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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
2
Bargain sale items include Milanese bloomers slips brasieres elastic rollons pantie garb and gloves with prices from 1/11 to 4/11 and a box of six hawks. Specials highlight pink white peach blue green beige and other colors with diverse sizes and sale prices. See traced linens for more.
A local letter criticizes the Public Service Board for reducing CPS service in Manilla to three days weekly. The writer argues the town's population and business needs require full access, urges country residents to oppose city officials acting like Mussolini, and defends a continued full-time CPS presence.
The Manilla Parents and Citizens' Association reports a reply from the acting Director of Education regarding language instruction at Manilla Rural School. Usually rural districts lack sufficient demand for a language teacher, but Mr Dowd is authorized to arrange a outside curriculum Latin coaching class with Miss Dawes for interested pupils. Parents may enroll their children by contacting Mr Dowd when school reopens. a fee will be charged for this special tuition.
At the monthly meeting the Shire Council discussed declaring the Manilla Bendemeer road a main road, noting cost barriers and winter surfacing plans. The board accepted a noxious animals motion for Alsatian dogs and considered burr control and a timber culvert offer from Glen Barra.
Tamworth defeated Manilla 78 to 54 on the local green Tuesday in a mixed bowl match. J. N. Kennedy, C. M. Padmore, N. Scott and A. R. McLeod led a Manilla rink to 26 to 21, while Joseph’s team won 31 to 12 and Hayward’s 26 to 21. Consistency tournament results featured Kennedy over Scott and Watts over Nelson as first-round matches drifted toward late heads.
Captain Chaffey MLA reports that the Public Service Board chairman says the Manilla CPS office will be open two full days per week to cut costs. An international crisis is expected within a month.
A letter to the editor calls for rapid measures to stock the Namoi and Manilla rivers with perch and cod. It suggests hatcheries at Burren juck and a regional effort by Tamworth Manilla and Bingara clubs to supply young fish. The Keepit and Wyangla weirs are discussed as future breeding sites and timing for releases to boost fishing.
The Manilla Show committee congratulates themselves on selecting Mr. Harry Maude as poultry and dog judge for the upcoming event. Maude is regarded as a top all round judge in Australia with experience from about a thousand championship shows across Australasia and fifty shows in 1938. He has recently been appointed judge for the Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club.
The Hibernian and Caledonian Sports and Carnival on Monday January 30 features a Highland Pipe Band procession from Adiess Corner at 10.4am with a 1s 1d decor prize and a consolation prize. Events include cycling, footrunning, Highland dancing, and other athletics with Luncheon Tea ice cream on the ground. North's orchestra will play at the Memorial Hall social and Euchre party with supper. admission to the dance and Euchre is 2s 6d.
Holy Communion at 7.30 a.m. and 9 a.m. in Manilla with Evensong at 7.30 p.m. led by The Rev. A Batteraby P.P.
The notice lists sermon times for Manilla at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. with Rev. C. T. Judd, Upper Manilla at 9 a.m. with Rev. C. T. Judd, Hall's Creek at 9 a.m., and New Mexico at 3.30 p.m. with Presbyterian.
Listing shows Presbyterian program slots at Manilla 1 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. New Mexico schedules 3.30 p.m. Rey and H McDonald referenced with BA initials.
Public holiday set aside as Anniversary Day with Manilla Post Office open 9 to 10 am and no mail delivery. Mrs. Hartley departs for Sydney and Launceston with Mrs. Hartley to holiday with McCrossins. Waratah Attunga team lists players for Sunday match with Cars departing 12 30 pm. Franco reportedly wins the Spanish war.
A sale list shows 200 young Stud Ewes from Wanganella Estate and 60 more from Hill. It includes 130 pure Border Leicester Rams aged 1 year from Victoria reg. studs, 24 pure Dorset Horn Rams aged 17 and 72 from Victoria, 70 pure Romney Marsh Rams 1 year from Riverina reg. studs with pure New Zealand blood, 35 pure Corriedale Rams 1 year from Bunker Hill Stud Victoria, 25 pure Corriedale Rams from Wagga reg. studs 2 years, and 29 Polwarth Rams with 25 Tuiths and 4 years from Manbetta reg.
L Brady organises a Tuesday February 14 social at Wongo Creek Hall to raise funds for the R C Church with music and supper. Rain began in Manilla Thursday morning as a light fall recorded about 40 points by 2 pm and expected to continue with showers.
At the Western Ram sale in Orange on Wednesday 1 the Merino top price reached £16/16/0 paid by Deniliquin Stud Farm on the Riverina. Corriedale sold to £4/4/0 with many Merino rams selling at £5/5/0 £6/6/0 and £7/7/0 per head.
At Homebush today sheep values fell 1 to 3 pence. Wethers sold at 17 shillings 4 pence, ewes 15 9, hoggets 20 2, lambs 24. Cattle values unchanged with bullocks 14 2 0, cows 9 4 0, vealers 9.
Manilla Tennis Association secretary Mr. BR. Cochan announces that Messrs. Quist and Phelan and Misses Vera Selwyn and May Blick will visit Manilla on Monday February 13 to give exhibition tennis matches at Manilla.
In New York today Joe Louis knocked down Lewis in 2 minutes 29 seconds after a left hook and rights. The referee ruled Louis the winner as the fight ended in the early rounds.
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