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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1945
Page
3
Public health notice urges protection for children under five via immunization against diphtheria. It notes high past mortality, recommends initial vaccine around one year with a booster at five, and advises school children to immunize if not previously vaccinated. For more details see Page 2.
The Gladstone Junior Merrymakers opened at District Hall with a full house as young performers presented a minstrel show and sketches in aid of the FFCF Pin Up Girl fundraiser. Notable acts included the O Neill Sisters tap dancing and appearances by Mrs Robbins and D Hale with Miss Pat Wharton and the Jolly Sisters. Proceeds totaled £26 for Mim Roe Miller.
Jamestown hosts a Sunday Anzac commemorative program marking the 30th anniversary with a march from Goodes Memorial to the Memorial Arch and Institute service at 3 pm. Wreaths on both memorials and a drill hall assembly at 4:15 pm precede the main events led by local RSA and VAD members. Sub-Branch officials and Red Cross Aids attend, with duties at the Post Office and drill hall during the day.
Gladstone Red Cross conveners Mestames J M Read F Weinert and Miss J Klemm ran the Red Cross Shop on Friday April 13 takings were 5 A Red Cross meeting is set for Memorial Mall at 245 pm this afternoon all members are urged to attend
Delegates at the Australian Wheatgrowers Federation conference push fodder conservation as essential for national well being. They urge federal and state aid, oppose speculative land sales, seek an independent land sales board, and press for timely seed and machinery supplies including tractors and welding gas. They also urge tariff report releases and fair wheat pricing for human consumption.
The client receives guidance about a bill and a remedy described as Wood Great Peppermint Cure. The exchange emphasizes caution in seeking medical or legal assurances and the need for careful consideration before using remedies or paying for services.
Gladstone members visited Gulnare on Saturday for a social gathering on an excellent green. The Gulnare Methodist Church hosted afternoon tea to mark their anniversary, with Mr E Smart delivering welcome remarks and a moment of silence for President Roosevelt.
On April 14 St James Church Sunday School in Jamestown held its first picnic at Springs in ideal weather. Mrs F W Haese organized 18 ladies to plan and help. The afternoon included sports arranged by L McCarthy with several helpers, followed by tea and transport by boat with 66 passengers enjoying the ride.
James McNamara died at Jatestown Hospital on April 2 at 78. A lifelong athlete and Catholic lay leader, he married in 1889 and lived many years in Broken Hill Karelia Tarlee and Whyalla. He left thirteen children and four daughters and was interred at Whyalla cemetery after a large graveside service.
A afternoon billiards and bowling match at the Laura Bowl Green gathered spectators for a pleasant afternoon. The winning team of V Klemm, F Lehman and J Lehman defeated L Tucker, L Kaohm and Es Wal. Proceeds benefited the Returned Soldiers Memorial Fund.
The Laura district council approves several 1945 actions including staff appointments for May 1, 1945, repairs to grader wheels, and authorization to hire labor to fill potholes in White Clif Ward. It also discusses water scheme readiness, tree planning in Mai street gardens, and fund allocations from air raid shelter proceeds to the War Memorial Fund.
The Australian farmer endures a bewildering array of boards and a Commonwealth Department of Agriculture. Officials pursue conflicting guidance from the Wheat Board Meat Board and other authorities, while drought and mismanagement shrink production and pricing. Government shifts from restricting to urging production, worsening long term dairy and wheat stocks.
A Saturday event at Staves Park Appila hosted by Plane Rave and Pratting raised over £100 for the Red Cross. Main trotting events featured Mery Read at Ghilstone and Golden Tail from Port Pirie. crowds enjoyed music by Miss Margaret Curtin's Orchestra.
Mrs J Lister of Jametown learned Friday her husband WR Jack Lister was injured at work on the Whyalla wharf. The crane tipped over causing severe shoulder and arm injuries and a dislocated shoulder. Mrs Lister traveled to Whyalla on Saturday. hospital staff assisted with seating on the plant.
A Jamestown committee plans a Thanksgiving on the news of peace in Europe. A 2 pm parade from Memorial Park led by Marshall A D Bray will march to Ave Street and back for a service. Tamestown Bayle, schoolchildren, forces, Red Cross and others join, with ministers in charge and bells rung after the announcement.
The Jamestown Institute screens White Cargo starring Hedy Lamourix and Walter Pidgeon in a jungle Africa tale with Lamourix as Tondelayo. The program also includes Maisie Gets Her Man starring Any Sothern and Red Skelton, plus shorts and reels.
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