Best Wishes Wow A Merry Xmas And foppy New Year
Rod Burgess sends holiday greetings in a brief community note, wishing neighbors a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The casual item highlights local goodwill from the named resident.
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
1
Rod Burgess sends holiday greetings in a brief community note, wishing neighbors a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The casual item highlights local goodwill from the named resident.
The granite cornerstone of the 65 million dollar United Nations Secretariat Building was laid during a special outdoor session in New York. President Truman called the act an act of faith and spoke to over 10,000 attendees, including delegations from 69 member nations. Dzingfu F. Tsiang and Sir Mohammed Zafrulla Khan sat in the background as vice-presidents of the General Assembly.
Wheat growers in defined regions prepare for orderly shipments as railways begin shifting harvests from Horsham silos. Horsham Flour Mill manager Mr Risamann says storage capacity of 400000 bushels should cope, with 490000 bushels expected and some congestion inevitable. McRae and Natimuk officials report ready silos and two self contained hopper systems enabling high daily throughput, while forecasts suggest 150000 deliveried to silos and 220000 to 250000 to be trucked away.
Admiral Louis Denfeld, former Chief of Naval Operations, declines an offer to become US Naval Commander in Europe. AAP dispatch quotes him blaming a damage to his prestige from a demotion and notes his removal from the Operations Office. The Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews is referenced in the report as overseeing the matter.
The Farmers' Competition Association of the Department of Agriculture announced winners in the wheat competition. Jan Dahlenburg junior captured second prize with Pinnacle with 87 points, while G Fisher of St Helens earned third with 96 points. Dahlenburg senior’s Pinnacle crop scored highly and will represent Horsham, continuing a family legacy. The 148-49 yield set Australasian records at 681 bushels per acre despite rust, praised by Agricultural Minister Dennett at the Horsham Grand National Show.
A 11-year-old migrant, Eugen Bochniak of Horsham, was struck by a utility truck on Firebrace Street while riding home from work. Driver Deval Jack Schumann, of Rose Street, Horsham, followed a car backing out when Bochniak swung right to pass. Bochniak fell unconscious after the collision on the bitumen road.
Fifteen pacsereseemen in the Wimmera Fase Hospital wards received culls of mones from the BSL on Wednesday night. Lackwan got a Christmas present, and the Horshant BS branch secretary J. Gilbert and his wife made the presentations. The distributions were statewide and funded from RSA headquarters funds to Met hourne.
An unusual wind incident flipped a sivton wool truck during a gust on a highway near Westone, causing damage and temporary disruption. Emergency crews worked as the vehicle was righted and the scene cleared.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Bennett's Parlor offering picnics sporting trips and day tours with leases and drives. Several garbled phrases reference holidays, December, leases, and locations like White Hart and Wiley, but core details are unclear.
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