12 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Grenfell Record And Lachlan District Advertiser
Location
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1938
Page
1
The Post Office warns of exceptionally heavy year end mail with a record 16 percent increase and heavy overseas postings. Urges early posting and correct addressing to ensure delivery before Christmas. Parcels with perishables must reach Sydney by Thursday 22 December. Penny cards posted with limit and non sealed flap.
Sunday December 18 church notices list Christmas social for Boy Scouts, Christmas tree, Sunday School prize, and Holy Communion times across Church of England, St. Peter’s Caragabal, Trinity, St. Paul’s Warraderry, and Cowra Road. Presbyterians in Grenfell, Greenethorpe, and Cowra Road share service times and Holy Communion dates. Seventh Day Adventist and Salvation Army schedules noted for upcoming Saturday and weekday meetings.
An advertisement promotes an electric razor gift for boys for Christmas. The "Shick" razor is featured at Tresilian and Dun Grepfell Pty. Ltd with contact Phony 157.
First Sunday Caragabal 730 am Pullabooka 900 am Second Sunday Bimbi 800 am Piney Range 1000 am Third Sunday Caragabal 900 am Pullabooka 730 am Fourth Sunday Piney Range 800 am Bimbi 1000 am Fifth Sunday Alternate 800 and 200 between Ooma and Warraderry Masses at Grenfell 730 and 930 am Sundays Baptisms Saturdays 800 am All marriage banns must be published in time for banns notices.
A notice states printed and published by Harold Sydney Howarth and Cedric Somerville Howarth at their olive Mainatreet Grenfell, indicating local publishing duties and ownership.
The Grenfell District Hospital board met at the Literary Institute with members including Fourdrinier, Moore, Rabbets, Simon, Chivers, Reid, Simpson, Thompson and Witcombe. They discussed electric lighting, grocery supplies, staff changes, a patient discharge to an old men’s home, tender calls for 12 months ending Jan 1940, and a donation deposit. Water pipes to the theatre were installed, with attention to a long-stay patient case and general staff changes.
Hospital statistics show in patient counts by gender for October 31 1938 and November 30 1958 with daily averages and discharge totals. Financial records detail donations subscriptions and balances including CWA Building Fund and mystery deposits, plus outstanding cheques and November report figures.
London optometrist D J Bono F LO of Orange Optician will visit Grenfell on a date to be announced. Appointments may be arranged at Edwards' Pharmacy with a consulting room at the Royal Hotel.
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