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Newspaper

Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Jul 21, 1942

Page

4

Church of England announces Masonic Lodge service

The Church announces next Sundays Evensong will feature Brethren of the Masonic Lodge adding ceremonial color. A special collection via Mr Muddle will aid the St Pauls Church sewerage project for the Rectory. The St Pauls Ladies Guild dances at the Majestic Theatre on Thursday for funds and tribute to Mrs Glover.

Church OF England Brethren of the Masonic Lodge Muddle Ladies' Guild Majestic Theatre

Presbyterian Hospitality Centre gains liberal support in Sydney

Subscriptions pour in for a new Presbyterian Hospitality Centre in Sydney to ease weekend bed shortages. Sister McDonald takes over Roma Hospital from Matron McCarthy, and new births bless Gloucester families including Mrs Vince Fitzgereld, Mrs Harry Bignell, Mrs Eric Fraser, and Mrs Bruce McSwan. Mrs Jones aims to meet Guild members after Sunday service as a tennis tournament nears in fort night. Rev. D Glyn Jones notes club gains a court marker and a new roller.

Presbyterian Sydney McDonald Roma Hospital McCarthy Gloucester Vince Fitzgereld Harry Bignell Eric Fraser Bruce McSwan Jones Guild

Editor's Comment on Church Notes Policy

An editorial note explains that ministers once could submit weekly church notes but the paper stopped accepting certain religious criticisms. The editor refuses to investigate statements from ministers and warns that future transgressions will revoke the column privilege. The piece stresses avoiding intra-church conflict amid wartime duties.

Advocate Subscriptions Due for July Quarter

The Advocate announces subscriptions for the quarter starting July are due now. It urges prompt payment, noting it cannot supply newspapers to non payers in current circumstances. The paper runs as a public service and seeks goodwill and cooperation from subscribers.

Advocate

Commercial Homebush Stock Sales Report

Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd report 1380 cattle yarded at Flemington today with a small showing of prime stock and majority useful light weights. Market unchanged. Knauer and Knauer Kempsey sold 9 bullocks to 20 18, H A Abbott Gloucester 12 steers to 15 2 averaging 14 12. Winchcombe Carson Ltd report 1880 cattle yarded with a firm opening. best dealers to 61 per 100 lbs, steers 48, heifers 44, bulls 44, cows 40.

Homebush Sydney Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd Flemington C Knauer Knauer Kempsey H. A. Abbott Gloucester Winchcombe Carson Ltd

Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle and Pigs Report

Maitland saleyards yarded 975 cattle and 45 bulls with prime cattle range. Prices rose about 10s a head, best heavies to £18 5s, mediums £14 15s, lights £11 10s. cows to £12 18s, med £5 15s. Calves see strong rates with best heavies £9 0d, mediums £14 0d. About 600 pigs, bacon weights firm at top rates. backfetters to 17s, heavy porkers 59s 6d to 68s 6d, slips and suckers 14s 6d to 29s 6d.

Maitland Eact

Gloucester Baby Health Centre attendance and statistics

The Gloucester Baby Health Centre report from the Director General of Public Health lists counts for the past month. Mothers visited by Sisters total 11 with 8 newborn visits and additional miscellaneous visits. new cases enrolled 4. babies weighed 4. meals given 4. expectant mothers advised 1. Infants under 1 year attended 61. under 2 years 2. total attendances 74. daily average 18.5.

Public Health E. Sydney Morris

Fines For Petrol Offences At Dorrigo

In Dorrigo Gregory R Pereira was fined for using Shellite and kerosene in his car without licenses, plus costs for two petrol tickets misused. Alfred Johnson was fined for his role, while Vance Noble Shaw faced a heavier penalty for issuing petrol without proper ration tickets and aiding a supply shortfall for railway sleepers.

Dorrigo Gregory R. Periera Pereira Alfred Johnson Vance Noble Shaw

Pretty wedding at Stroud Road Methodist Church

A highly decorative wedding on July 4 at 11 am united Ivy Beatrice Wood and Alan Leonard Hawkins at Stroud Road Methodist Church. The bride wore lace over taffeta with orange blossoms, while bridesmaid Nellie Ann Wood appeared in Cyclamen Lace. After a reception at the bride’s home, the couple departed for Newcastle aboard the 1 pm train.

Stroud Road Methodist Church Bowla A. J. Dempsey Ivy Beatrice Perce Wood James Hawkins Wilga Bowden T. A. Watkins Mendelsohn

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