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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1939
Page
2
Ladies Milanese bloomers slips bras and girdles offered in vivid colors with sale prices from 1 shilling and 1 pence to 2 shillings 11 pence. Children and ladies garments including frocks bloomers stockings gloves and bags discounted with bold price cuts across multiple items.
Mr. W. Dwyer announces the enrollment and medical examination planned for February 1 and 2 has been postponed to February 8 and 9, covering the same days next week.
OPS spoke at the Farmers and Settlers meeting about closing the Manilla Clerk of Petty Sessions office to two days weekly. The secretary noted the clerk aids farming via endowment papers and other help, and that amalgamating offices was for financial reasons. Protest planned with Manilla Business Men's Association.
Manilla Special Sheep sale set for Wednesday next 8th at 2 sharp featuring 8500 wood quality mixed store sheep including 500 fats to be sold in lots. Auctioneer is Mr W J Byrnes. Also notes Mr and Mrs C C Haling spent a few days in Manilla and inspector Neville of the NSW Fire Brigades will inspect the local brigade at 7 pm tonight.
Crowds line Rowan and Manilla streets as the Hibernian and Caledonian Carnival begins with a Tamworth Pipe Band lead. Floats celebrate wool, sport, and local industry while prizes are awarded by Mayor Kennedy and Dr Heywood.
Large turnout at the Manilla branch of the Returned Soldiers League for its annual meeting. J G Miller presided as reports were adopted and a revised 1939 Year Book was ordered. Officers and committees were named and plans for the Anzac Ball on April 18 discussed. The evening included entertainment by Diggers members before editorial censorship trimmed the copy.
Northern breeders prepare for W. J. Byrnes 11th annual Ram Sale at Manilla on Friday February 3. Merino and Longwool rams, plus 200 stud Merino ewes and stud Border Leicester and Southdown ewes, will be offered with further yarding details in this issue.
A severe storm last week damaged the area around Mr. G. A. Coulton’s property. The wreckage extended across a half mile wide strip where trees were uprooted and broken. At Coulton’s residence the destruction was substantial.
Mr and Mrs Austin Veness travelled from Hobart to Sydney in five hours aboard an Australian National Airways plane. They departed Hobart at 8 40 a.m. with a layover in Launceston and a morning tea stop. En route to Melbourne they paused an hour, then flew on with Airways of Australia arriving over Canberra they had lunch, landing in Sydney at 2 10 p.m. Poor visibility from Victoria bushfire smoke limited the view.
Daphne Leonore Wilshire daughter of Mr and Mrs Clive Wilshire Manilla becomes engaged to Reginald Edwin Brooker second son of Mr and Mrs F B Brooker of Pillerene Manilla The families announce the forthcoming marriage and provide details of lineage and residence.
Somerton were all out for 94 as H Moy took six wickets for 28 and C Kennedy added four as Doohan and Watt led Wednesday Half Holiday to 125 for eight at stumps. Moffat scored 47 for Somerton. L Watts made 19 and Doohan top scored for Wednesday with 33.
Bowling: McMahon 5/33 H Doolan 0/24 P Abra 5/30. Attunga T McMahon lbn b R Brady 7 H Doolan b G White. 17 C Beholes A White b B Finlan K Carroll b B Fintan P Follington H Watts b G White. R Winder A White b R Brady 15 K Oshea retired 47 Fellington A White b R Brady 1 T Abra st Dyson b L Bignail 58 J Moloney c R Brady b H Coote. A Ridgewell no Sundries 51
Attunga scored 266 and bowled Waratah out for 89 in the first innings. Abra led with 58, Fellington 51, O Shea retired 47, Carroll 34, and Ridgewell top scored for Waratah with 36. Bowling figures include Watts 3/16 and Worcester 1/13.
An excellent selection of furniture will be sold at the furniture sale conducted by Messrs. A C Veness and Sons tomorrow Wednesday February 1 at 2 30 pm. The sale will take place at the residence of the late Mrs. James Russell in Hill Street.
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