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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1951
Page
2
The piece celebrates United Nations Week and UNO’s work to promote world peace amid criticism of its failures. It argues international contact is inevitable, warns of existential stakes, and credits UNO with fighting ignorance hunger and disease while urging long term, constructive action to avert global catastrophe.
Personal notices include visits by Mrs. A. Bagley to Mr. and Mrs. W. Prisk in Guyra and Mrs. E. Cullen visiting Moree. Mr. Les Madden may enter a Red Cross centre for treatment as improvement is reported. Births listed: David Paul Cullen on October 7 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tierney on October 15.
The Guyra branch of the National Fitness Movement met at Shire Chambers to push a community youth hall and a log cabin camp at Woolbrook. Delegates agreed on coordinating with the Recreational Reserve Trust, planned a sports day for Easter Monday, and endorsed a play centre funded partly by government support.
MGM presents a vibrant Technicolor musical starring Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen with Red Skelton in a straight dramatic role. Arlene Dahl, Keenan Wynn, Gloria De Haven and Phil Regan join a starry cast tracing Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby from a Coney Island meeting to Broadway, London and film success.
At the Guyra P and C Association meeting head master J Whiteford said two prefabricated school buildings will ease accommodation for years. Department of Education supplied modern furniture and rooms will be painted with verandah handrails. Treasurer reports £60 5s 4d credit. Annual bazaar tomorrow October 24 at Oddfellows Hall with stalls assigned to various members and groups.
The National Fitness Committee plans a stall on November 30 and December 1 to raise funds for the play centre. A prize dinner competition will feature contributions sent to Mrs F J Parsons of Ollera Street. Hospital Auxiliary raffle profits reached £30, and thanks are offered for generous donations.
Canberra reports woolgrowers will receive refunds totaling £45,000,000 by late November, Acting Commerce Minister Senator McLeay announced. He noted the funds come from the 74 percent levy, with arrangements between the Australian Wool Realisation Commission and the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers enabling payments to growers via wool brokers already handling their wool.
Norman Hicks aged 47 died at Inverell District Hospital from injuries after a bicycle collision with a car on Tingha Road five miles from Inverell. He suffered a fractured skull a badly broken right leg and a fractured left arm. Hicks had long Inverell ties and died Monday after being hospitalised.
The document lists Hudson, K Parsons, J White ford, D Moore, L T Starr and Rev C G Mathieson as attendees along with Mesdames F Parsons, R W Hudson and C Ditton. Misses Anne Parry, Marjorie Mitchell, and Doreen Ditton are noted with apologies from Mrs W Drahserh and Messrs F Quin and C Little.
The new Methodist Church at Brockley in the Guyra district will be officially opened on Saturday November 3 at 2 30 pm. It was built by voluntary labour with timber donated by the community and features blue and cream interior decor and a stained glass window. The 80 seat church cost about £450 with half already raised. donations may be given to Mr Allen Pearson. Trustees have extended its use to Anglican and Presbyterian congregations.
Weeklong readings at the Guyra post office recorded temperatures rainfall and barometric pressure. Daily data show fluctuating highs and lows with notable rainfall events and consistent barometric trends throughout the period.
Shop now for a 10 percent reduction on all IEs shoes. This special opportunity invites buyers to purchase new footwear at lowered prices, with Box 15 handling inquiries and orders.
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