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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1942
Page
2
Jersey bull for sale aged 4? years with proven producing line. Road type animal from excellent strain. Contact G A Nullphone 2 Canowle or Dabgety & Co Ltd for details.
Methodist, Rev. 8. T. Harper visits Jamestown Belalie Nortich and Canowie clergy members. Gladstone residents including Mrs. J. Leo and Mrs. L. Eckhardt spend time in Adelaide. Fred Hartmann visits sister in Gladstone. Mrs. Barrett and Mrs. Keller with children at Adelaide. Brice Growden holidays with parents in Gladstone. J. L. Hawke and Mrs Hawke take annual leave. C. R. Mcbaren stands in. Dora Reichstein leaves Jamestown salon for munition work at Salisbury. Jack Leesue returns to Gladstone. son Clarry in Air Force training at Victor Harbor. Mrs. B. Leesue visits Georgetown and Gladstone. brother J. Phillis dies at Georgetown. funeral held. Lieut. Coral Lddarsiett visits Gladstone with family en route. Charles Weinmann and wife return home with daughter Pamela from three weeks in Adelaide for treatment progress.
Sets B G Watkins Claude Stanton and Pte J Gilfillan were on leave at Jamestown last weekend all fit and well. Mrs Watkins and Dennis also returned after three weeks with Mr and Mrs Jack Skinner at Barmera. Information was received last Thursday that Major M L Judell son of Mr and Mrs L M W Judell Jamestown was reported missing while engaged in air operations on June 21 in Europe. Further information awaited from the Air Board.
Wet month across the state with Gladstone tallying 14 rainy days and 205 presistration points. At Jamesinwn 274 points were recorded. A well attended Red Cross Ball at Gladstone Institute on June 26 boosted funds with Laura Orchestra providing music and £13 gross receipts. Mrs Lehman led secretarial duties.
An Australian Wheat Board officer described how pockets of weevil are detected by a small group of men with keen sense of smell. They locate patches of weevil, notably the Tizo vertha variety, enabling infected grain to be removed and treated with carbon bisulphide. These specialists, called Weevil humpers, play a key role in the storage program.
Janet Keatley of Bindaleer tops Jamestown High School with a 5 2/7 contribution to the Red Cross Prisoner of War appeal and earns the 5.P.F. badges. Her sister Barbara also wins bursaries, while many pupils contribute pennies to the Schools Patriotic Fund.
Patrons are promised a thrilling and humorous program at the Jamestown Institute on Saturday night. Lester presents two 20th Century Fox specials: Hot Spot a mystery murder story and Private Nurse a romance thriller about private nurses with laughs and drama. Short subjects Hairless Hector Vacation Time in Florida Climbing the Spit’s Home and News flurry round out the program.
A Jamestown Hospital Inc meeting held Sunday with present members including F Taly Bea Chatey and R McLennan. Apologies were received from several directors. the motion to rescind previous salary raises was noted for next meeting. Financials showed May £309 6s 9d and salaries £140 2s 4d approved for payment. A sub committee was formed to arrange installation of an extra stove for heating and to consider related questions.
The board reviewed use of extra storage for the hospital, with the Secretary authorized to destroy unnecessary records after consulting the Medical Officer. Dr. Swann reported May’s patient average as 22 with 4 births and 2 deaths. 27 patients now, including 2 in isolation. Vaccination against smallpox arranged.
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