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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
4
The piece advises gardeners to sow nemesia stocks calendulas lep tosyne viola wallflowers and other varieties to brighten gardens when flowers are scarce. It explains seed raising is hard now but seedlings keep gardens lively, recommends evening planting and light shading during heat, and notes a patient approach yields best stocks with shallow soil and morning sun.
Coming January 7 and 9 My Lucky Star stars Sonja Henie and Richard Greene with Joan Davis Cesar Romero and Buddy Ebsen in comedy scenes. Alice in Wonderland ballet appears as a highlight. Also showing Under Suspicion with Jack Holt and Topper with Cary Grant Constance Bennett and Roland Young play ghosts with Billie Burke Alan Mowbray and Eugene Pallette. Gwen Gaze taming Hopalong Cassidy and William Boyd as Cassidy complete the program.
Dorothy L. Sayers appears in her booklet The Greatest Drama Ever Staged to defend Christian foundations. The writer shows no reserve in her shift from fiction to orthodox religion, presenting a clear voice of conviction that marks the work as a serious spiritual statement.
Our direct message for the New Year promises good will to all men and especially to the Man-on-the-Land. Despite a difficult outlook, Australian courage and hope can quickly brighten the year.
Advice on handling seed boxes and young stock, transplanting in cool weather, and preserving root soil with manure paste. Guidance covers dahlias chrysanthemums phlox Lathyrus Blue Perennial Pea and moving bulbs like daffodils. Recommends old manure, careful watering, and planting now for long flowering displays and decorative containers.
A compact critique lauds Dorothy L. Sayers for a concise work centered on the question What think ye of Christ. The author blends reverent devotion with vivid Gospel life, aiming to reach outsiders through an unconventional style and urging readers back to the New Testament.
The firm has visited the town regularly for more than three decades, represented here by Mr. A. W. Stevens, M.LO.
VIOLA Pansies smaller flowers than pansies and more persistent bloom longer than violets. Easy to grow and suitable for beds, rockeries and edgings. Separate colours listed White Blue Perfection Littea Papilio Chantreyland Admiration and Choice Mixed. 6d per packet or 6 packets for 2/6 post free. BERSEEM CLOVER: Low price for winter feed 1/6 per lb carriage extra.
Company name appears with a boxed postal address in Sydney. No further context, event, or date is readable. The fragment suggests a business listing or notice related to L. C, Shepherd & Son Ltd Pty Ltd. Additional details are not present.
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