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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1951
Page
3
Arthur J. Dyson of Manilla was fined £1 plus 10s court costs for not returning number plates from an unregistered vehicle. Sgt. Maskill testified he saw Dyson on June 26 and learned he claimed to have sent the plates to Sydney. Dyson blamed the registrar’s office hours for not handing them in. Vehicle registration had expired on April 5, 1951.
A pre wedding Shower Tea for Vera O Leary and Jim Coupland was held at the Parish Hall on Tuesday night. Vera, a Stoddart and Hayward staff member, and Jim, active in the C of E Fellowship, were surprised and thanked by friends with gifts from colleagues and the Manila District Tennis Club.
Church of England Manila holds 7 30 p m service. United Service in Presbyterian Church with Rev Y C Duncomba. Methodist Church Manila 11 am and 7 30 pm United Service in Presbyterian Church Longo Creek 3 p m Rev H J A Emms. Presbyterian Fellowship 6 30 p m. Manila United Service speakers Rev Emms and Rev J A J Mitchell. Saturday July 28 Fellowship Team Memorial Hall 6 p m guest Rev John Garrett World Council of Churches secretary. Garrett to speak at Presbyterian Church 8 p m All denominations welcome.
Ted North of Manilla defeated Bradbury of West Tamworth 31 to 26 in the CNDBA Singles final in Tamworth yesterday. Manilla also won the fours title with McDonald North Blanch and Davis, and Ted North with Roy Grantham are to play West Tamworth in the Pairs final next Saturday.
The President of the Tamworth District League Mr J Finn praised the Manilla Football Club on Monday night for its ground. He said it was prepared and marked well and a credit to the club after visiting the Sangar ground.
At the Manilla Stock sale on Wednesday Mr W J Byrnes announced that Mr E G Ratliff was celebrating his 85th birthday. Byrnes praised Ratliff for half a century of public spirit and esteem in the district and offered congratulations on reaching the grand old age amid applause.
About one fifth of fishermen in the Forster, Tuncurry and Wallis Lake district quit since June. On June 7, Chief Secretary C Evatt enforced May 11 regulations raising the minimum legal size of marketable fish. In the past month Wallis Lake Fishermen's Co-operative Society intake fell 75 percent and weekly fish value dropped from £2000 to £500.
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