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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1932
Page
3
A sale listing offers 52 by 26 inch bath towels 2 for 11 with a 2/6 price per item. Ladies cotton vests priced at 1 each and heavy weight pyjamas described as good cloth with 8 for 11 or 6 for 11 in pre marked offers.
A humorous collage of social asides and quips on temperance, manners, and daily life. Bits of courtroom talk, shop dialogue, and mock wisdom feature a magistrate, a shopkeeper, a waiter, and neighbors. The tone mixes wit with pointed social observation.
Gladstone Corporation held a Wednesday meeting with Mayor J W Mc Name and councillors C A Coe L G Harris K Pannell A M Flinn and Town Clerk C Budge present. They read minutes approved pay sheet passed and funds allocated for General Government Grants Federal Aid. Proposals included Jenkin s metal spoondrail at 25 per chain and Winkler fence removal referred to trustees. A mower was approved to cut street grass and nightman H A Conder reported on sale of warage drums.
A Methodist fete event planning a garden party at Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lines home on Saturday October 1 aims to raise funds for a Handkerchief Stall. The Lines garden is described as attractive and the afternoon is expected to be pleasant if weather cooperates.
Gladstone Riflemen delivered strong showings at Port Adelaide events with many entries across competitions. R W Vines won the Cup and cash prize, H T Harslett took the J Lake trophy and cash prize, and other notable names included C H Lines, Coe, FC Grubb, B C Jarvis, Pascoe, and Glad Cummings who earned cash prizes.
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