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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1951
Page
1
A compact 1920s era ad lists items such as nylon and silk hosiery, gloves in fabric and mesh, handbags in various styles and shades, children’s bags and baskets, boxed handkerchiefs, sewing baskets, umbrellas and sunshades, necklaces, brooches, manicure sets, brush sets, Cyclax gifts, all with sequential prices.
17 piece luncheon set priced at 5 pounds 54 by 54 inches. Supper cloth and napkin set 17 piece priced from 36 shillings 6 pence to 10 pounds 12 shillings. Oswan sheets 80 by 90 inches priced 84 shillings 9 pence. Linen tea towels 11 pence 8 farthings per pair.
The Manilla school staged a successful concert with infants and primary pupils performing jingle bells, a Scottish incident, and a German carnival piece. The program featured singing, piano and accordion items, dances, and a final secondary class play with strong scenery and lively acting.
At the final Mayitla RSL Branch meeting plans were set for the 1952 Anzac Ball to be held on Friday before Anzac Day. Details of time and venue were discussed by members.
A rough note describes light rain in Manilla on Sunday morning with a heavy storm Monday. It records 39 points of rainfall by Monday morning at the local Post Office, with unclear phrasing and fragmented OCR text.
At a Manilla Sub Branch RSL meeting, members decided to write to the Manilla Race Club requesting a reply to a letter previously sent. The motion accused the club of making serious allegations against RSL members about fair conduct at Race Meetings.
All members and associates are asked to attend the club at Holse Op on Sunday 16th for an associates and members draw. The match will take place at 2 30 p.m.
Mr Vere thanked Mr Collins and the teaching staff for untiring help in preparing the items and ensuring the Function's success. He also expressed season's greetings and acknowledged accompanist Miss Bridgen and others who assisted in many ways.
The Palais screens Winchester 73 Tuesday and Wednesday with James Stewart Shelley Winters Dan Duryea and a stellar cast in a frontier saga about a prized rifle. A bonus feature Eagle Lion outdoor Technicolor drama The Big Cat stars Lon Mya Catlister Peggy Ann Giple and Prest One with a wild cougar sequence claimed to be thrilling.
At the Manilla sub branch of the RSL a Friday night meeting bade farewell to Mr F W Vere who will soon leave Manilla for Dubbo. President Mr Duprez called it an unhappy moment yet offered congratulations on his promotion. Vere has been a longtime active member and contributed time and energy to branch work. Speakers endorsed the praise and Vere thanked them for donations to the Rural School prizes, hoping for future support from his successor.
A quirky notice notes a December 15 Xmas dance event linked to film figures Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette. The fragmentary text hints at a Western movie or studio promotion with a camera jump gag and an Outcast of Black Mesa reference.
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