18 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1939
Page
1
An unclear OCR segment mentions a medical act and a person from Wood A Beatmhy. It hints at a four day period and possible trouble or illness affecting a central figure. Names and places are garbled, making concrete details difficult to verify.
The President and Members of the Toodyay CWA cordially invite the public to the opening of the Rest Rooms on Weiner day September 6 at 1 pm. A sale of work will be held in the afternoon and a dance will be held at night. Admission to the event.
A Toodyay 10th Light Horse troop mounted parade is planned for Sunday August 20 at 9.45 am with free transport. The Bolgart Church of England annual ball will be held on Friday August 25 with arrangements for patrons to travel from Toodyay.
The Toodyay Volunteer Fire Brigade will host a grand dance in Culham on Saturday August 19 funded by local funds. A bus departs Toodyay at 9 p m to honour the Perth Telegraph football club visiting Toodyay on August 26 and 27. The Mercantile Club plans a dance on August 26 with details advertised.
Mr Jick Williams has a baby daughter and many congratulations are noted. Mrs T F Christie is hospitalized with influenza. Mr W Connelly plans taking a job at Norseman. Mr W Donegan, longtime caretaker of Toodyay Showground and Town Hall, retires. successor is Mr J Meredith. Wally Clarke Hall umpired a Godalling Association final. The Toodyay C W A opens a new rest room on September 6 with a sale of work and evening dance inviting public attendance.
Sixteen members attended the second meeting of the Junior Farmers movement at the State School last Saturday. Guests included Mr. Little, chairman, and advisory committee members Phillips, Hayes, Clarkson, and Riedel. Correspondence from the Agricultural Society invited participation as stewards at the Show and in stock judging with crop competition judging.
A bold advertisement offers a free trial of a vacuum helmet claimed to stimulate hair growth and reduce baldness, with promises of new hair, grey hair coverage, and relief from dandruff and alopecia. It mentions private use, a price that signals low cost, and agents needed for distribution. Opp. Richmond Station, Melbourne. Optional weight reducing and stealth building pads are advertised.
The Royal Automobile Club has acted to protect motorists from straying stock. At the Toodyay Road Board meeting Mr A B Lloyd of Coondle urged action and the board endorsed his complaint. A notice appeared warning that stock owners will be prosecuted for straying livestock.
Notice from the Board, dated August 17, 1939, states that stock found on roads under the Board’s control will be prosecuted to protect traveling public. Signatory CHAS. ALDAY, Secretary.
Public notices announce a bailiff led public auction at the Toodyay Police Court on Saturday August 26 and at Lot 73 Drummond Street Toodyay on Saturday September 2. On Tuesday August 22 in the Toodyay Lesser Hall Mr F Shier will discuss fat lamb production amid wheat market unprofitability. The Toodyay Literary and Debating Society invites the public. Capitol Theatre Northam screens Four Daughters with Priscilla Rosemary Lola Lane Gale Page plus Flight to Fame starring Charles Farrell Jacqueline Wells.
Uy R W Crosbie at Shiring Purgace Toudyay Wa ase Ba Ole.
E Fleay defeated G McAutlay on points to win the heavy weight division at Biidhay night. McAutlay showed promise early but was hurt by body shots in the second round and faded in the final round as Fleay pressed the pace to the final bell.
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