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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1952
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Geo Russell receive congratulations on the safe arrival of a daughter. Mr Reg Brady is an inmate at Tamworth Base Hospital. Mrs J Handsaker is an inmate at Manilla Hospital.
The report notes that play was washed out by rain last weekend and matches will be rescheduled. On Saturday several players used the Singles ladder to gain tactics for the forthcoming championships. Results listed include Kapman versus R. Martin, Rowe versus M. Grantham, Wicks versus J. Gallagh, and Rowe versus Sing.
The disposal of goods notes a competition day on 12 July with winners Pat O Neill of Court House Hotel taking dinner prizes, and Mars awarded for cake and cordial to Claude Miller.
Fifty points of rain were registered at the local Post Office over the weekend.
A 1952 notice from Wintons Store Manilla records a change of premises dated 18 July 1952 with a contact line and reference to an Anita issue. The brief notice lists initials and a Michigan element, reflecting a small business filing or permit update. The fragmentary text indicates an alteration rather than a sale or closure.
Obituary note for Walter Bennett died July 15 1951. Daisy Bennett salutes him as loving husband and kind, asking enduring memory. Classifieds request a neat young woman for Express Office shop work with typing knowledge. Lost tool box reported near Manilla with contact E Brydon. Merino wethers from Borton Park near Borah Crossing described by brands and marks. Thanks conveyed to customers by J Abignall and family.
A working bee will be held at the showground next Saturday July 19 at 9 30 to finish the new ring fence. The ground is open to football and cricket clubs and other bodies to send representatives to assist. The Agricultural Society asks district residents to cooperate in these improvements led by organizer Ti Gi Bowman.
A fragmented notice references a fair and aid drive organized by the Methodist group. It mentions August and September dates with brief notes on memory of mothers and a call to participants. The readable fragments indicate community fundraising and fair activities planned in the near term.
In a seven round heavyweight bout the fighters largely avoided contact as the audience hissed and shouted at the back of the hall. A wag yelled for lights out while another voice complained about readers being disrupted by the print. The notice cites George Arthur Greaves of Manilla Street Manilla NSW.
A brief note urges timely service for a tractor to keep it in peak shape for upcoming work. The message emphasizes genuine IH parts and avoiding neglect to ensure the machine runs like new.
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