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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1954
Page
2
Dr Louis Johnson is convalescing after illness and will not resume professional duties before August 3. Neil Woolfe has returned from holidays with his mother and sister at Murrurundi.
A weekend start at The Championships features close first round tennis and an upset as Jack Bell defeats Ron Robinson in three sets. Notable matches include G Leech against A McDon and P Witherdin versus I Handley as players eye progression toward Sunday play.
In first grade Armidale beat Manilla 39 to 15 while North defeated West 10 to 7 Werris Creek beat Walcha 14 to 11 and Uralla overwhelmed East 21 to 4 In second grade Manilla won 14 to 12 over Armidale Worth defeated West 5 to 5 Werris Creek 10 beat Walcha 3 Uralla 8 defeated East 0 In juniors Armidale 10 beat Manilla 3 North 6 defeated West 0 Werris Creek 40 beat Walcha 0 Uralla 10 beat East 0 Next weekend matches set with Walcha vs Manilla Armidale vs West North vs Uralla East vs Werris Creek
Mitzi Gaynor stars as Eva Tanguay in a Technicolor musical at the Palais on Tuesday and Wednesday. David Wayne and Oscar Levant co star with Bob Graham as principal men in the legendary showgirl’s life told through three men. Marilyn Maxwell and Susan Ball appear in supporting roles.
Weekend bowls action featured Trevor Price defeating Reg Brady 32-25 in A singles while Chas Hayward’s team took the Club Fours 30-21 over Les Campbell. Jack Cocking beat Frank Coorey 31-9 in B singles. Noel Simpson impressed Braydy, scores 150-115. In Pairs the Taylors lost to Reg Bray and Trevor Price 31-19, while Albert Blanch and Arthur White beat Jim Byrnes and Gore 31-6. A. Maskill fell to A. Davis 112s-151 in Consistency.
Friday notices in Manilla outline an annual general meeting for a hospital subscribers group with agenda items including reports and accounts. Housing Commission tender notices invite sealed bids for Job P. 8 B. A/210B and related works with deposit and viewing details from Mint Building Sydney through August 31 1954. Also listed are used cars for sale a Ford V8 and a 1935 Dodge sedan, local honey for sale, and Chevrolet trucks becoming available again from Clifton’s Pty Ltd.
Tenders are invited for the purchase demolition and removal of a part house at 152 Namoi Street North Manilla. Tenders close at the Express office on Monday August 23 1954. Printed and published by George Arthur Greaves Manilla NSW for the attention of Jeff Chandler in Universals East of Sumatra at the Palais on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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