Christmas Hope for Korea Peace and Armistice Hopes
The article urges patience in Korean negotiations toward an armistice and prisoner exchange. It warns that failure could trigger a third world war and stresses that peace requires genuine desire, forgiveness, and mutual concessions from both U.N. and Communist sides. The piece frames Korea as a central global issue with a hopeful yet cautious outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Organisation
Korea
U.N.C
Local social notes from Ben Lomond and Armidale region
Personal notes recount Betty Bush’s return from Sydney to Ben Lomond for the New Year. F A Macaulay of Malpas Street is under treatment at Yaralla Repatriation Hospital. Several marriages are listed including Patricia McLeod to Jim Mould in Glen Innes, Dorothy Lockyer to Gordon Simpson in Armidale, and Nelly Simpson to Cecil Hallaran at St Mary of the Angels. Additional mentions cover Tony Ray’s holiday with parents on Malpas Street, visits of Holloway and family from Sydney, and Colin McLeod’s return home improved post specialist treatment in Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Bush
Ben Lomond
Sydney
F. A. Macaulay
Malpas Street
Yaralla Repatriation Hospital
Glen Innes
Patricia McLeod
South Guyra
Jim Mould
Armidale
Dorothy Lockyer
Bald Blair
Gordon Simpson
Black Mountain
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Nelly Simpson
Llangothlin
Cecil Hallaran
Felton
St. Mary of the Angels Church
Colin McLeod
Tony Harris plays cricket in Johannesburg with radio under shirt
Former Springbok rugby half back and South African batsman Tony Harris played cricket in Johannesburg on Saturday with a radio strapped under his shirt to hear the description of the South Africa Ireland game in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Harris
Springbok
Johannesburg
Dublin
Weatherproof motorcycle covers debut patent vinyl film
A new patent introduces a vinylized plastic film cover that fully shields motorcycles when idle. The cover rolls into a compact package fitting in a saddlebag, offering weather protection and portability for riders.
English family for Guyra invited to new home
Mr and Mrs G Ward of Willoween Wandsworth nominate a large English family from Kettlethorpe Lincolnshire to occupy their brick home. The family comprises a mother, father and 12 children seven boys five girls. They plan to leave England early in the new year as arrangements are made by the Sydney branch of the Church of England Immigration Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ward
Willoween
Wandsworth
Kettlethorpe
Lincolnshire
England
Eee
Sydney
Church of England Immigration Office
Vehicles Burnt In Two Separate NSW Incidents
Last Friday a Studebaker owned by Mr Herbert Bulmer of Yambaarin caught fire on the Dyamberin Road and was totally destroyed. On Sunday a Ford 3 ton truck driven by Mr J Romer of Sawtell, en route between the coast and Armidale, caught fire two miles from Guyra on the Ebor Road. The fire was initially extinguished but later reignited while stationary in Guyra, damaging the cabin and tabletop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Herbert Bulmer
New Books Add Spark Guyra Public Library Shelves
The Free Public Library unveils a wide new selection across subjects. Notable titles include works by Bar rett Isaacs Hurlock and Junod on war and humanitarian efforts. New agriculture, gardening, brickwork and driving manuals join music, travel and biography sections for diverse reader interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Poland
Germany
Japan
J. C. Flugel
Bureau of Current Affairs
Bailes
Department of Agriculture
United States of America
Claude Culpin
W. E. Shewell - Cooper
Julia Clements
Molloy
Hodge
Stuart
Australia
Jioth Gruner
Hans Heysen
Arthur Streeton
Daryl Lindsay
J. J. Hilder
Henry Wood
Stevens
Lee
Walter Hammond
Atre Court
Burma
Ww. Burchett
Tokyo
China
India
MacGuire
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hatch
Winston Churchill
Malcolm Thomson
Rememsher
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hooker
Rudyard Kipling
Hilton Brown
Lytton Strachey
Guyra Chamber Debates Post Office Lunch Hour
The Guyra and District Chamber of Commerce discussed keeping the post office counter open at lunch. Members argued for community service and equity with shops, while noting few Bradley Street shoppers at midday. The group adopted a resolution opposing lunch hour closure and urged authorities to maintain service.
Florence Nightingale Biography Draws Nursing Fans
A readable biography of Florence Nightingale appeals to anyone devoted to nursing, highlighting her pioneering work and enduring influence on the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Niguingsic
Carols by Candlelight at St James Church in Armidale region
Christmas carols, old and new, will be sung in St James Church of England next Sunday. The bishop of Armidale will give the address and attend a Christmas film service at a local aboriginal camp. Parochial Council meeting follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
St. James
Armidale
Tingha
Musical Society Christmas Party Delightful Evening
Seventeen members associates and friends gathered in the Parish Hall for the Christmas Party featuring community singing carols a music competition and items by the choir and the societies quartet. Neville Bothwell and Ian Fletcher sang beautifully with the Rev R F Kirby welcoming guests and Mr on Brown guiding the programme with Mr J Whiteford assisting. New members joined and Mr and Mrs Sid Kelly celebrated a silver wedding with cheers and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Society
Neville Bothwell
Ian Fletcher
R. F. Kirby
On Brown
J. Whiteford
Sid Kelly
P C Staff Picnic At Tenterden
The Guyra Post Office staff held their annual picnic at Tenterden last Sunday with swimming and tennis curtailed by wet weather. Several races were held and results include single ladies 75 yards L Cameron first, morse ladies 75 yards R Moore Holt second, men s 100 yards Bean first, H Running second, and various other events such as nail driving and broom throwing won by different staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyra
Tenterden
L. Cameron
B. Starr
Morse
R. Moore Holt
Cook
F.nson
Starr
Ee Wells
Hes
J. Tarrant
Postal Arrangements for Guyra Post Office Holiday Schedule
The Guyra Post Office will be closed on Christmas Day and Monday December 31 but will open 9 to 10 am on Boxing and New Year’s Day for all business except money orders and social service payments. Street mail receptacles close at 9 am and mail service at 10 am with no postman deliveries. Continuous telephone service remains available. Child endowment payments due on New Year’s Day will be paid Friday December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyra
Agronomist Appointed for Glen Innes District
Griffith official Frank York has been appointed by the Department of Agriculture as district agronomist for the Glen Innes region and will assume duty early next year. Currently H A Grantham oversees the district from Nowendoc to the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank York
Griffith
Glen Innes
York
H. A. Grantham
Nowendoc
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U.N.O
Tony Ray
de la Salle College
Mrs. J. Ray
Mrs. A. Holloway
Rs. Airk
Oban Street
W. Wright
Brisbane
Hiscox
J. Ray
Keee
Convent Fund
Uralla
Inverell Ambulance Board
The
Presbyterian Women’s Guild
C.W.A
Guyra Public Library
Free Public Library
Chamber . OF Commerce
Guyra and District
P. Jones
Cleary
C. Marshall
Hudson
C.P.S
Parker
Bradley Street
North West County Council
Police Department
Ollera Street
Shire Council
Federated Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
R. W. Hudson
D. Parker
L. P. Archibald
W. J. Hill
J. Cleary
F. Quin
G. White
F. Roach
B. Graham
Weather Report
Musical Society's
What I
Beesley & Sons
P.C
Agronomist
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