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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
3
The company will perform at the Jamestown Institute on October 13 the night before the show promising a bigger and brighter production than Centenary Scandals. Stars include Beth Baker dancer E Cowan 20piano Inglis Again and the Follies ballet with a box plan now open at Piers Brown's fruit shop. booking is expected to be heavy.
Hunt Club Saturday features races with Perfect King Belinda and Most Charming in horseracing prelims. Main events include Hunt Club Cup headlined by Eugie Vale and Celtic Mail in steeple trials. Gentlemen’s welter includes Bangham Limond Lad and Brave Colors among entries.
Entries for the Gladstone Centenary Show have been received with keen competition expected across Fancywork Flowers Cookery Fruit Vegetables Schoolwork and more. The event opens today with Mr W J Bennett Chairman of the District Council to open proceedings and trophies awarded in the afternoon. Afternoon tea will be supervised by Mesdames L G Harris and R Abell. Schoolwork will be displayed in the Memorial Hall due to space limits in the Main Hall.
Mr Thos Jones, longtime Gladstone resident, submitted a collection of ancient pennies to the Areas Express Office this week. Several coins date to 1854 and feature business names from Bendigo Hobart and Dunedin. The coppers are thicker and larger than current coins and form an interesting assortment.
Local breeders led by E B Lang of Whyandra win multiple prizes at Roys Show including three champions for a merino ewe and a champion of the show. R W Lehmann and Hill families also earned top placings at Crystal Brook and Adelaide shows with Clydesdale stock. English cricketists visit Clare next month with Clarke Treasure invited to join the team. Weather remains dry with crops thinning due to winds and lack of rain.
The installation of Bro. H A S Gale as Worshipful Master of Gladstone Lodge No 70 occurred at the Masonic Temple Gladstone on Monday with large attendance. Officers were invested including J W Prior treasurer F C secretary and H J Lines senior warden. The hall and institute were festively decorated by Mrs Gale and a large gathering enjoyed a successful function with flowers and blue decor.
Mixed four ball play at Gladstone Golf Club on Saturday September 19 1931 saw Geo Thomson and Miss E Fitzsimmons finish 1 down while L Carthew and Miss M Coet up and W McKnight with Miss M Lines 2 up Barter with Miss M Hamp seven down and A T Graham with D A Humphris one up E G Guiney and s down.
Fragmentary lines touch on hens being edible before birth and hearing impairment after, plus reflections on intentions and truth. The text presents aphoristic statements lacking a cohesive news event or identifiable entities.
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