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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jan 07, 1941

Page

3

Church Services January 12 schedule across Gloucester and surrounding areas

Church of England services at Gloucester Copeland Craven and Stroud areas listed with times 7.30 pm and 3 pm. Congregational Upper Bowmari Craven Plateau and Barrington have 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm sessions led by Pastor Martens. Stroud District Baptist Church notes Thursday 9th Gloucester 7:20 pm Saturday 11th Craven 7:30 pm Sunday 12th Stratford 11 am Ward's River 2:30 pm Strouss 7:20 pm Wednesday 15th Girvan 7:30 pm led by Pastor A. E. Baker.

Church of England Gloucester Copeland Captain Cowland Upper Bowmari Craven Plateau Upper Barrington Martens Stroud District Baptist Church Craven Stratford Ward's River Strouss Girvan A. E. Baker

Maitland and Sydney cattle sales show stronger market

Reports from Sydney and Maitland stock sales indicate cattle yardings of about 1426 at Sydney and 1100 fat cattle at Maitland. Prices rose 10 to 20 shillings for various classes with bullocks to £28 5s and cows to £12 10s. Calves and pigs also showed brisk demand and firmer values.

Sydney Winchcombe, Carson Ltd Maitland

Revived practice of hanging in effigy across history

The article traces effigy use from ancient rituals to modern protests. It notes figures like Benedict Arnold and targeted politicians in the United States, mentions wartime burnings of the Kater, and cites global customs including Guy Fawkes and Judas effigies. It ends with a Malay practice of using back to back wax figures to provoke discord.

America Benedict Arnold Philadelphia New York Durin Kater Guy Fawkes England Judas France Duke of la Valette

Ward's River Red Cross Celebrates First Birthday Dance

The acting secretary reports a grand evening at Bot tum's Hall on Friday 6 December marking the Ward's River Red Cross Society's first anniversary. Proceeds support the Red Cross Day Appeal with the Birthday Ceremony, gifts to Mrs Mackay, and a two tier cake. Annual report praises community support, lists card parties dances tennis and a ball, with £88 13 1 in material and £46 cash raised. total effort 2313 1. The event also featured prizes, dancing, and community singing, ending with Auld Lang Syne.

River Red Cross Society Bottum’s River Red Cross Red Cross McKevett Mackay The Stroud Road Red Cross V. Shanley J. Relf F. Lambley R. McKevett Tam

Kill Every Fly You See Use Vengeance Now

A dramatic exhortation warns that house flies carry disease from manure and spit cups of consumptives. It urges immediate action to swat and kill flies on sight, citing doctors and scientists who link flies to typhoid fever infantile diarrhoea and other illnesses.

Mystery Woman Irxmaier Career Revealed From Vienna to Washington

A Vienna born woman of forty six known as Anna Irxmaier is described as Japan's public enemy No 1. For three years Japanese agents hunted her and a £50 000 price is on her head. She supplies arms to Chiang Kai-shek and guides China’s national resistance while traveling worldwide by five airplanes with a large staff and secretaries. Her life began as a poor shorthand typist, learned languages including English French Spanish and Greek, and after her husband was taken as a Russian prisoner she traveled to Siberia and China to secure his escape. She rose from clerk to bank director and later helped China obtain arms and credits, aided by Russian ties and European and American connections. Condensed from Uj Kelet Cluj Romania.

Anna Irxmater Tokio London Chungking Washington Madame Irxmaier China Chiang Kai-shek Japan Anna Vienna Stockerau Irxmeiee Galicia H E Siberia Brest-Litovsk Russia Siberian Shanghai Anna Irxmaier Dr. Kung Anna Iremaier Central Asia Europe America Canton Yunnan Uj Kelet Cluj Rumania

Frayed Sample Text About Petrol Wages and Rations

An unreadable fragment mentions petrol and rations with garbled wording. It hints at price or power issues and a promise of something rapid or guaranteed for a large quantity, but the text is incomplete.

Insect Spray Ad Promotes Home Fly Control

An old advertisement extols using Fly-Tox as a fast economical solution to eradicate flies inside homes, touting its effectiveness against pests and offering a practical cleaning approach.

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