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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 10, 1940
Page
5
Industrial Sunday speeches at Quaintong Methodist Church focused on Christian social order and world peace. The sermon urged Christian practitioners to prioritize spiritual wealth over material wealth and to pursue just economic conduct within society.
Large crowd watches the final of the tennis association event on the Lakes Course with Central Lake defeating Kanagulk. Local and visiting players compete in mixed doubles and singles, matching strong rivalries as score totals show Central Lake 108 games to Kanagulk 102.
The Red Cross Society held its monthly meeting on Tuesday with 26 present. Miss J Nattriss spoke of her Melbourne visit and stressed the need for girls to drive and administer first aid. Prizes were awarded for games and a social tea followed. Returns from the day included gifts for soldiers and knitting items. Weather affected attendance at Pim Pinko and District branch, but £3 18s was raised at a golf club opening, and a Sunday School anniversary concert featured various performances.
An advertisement touts Charmosan face powder as restoring youthful tone and fragrance for women. It emphasizes smoother, younger looking skin and a pleasing perfume, claiming the product revives beauty with daily use.
After a prolonged dry period, rains fell in Salt Lakes with the first big fall on April 24 delivering an inch. The month-end total rose to 29.9 points versus 29.1 last year, and four months rainfall reached 35.3 points against 53.0 the prior year.
Farmers press seeding amid a harsh drought in 1839 with ground in good order for sowing. Early sown crops appear along the river as grass and clover respond to recent rains. Miss Gladys Dewar receives tender in the Methodist School Hall on Tuesday.
A leap year dull will be staged in the new hall on Tolar May 2 with undo flor and music arranged. Prices are moderate and music and flor arrangements are assured.
The monthly Waterworks Trust meeting chaired by Cam Bowen notes flushing of mains, laid four inch asbestos cement pipes on Farth Avenue, and ongoing work on dead end mains. Financials show April 30 balance, accounts passed for payment, and reports from engineers on rededration. Employment discussion references use of unemployed labor via Government Labor Bureau.
A vintage advertisement fragment shows Charmosan face powder marketed across stores and chemists. The ad notes a large double-sized box and bold branding, implying broad availability in drapery and chemist shops.
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