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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1949
Page
2
The Department of Agriculture advises re spraying apple and other fruit trees after heavy rains which have harmed sprays and may allow codling moth and mildew in grapes. Wheat crops are advancing and not expected to be affected.
Will James Sand in Color and Action of West is acclaimed as even better than Smoky. Twentieth Century Fox outdoor drama WIN Jame Band opens tonight at Studio Theatre. The Technicolor film stars Mark Stevens Coleen Gray and Rory Calhoun in a Western today set in the Rocky mountains. Filmed on location in Durango Colorado under producers Basler and Louis King with cameraman Charles Clarke around Durango. It is the first major Technicolor production shot in the San Juan country in southwest Colorado.
Property warning posted by Advocate Office prohibits hunting shooting or trespassing on the Bern B Newell Standard site. Medium inked typewriter Fubbons offered at 24 each.
Warmer weather invites gardening with dahlias and zinnias. plant times, spacing, and care outlined for varied districts. Guidance covers bed preparation, watering, fertilizing, staking, and seasonal timelines from autumn to December in readiness for spring displays.
A long roster of local families, visits, weddings, births, and social arrivals in Forbes features extended mentions of residents and guests. Included are engagements, travel plans, and upcoming church and community events, with several notices of births at Crombie hospital and local homecomings.
The piece lists ornamental flowers suitable for ground cover and propagation from seeds this month. It mentions varieties such as Giant Grego Californian Oisnt Amercan Eeaity and popular cut flowers like Antirrhinums carnations lis g ne sophila marinaldy asterm zinnias and eolllardias, noting they should be grown a few inches apart to cover soil and shade roots.
Bad weather halted Australian parachute record attempt by Ethan Museen at Forbes aerodrome. He planned from 14 000 feet but rain and clouds limited to 8 000 feet. Museen, a New Zealander holidaying in NSW, did a display jump from a Tiger Moth with George Campbell. Spectators saw aerobatics as Campbell demonstrated. Museen’s jump ended in tragedy. his descent resulted in his death. The day included flight training sessions for Newcastle Aero Club scholarship candidates.
Five prize winning dahlia bulbs from district champion growers will be on sale Friday at Legacy’s Pair. The varieties include several named cultivars and promise vivid blooms.
The excerpt describes a queue dominated by familiar neighbors and a few unfamiliar faces as people wait to buy similar items. The atmosphere is chatty but orderly with steady, casual chatter about the event and shopping, illustrating ordinary retail life in England as observed by the Australian novelist Jon Cleary.
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