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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
4
The honour roll invites all who have enlisted in the services to be listed in alphabetic order. Names must include surname initials rank and will be published quarterly. Submissions may be sent to the Express office by letter or telephone.
A breezy society note reports the film Loves of Edgar Allan Por Starcing Pohl Sheppard and Linda Darnell screening at the Palais on Shiu locale. It highlights screen pairings and the glossy star power drawing crowds.
A New South Wales country town resident reports ordering a cup and saucer months ago. She received a parcel with the marking Made in Japan and suspects profiteers are diverting Japanese goods as prices rise during wartime. The town meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
Manilla Municipal Council held its usual monthly meeting led by Mayor Ald. A. R. Macleod. Aldermen discussed extensions for J. D. Kennedy and Sons to repair a Manilla Street building and options to finish work on the Royal Hotel stables. The inspector reported damaged and incomplete repairs on several properties, with notices issued and a 14 day deadline for compliance. Stray stock totals were updated, and a pumping supply interruption was traced to a worn flap valve, with the Manilla Fire Brigade commended for rapid action and residents urged to conserve water.
Hospital board members including President Mr. V. Dowe and several trustees attended the monthly meeting. The Matron stated 35 new admissions in the past month bringing inpatients to 48 total treated. 36 discharged, 19 remaining. Daily average recorded as 62 males and 14 females.
The report notes subsidies from the Hospitals Commission and hospital insurance policies, with payments and receipts across Barraby Glen Tones hospitals. The treasurer tallies income for a Maternity Ward Fund and records a total income of 811/0/11 for the month from donations, subscriptions, patient fees, subsidies, and refunds, leaving a credit balance after payments. Visiting Committee chair J D Kennedy confirms everything in order.
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