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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
6
Football match at Jennacubbine between Mumberkine and Bolgart was awarded to Mumberkine due to Bolgart players not turning up last Sunday. Also listed are Mercantiles versus Perth Telegraphs social match and a Bolgart bye on the program.
In Toodyay golf results Kirkpatrick and Wing posted top scores with 29 and 25 respectively while Jervois and Jager each notched 22. Miss P Jervois won Mrs Wing trophy with 55 nett as Campbell Hodgkinson and Lee trailed. Mens Club Championship 36 holes starts next Sunday. handicap trophy included. Ladies first round 18 holes. attendance requested at 2 pm.
The Calingiri Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League held its annual ball last Saturday with strong attendance despite bad weather. The hall looked festive. supper was excellent, and both ladies and men contributed. President H. Hill and secretary Jack King received praise for organising the event with Edward's Band providing music. Wyening footballers beat Vericoin 10 11 to 4 13, while Vericoin hockey won 2 nil over Wyening. Wyening girls congratulated their opponents as both teams begin their seasons.
A critique of propaganda in broadcasting notes how radio fosters haste and deception. It cites mob psychology, misrepresentation, and the ease of influencing the ill informed. It condemns unexamined appeals driven by greed fear and vanity.
W Harrington presided as heavy rains damaged roads. General repairs pushed in wards. Road closure approved through McGill Bros property. Board to subsidize Victoria Plains Agricultural Society £ for £ to build more sheep pens. Deputation from Bolgart Wyening road damage urged immediate investigation. Calingiri Agricultural Society asked for ball improvements. inquiries to be set. Balances show West Ward £130 credit, East Ward £335 credit, South Ward £116 debit, Vermin £18 debit, Hall Account £3 credit.
Lucky eating claims celebrate clever honey rice crisps that wow guests and family with crunchy sweetness. The fragment mentions Wellness Ten Robin and a humorous kitchen scene with scattered, garbled words, suggesting a recipe or ad copy about a tasty snack.
On the links last Sunday in Bolgart the championship quarter finals and semi finals were played in unpleasant weather. K Travers defeated Hl Ludemann and J F Laurance beat E J Edmonds in the morning. in the afternoon Travers beat D Ludemann and Laurance beat W Kennedy. The final will be played over 36 holes next Sunday. Mrs D Ludemann won the August trophy in the Associates. Society meetings continue with plans to move to Bolgart Hall and the Church of England Annual on Friday August 25.
Standard Telephones & Cables Limited of London has shipped the final equipment for a vast world’s longest carrier telephone system. The link spans about 9000 kilometres across the USSR from Moscow to Khabarovsk and includes five sections. The system will carry multiple telephone and telegraph circuits plus a broadcasting or picture channel, with a contract value over £300,000.
The Royal Agricultural Society assigns show dates to affiliated societies across many towns in Western Australia from August through November. The schedule includes Gnowangerup and Coorow in August, through Northam and Moora in September, to Tambellup and Kukerin in October and November, with several towns listed as not holding shows. The paper notes weekly publication Fridays and deadlines for alterations. late submissions risk omission.
A critical column argues that trade factions push marketing systems that keep raw wool prices below production costs. It notes profits come from propaganda rather than ethics, cites woolgrowers selling below cost for a decade, and emphasizes debt despite wealth created. It urges unity to reform the system.
The text extols a loyal reader who pays in advance and supports a local office, sending in subscriptions gladly. It notes the family enjoys the paper, with no complaint about cost or excess reading, but praises continued delivery and the value of news for all.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions face value minus ten, a price of two sixty, and an unexplained term Fim Baleg Tur. The readable items are sparse and names or places are not clear.
A fragmented medical note describes symptoms of vascular or intestinal issues including inflamed veins and bowel-related discomfort, with uncertain references to timing and treatment. The readable text hints at pelvic or abdominal pain and possible circulatory concerns, but lacks coherent context or diagnosis.
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