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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1941
Page
1
The Toodyay Road Board announces its monthly meeting to be held tomorrow Saturday at the Road Board office on Stirling Terrace.
Mrs Ern Ellery spent last weekend with her husband in Toodyay. Mrs Farrington stayed at Key Farm during the past week. W Ellery left Wednesday to join the RAAF. Gunner B Donegan and wife holiday with his parents in Toodyay. Miss D M Herrod resumed duties at Toodyay Post Office after holidays. Mrs G Kingston ill in Northam Hospital is improving. Mrs E Clark progresses well after operation. Aircraftsman T E Lee, son-in-law of H W Hillbrick, joined RAAF clerical staff. C MonksWireless inspector spent week in Toodyay locating interference causing electrical faults. Suppressors fitted. town hoped free of interference.
A produce stall for Culham Church is planned for Saturday August 23. Orders for farm produce may be left by ringing Tood yay 34.
Friday and weekend screenings star Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins in Virginia City a Civil War era tale of gold smuggling. The program includes newsreels on British parachute units and Syria battles with other features and wartime homefront views. Noted visitors include Mrs Pollitt and Miss Pollitt from Toodyay.
At the 1941 P P A Conference Western Australia faces a wheat surplus of about 50 million bushels as wartime needs push planning to divert energy. President J W Diver advocates a wheat holiday funded by the community and secured creditors to ease potential famine and price pressures.
The notice lists mass times for August including 10 a.m. Matins and 9.30 a.m. Mundaring service. It also notes Chidlows and Mundaring 9.30 a.m. for a morning mass and matins. The timetable reflects a Roman Catholic schedule in the Culham area.
Five competitors fired at 25 and 5 yard ranges for a club trophy. Eric Patten won with a net 68 points. J A Lloyd won the sweepstake with 30. Trophy scores listed for Nek Hop Teh E Patten Rayner Lloyd Chilly Thompson. A sweepstake on two ranges is scheduled for August 10.
The notice lists stalls at Os 41 and Toodyay organized by groups including Nungle CWA and NE L with references to Paddy's market and a dance night. Also mentioned are Culham Church produce stall, a children’s dress dance, Catholic Church bazaar, Anglican bazaar, and a Monster Auction Sale by NE L.
The piece cites W Holmes urging fair living standards for workers producing life’s munitions and questions extreme self sufficiency. It argues for realistic international cooperation over isolation, notes past highwaymen and pirates, and suggests Australia should not hinder peace efforts while remaining wary of over abundance in bread wheat.
The monthly bridge aggregate in aid of CWA funds ended Thursday July 31 with winners Mrs G Page and Mr O Lloyd scoring top totals. Runners up were Mrs Flanders Mrs Retallack Mr N Lloyd and Mr H Beardman. Night winners included Mr A Beard Mrs Page Mrs Flanders Mrs Beardon and Mrs Flander. A new aggregate began last Wednesday and runs weekly through the month, aiding the association fund.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Western region page shows scattered names and locations. The readable parts reference Printed and Crosbie Street, West Virginia, and MPSON at yay Western, but no clear event or outcome is identifiable.
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