton, plans to accommodate travelers with meals and a reliable supply of meat in the future.
Dr E Davis told Goo bang Shire Council last Tuesday that he would oppose any move to establish an egg grading floor at Parkes. The Portes and District Chamber of Commerce backed the idea but the council chose to take no action, while farmers feared loss if they had surplus eggs.
The Board of Fire Commissioners led by Hon T J Smith visited Forbes to present long service medals to Ald A Smith and Bar to Long Service Medal to Fireman P J Williams and Bag to Long Service Medal to Fireman J W Girdham. Officials cited postwar adjustments and ongoing headquarters support for rural brigades.
Representatives from the commission visited Forbes to assess fire brigades and praise standards. H J Skelton spoke of long association with fire service and public responsibility. Deputy Chief J Griffith lauded 100 percent efficiency and station upkeep. Fireman P J Williams received a long service bar amid recounting firefighting experiences.
Forbes residents and Forbes Municipal Council pressed Main Roads Department for a new two way traffic concrete bridge at Bates Bridge on the Lake Forbes end of Lachlan Street. The Chamber of Commerce urged action after repeated unanswered letters. A plan for pedestrian access was included and support sought from NAM A and RACA.
A taxi collided with a large sheep transport lorry at the intersection of Gremse and Rankin Streets last Monday afternoon. Driver H C Styles of Flint Street Porches was unhurt along with a woman passenger while lorry driver J G McDougall of Queen Street Forbes sustained minor injuries. Forbes Police, led by Sgt George Andrews, continued investigations last Wednesday into the accident cause.
A short excerpt shows a family moment with a mother and two daughters in casual dialogue. John admires a girl as the town’s prettiest, Ann the elder speaks softly of respect, while the other lines hint at affection and a product plug for Creme Charmosa.
A fragment cryptically lists items like Creme Charmosan and Tubes years from your font with unusual wording. The note appears as a misread OCR line offering examples such as 2d and L/- and lacks a clear news event.
Sergt Andrews arrested J in Lawlor Greet at 1.50 pm Oct 19 on a charge of stealing. A parcel dropped from his pocket containing asherts trousers and a charterchief. The defendant claimed he found the parcel. Mrs Wells had bought the goods and left them in a motor bag. The PM did not offer a fine due to previous theft convictions.
A three month trial period will run with weekly round trips. Schedule shows Thursday departures from Parkes via Forbes and Grenfell to Young and Harden with specific times. Friday returns from Harden to Parkes and Forbes to Parkes with listed arrival times.
Vested case in the elucal Police Court involving Lachlan Street area figures Morals ang Zinsia Pigewmpeper Co Pig Ltd as the owners of the company. Details read as the oles of the Company Lachlan Street.
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