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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 23, 1940
Page
4
Stocktaking specials feature millinery coats frocks evening frocks skirts jumpers cardigans blouses and hosiery gloves handkerchiefs delts. Dress department highlights wool de chines tyetelas skirt lengths and furnishing items include kapok quilts hearth rugs and sofa scar.
A wedding at the Presbyterian Church, Numurkah, joined Gwenneth Joyce Gray of Drumanure and John Jamies of Baulkamaugh North. The bride wore a blush velvet gown with tulle veil and carried white roses, with bridesmaids in silvery blue and deep red bouquets. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. G L Johnson and Rev. R J Philp amid pastel floral decorations.
Miss Emmie Cuthbert wed Mr Ivan J. Hodge of Invergordon at Numurkah Methodist Church. The bride wore ivory silk cloque with a long train and embroidered veil. bridesmaid Edith Hendy in aqua blue over Paris blue taffeta. two flower girls in soft pink georgette. reception at Sunday school hall. couple to reside at Invergordon.
Theda Faith James wed John Joffre Billing at Holy Trinity Church Dubbo on July 3. Theda wore an alpine rose ensemble with sable fur as a gift from the bridegroom. Theda is the second youngest daughter of E. W. James of Dalkeith Budge Street Dubbo. The couple will reside in Albury after the wedding.
Miss Catherine Sylvia Kay Grant wore an off white French lace frock with heart neck and train when she married Mr Jack Noel Stacy at Scots Church Melbourne. Rev J Forsyth officiated on Thursday afternoon. Bride given away by her father, she is second daughter of J W Grant Rae street Shepparton. Groom is second son of the late H Stacy and Mrs Stacy Clare South Australia. Bridesmaid Miss Jean Crawford wore sky blue figured organza. Best man Mr W Kentish.
Bulletin notes the Royal Australian Air Force has increased fivefold since war began, totaling 18 130 including cadets with 4 798 air crew on waiting lists. Next trainings lift 332 men, August intake 502, November 552, aiming to call up 3 473 air crew. Welfare measures track night shifts, food, housing. Lithgow factory seeks accommodation. Educational classes expand for air crew reservists with 16 tutorials in Melbourne metro and 78 country sessions.
Minister Ernest Brown in London cites James Moffatt's Bible translation as a response to a question about Hitler. Australian wheat sales to July 15 total 118 million bushels with 6 million more for consumption and export. 2.1 million bushels market shortfall. UK wheat balance expected to reduce overdraft by 1.75 million. Royal Australian Air Force seeks more cooks for 18 to 50. Pay rates from 2 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence weekly with rations. Militia enlistments rise to 15,808 with 1,496 officers. Information on subversive activities to Military Intelligence Melbourne. send details to Military Headquarters.
James Craig and Betty Furness star in North of Shanghai a tense Orient war spy film. A newspaper girl and her newsreel pad add drama. Supporting feature Mollywood Stadium Mystery offers thrills. Neil Hamilton Evelyn Venables and Jimmy Washington headline the second feature in a high tension program.
Popular screen comedian George Formby stars in Trouble Brewing this Saturday plus Mr Moto's Vocation with Peter Lorre and John King. Also featuring Deanna Durbin in First Love and a mix of thrillers set in San Francisco and a museum.
Church notices listing service times for many congregations across Numurkah Cobram Kutama Tallygaroopna West Drumanure Waaia Baulkamaugh Numurkah Waaia Naring Strathmerton Waunghnu Kashimba Marungi Congupna Wanghnu Bunbartha Dunbulbulane Youanmite Cobram Satamatite Yousrang Nathalia Yalea Na thalia Narioka with ministers or lay readers named for each parish and time.
A large Shepparton East meeting heard Transport Control Board chairman Brigadier Fraser call for strict petrol rationing to curb wasteful transport. MLA J G McDonald criticised the scheme, urging board-led implementation and warning producers already bearing costs. Fraser outlined local committees to set vehicle needs, warned against duplicating state services, and urged grouping for fair access, with stock declarations and monthly rations to be observed.
Brigadier General Lloyd, addressing a recruiting rally, cites Prime Minister and German threat to Britain and London. He references bombings, landmarks, and wartime duties, urging persistence and unity. The speech blends appeals for morale with ration policy and support for war effort.
A table compares district wheat yields at Mura County with figures attributed to Thick college and staff. It notes years of record yields and references Mr G Bo Woudgetyy as a listed organizer.
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