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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1933
Page
2
A dated textile advertisement lists materials and colors for women’s wear. It highlights 45 costs for wafflecloths, lacey woollen pullovers in multiple colors, and fleck flannel fabrics with pricing and size details.
Prize money is now available at the show office. Winners are asked to call and collect as early as possible.
Manilla District Cricket Association schedules the final round for Saturday afternoon with Scots facing New Mexico on the local oval. Secretaries are urged to submit result sheets to the recording secretary promptly so results can be posted at the next general meeting.
Our local police under Sergeant Burn earned praise for handling traffic and jurisdiction matters in the past fortnight. They escorted His Excellency the Governor, kept order at the show ground, and with many visiting cars, ordinary traffic ran smoothly with no reported vehicular accidents. Congratulations to Sergeant and team.
H. C. Dengate presented a special pavilion exhibit featuring wireless receivers, electric ware, and tennis rackets valued over £160. The display included electric and battery wireless sets with a four valve battery radio delivering strong daylight reception on small stations, enhancing the pavilion with music from wireless and phonograph combinations.
The Gunnedah Show will be held on April 4 5 and 6 with entries closing on March 3. Local exhibitors are urged to submit entries before the deadline and prepare for a community showcase featuring livestock crafts and displays.
At Manilla Hospital the board heard apologies and thanks for a dance fundraiser that yielded £3 17s. The Hospital Commission was told the calorifier replacement would cost £50 and a £400 subsidy could trigger a new order. Donations arrived from Tooth and Co and others. A stretcher issue was discussed with conflicting views on its use, while finances showed £191 receipts and £141 outlays, leaving a £83 18s 10d debit. The matron reported 48 patients treated, 12.5 daily average, and 14 outdoor patients, with repairs to the kitchen hearth praised by the visiting committee.
A fragmented listing shows multiple church times and ministers across Manilla Somerton Rushes Creek Upper Manilla and Barraba. Rev A Battersby Rev R Grayson Rev F Heywood Rev RK Graysop and others are noted for Sunday services at various hours.
The Manilla show committee hosted visitors including W J Byrnes and D A Rochfort with Richard A EK McLeod and Athol Baldwin touring Tamworth. The crowd enjoyed a swingy show with top sheep prize winners J P Phelan F F McClung and John Coote. Beef cattle display featured Vickery Bros and Peel River Estate. high jump saw Hygo Cooee Town Talk tied at 6ft 10ins. Forge Bros won the draught horse section. Manilla exhibitors collected several awards.
The grounds committee convenor Mr BE M Smith asks all members able to attend a Sunday morning working bee at 9 a.m. at Stoddart and Hayward's corner. Cars will meet there to transport willing workers to the links for opening day.
The list of successful candidates in the present LLB second year examinations includes A K Kennedy B A son of Mr and Mrs J D of Manilla confirming his achievement in the university results.
The Mayor told the Municipal Council on Tuesday night that he found many people along the pool bank on Sunday afternoon. A motor boat stirred the water, drawing complaints about unfitness for swimming. The boat was removed. Ordinance 52, clause 20 lets the Council ban motor power at public bathing reserves. Alderman Kennedy moved a year round ban from December to April. the motion passed amid reports of bad language at the pool.
Citizens urgently need rain amid a drinking water shortage in town. The swimming pool remains a popular retreat during the hot spell, while a meeting for those interested in forming a choral society is planned for Friday night.
At the municipal council meeting Ald. J N Ken praised Mayor A R McLeod for hosting Governor Sir Philip Game in Manilla. Councillors expressed broad approval, noting the Mayor upheld the town’s dignity and appreciated by the council. The Mayor thanked aldermen for their kind words.
The annual meeting of the Methodist Young People's club was held Wednesday night in the Masonic hall with many present. Officers elected include Rev. R. Grayson as President ex officio, Roy Heywood as Vice President, J Heywood and Mesary F. Heywood as secretaries, Miss M. Brock as secretary, Mr A Heywood as treasurer, and Miss M McLeod as press representative. The year’s finances show a credit balance with 27 members. Next meeting April 5 will finalize plans for the June birthday party and a quar ter syllabus was arranged. Subscription 3/6, junior rate 2/6. Also noted: Manilla tobacco growers meeting on Saturday week, April 1, deemed very important.
The family of the late W. J. Johnston of Glen Alven Rushes Creek express thanks to the Manilla District Hospital Matron and staff and all kind friends for expressions of sympathy in their bereavement.
All interested in forming a Choral Society are invited to a meeting at the Masonic Hall on Friday March 24 at 6.15 p.m. R K CADDEN invites attendees to discuss group formation and activities.
Delegates from boards across the state convened in Sydney on the 28th to address the rabbit menace. A Special State-wide Drive is set from the 3rd of February with owners urged to cooperate using destruction methods sanctioned under the law.
Manilla's Mechanic's Institute selects billiards snooker bolo and crib squads for a Tuesday 28 visit to Tamworth. Managers and players listed with departure groups at 6 30 p m sharp and travel assignments for teams led by C F Hayward TI Roberts J Coates and J N Kennedy.
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