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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1941
Page
3
Inspection invited for secondhand radios from 79/6 including electric and battery models.
Ethel O Sampson married Arnold M Pascoe in a Jan 25 ceremony at St John’s Church of England Laura. Rev North presided with Miss E Wild on organ. Attendants wore blue and silver lace gowns. reception followed at North La Hotel. The bride’s traveling gown was crushed strawberry with matching coat and white accessories.
The February meeting of the Institute and Soldiers Memorial reports a year of hardship due to the war with a closing balance of £55 17 11. New officers were elected led by President C A Signet and a long list of committee members. Miss Dorothy Hinton celebrated her twenty first birthday with town friends and a gift of a Standard Sports Tourer Car. Mr Bunny Hynes, home on leave, received a fountain pen gift and thanks were given by Rev M Molloy. Local clubs report rifle, cross social and Red Cross activities with prizes and a successful swimming carnival planned. Transportation of children to Gladstone High School is arranged. Harvest services and a social follow next week. The weather remains cool with dusty conditions from floods. Authorities urge silence about troop movements to protect Australian troops.
The Postman brings home medicine ease with return mail for prescriptions. Doctors prescriptions are accurately filled by experienced dispensers. Write now for prompt service to your house at P O Box 84.
Gladstone Methodist Church opens the year with Gladstone Girls Comradeship and Knights events. Miss J Ballantyne and Mr N Blesing spoke. hymns read by several members. Rev W J Stafford delivered God Man and the Present Age. Knights held first meeting with officers installed by Grivell and Brown. Visitors from Crystal Brook Port Pirie and Laura attended. Harvest Thanksgiving plans proceed with Rev L W Brook as preacher.
The Gladstone District lists men offering service for King and Country in the current conflict. Names include R Evans, H Wilkin, A Lawrie, Jolly, J Potter, W Grond, D Magne, J Knapp, J Stewart, F Duffy, and others with a note of rejection for K Kellock and W Hill.
Messrs Goldshbrough Mort & Co Ltd announce a February Market at Gladstone next Tuesday offering 05 sheep 30 pigs and sundries. This first Gladstone market of the year aims to restore regular stock sales, with about 10 tons of silt from the recent flood deposited in the railway yard. District foreman A J Millard reports yard restoration progress though main line washouts will need further reballasting to return to schedule.
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