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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1924
Page
2
Local shop urges customers to order Christmas suits now and pay a small hold fee to reserve items until Christmas. The promotion highlights a 7/10 style price and emphasizes timely pickup ahead of the holiday.
Council notes gravel road maintenance needs on Street to Strafford Street and reports on Chinky Chow Bridge damage with temporary repairs. Water table and weed problems in Court Street prompt request for a grader and possible new vehicle for town works. Inspector reports satisfactory public health and dairy supervision, with repairs planned for pavilion sewer, recreation grounds, and weed removal.
Ald Weerne warns that without a formal agreement with the electric company the town faces rolling outages and lights failing at midnight. The Kempsey agreement is awaited for guidance at the next meeting, while Stephen and Rowan Streets experience a two week outage. The Acting Clerk is to notify the engineer.
The article reports regional wheat field contests with judges noting yields up to 50 bushels per acre and strong straw, while highlighting methods like seed treatment, soil moisture storage, weed control, crop rotation, and sheep grazing. It names growers from Norman Vale to Wonga Creek and Canberra varieties praised for vigor and purity.
Mr T R Buchanan of Armidale Bank of New South Wales reports from America that prohibition raised savings and reduced saloons, while noting whisky still exists in business offices and predicting a future shift to wet. He also calls American businessmen generally gentlemen. A Saturday Diggers vs Church of England match is listed with players and 2 pm start.
At the Municipal Council meeting Alderman Wearne urged action on the Common. He suggested clearing timber to create grazing and exploring poisoning to quicken grass growth. Other members discussed needing Force Ranger permission and the council’s trusteeship power to destroy timber at a fixed price. The issue was set for the next meeting.
Presbyterian services at Manilla 11 a m and 7 30 p m Somerton 3 p m Somerton 7 30 p m led by Rev J B Thorne Methodist ManiIa 1 a m and 7 30 p m Rev A I Grub Upper Manilla 3 p m Rev Nixon New Mexico 3 40 p m Wonga Creek 1 h a c m Rev A L J Gould Church of England Manilla 7 30 a m Rushes Creek 3 p m CALC Manilla 7 30 p m Rev Ro A Harris.
Begin play next Saturday with pairs J May and J Watts leading the sixteen mixed doubles matches. Coote and Schaefer, Gardner and Bowman, Volker and Grytes, Halme and Wortley, Chave and Woods, and A Watts are listed among contesting couples, all asked to appear at their designated times.
Actress Blanche Sweet praised for emotional portrayal in Thomas H Ince's Anna Christie first National release. The film arrives at Mechanics Institute Pictures this Saturday after her earlier stage and screen work with major studios and collaborators.
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