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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1937
Page
3
A humorous Melbourne essay frames bowls as a religion for the writer, tracing how the game transformed his life from lukewarm interest to deep devotion. He recalls early skepticism, later club involvement, social joys on summer greens, and the moral uplift from bowls, concluding it is his faith and salvation.
Sunday October services listed for multiple denominations including Church of England, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational in Gloucester Nabiac Tipperary Bowman Farm Carltonville Craven Stroud and surrounding areas with times from 11:15 to 7:30 and planned by various pastors and church committees.
The article outlines methods to manage silverfish damage in stored materials. It notes their nocturnal behavior and suggests kerosene-pyrethrum spray mixtures prepared by soaking pyrethrum powder in kerosene, straining, and adding methyl salicylate. It also describes a poison ball recipe using water, sugar, flour, and either barium fluoride or zinc borate, spread on white cardboard cards for monitoring and control.
Two big features at the Majestic Theatre present Shirley Temple in China plus Penrod and Sam. Temple performs in a daring Shanghai romance with a glamorous cast, while Penrod and Sam, a classic Booth Tarkington story adapted to film, stars Billy Mauch and Harry Watson.
A Friday incident in Tyrell Street near the Shire Chambers saw a motor truck and a parked car roll away within minutes of each other. The truck, started with the engine running, swerved, bumped down a bank, and halted near Church Street without causing injuries or damage. A second car, parked outside Wilson’s home, seized steering and struck a pole before stopping near a tree, again with no serious damage. Councillors at the finance meeting across the window remained unperturbed. A freak pig birth on Nana Creek with two joined carcasses and multiple limbs was reported, dying shortly after birth.
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