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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
4
A 1930s beauty guide describes careful lipstick application to the upper lip then lower lip. It recommends powder to avoid grease, and brushing rouge on the cheeks for a natural look. Mascara should be used on upper lashes only to enhance the eyes.
A football match at Northam last Sunday between Toodyay and Union saw Toodyay play faster and mark better but waste chances cost them. The central umpire Bull Bennett controlled a spirited game. Final score Union 5.11 41 Toodyay 3.18 36.
Driver Flanders resumes duties after long service leave on Wednesday while Driver Herrod starts annual leave on Monday. Cleaners Tomkins and Korbusky cleared medicals for AIF and may be called up pending railway approval. Dry spells leave stock light. no specials recently. Twenty one trucks of sawn sleepers arrive from Dwellingup for re sleepering Piawaning Miling. 5S.M. Errington on sick leave but improving. Guard Johnson to begin annual leave next.
The region reports rainfall of 102 inches for the month far below the historical average causing anxiety for farmers. Feed dwindles, livestock suffer, and seeding slows as ground remains too dry awaiting overdue rain.
A concise motto contrasts steady water eroding stone with Towser Miastrcates gnawing bone and a bashful maid’s change, concluding that the constant Advertiser is the man who secures the trade.
Society notes report Miss Beryl Tyrie of Toodyay State school teaching staff transfers to Gosnells this week. A social evening at the C W A hall honoured Mr A Chitty on his birthday. Chitty is on R A A F reserve. Pte F Flick Anderson of the 28th battalion infantry militia is in Lucknow hospital with pneumonia. Norman Donegan, eldest son of Mr and Mrs T J Donegan in a military ordnance unit, has been promoted to captain. L Davey, son of Mrs H S Davey, returned to Perth after a two week Toodyay holiday.
A vivid vignette from wartime France shows thousands marching in exhausted lines, a motherless baby carried by a conscript, and peasant women lining the roads to watch the solemn procession. Dogs roam the ranks, seeking masters, while officers note morale and animal companionship as essential for happiness among troops.
Wyening defeated Yericoin 6 9 to 0 1 in a football match with Yericoin taking the win by two points amid a high scoring day. Ladies hockey saw Wyening 4 Yericoin nil as the Calingiri District Schools Sports Association met at Bolga in June to elect officers. J McGill was named President and H O Dea Secretary replacing ill health forced W Anderson. Golf progressed with a busy bee at Calingiri course as greens were finished ahead of an upcoming visitors day.
The Toodyay Rifle Club will conduct a D Sinclair trophy shoot on Sunday at 9 am on the local range.
Public notice stating compliance rules for printed butter wrappers and availability of the authorizing details such as name and address from the newspaper office.
The funeral of the late Mrs O Driscoll of Toodyay, who died in Northam hospital last Sunday, was held Tuesday. The cortege left St John the Baptist Church at 3 pm and interment followed in the Toodyay Roman Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were A V Batty, E Geary, W Donegan, W Ellery, J Ellery, and J G Wright. Chief mourners included daughter Mrs C Bird, sons Morgan and Harold, son in law Claude, sister Winifred Hodgkinson, brothers Owen Scally and James Scally, brother in law William Hodgkinson, sister in law Pheabe Scally, grandchildren Ronnie Bernie Ray O Driscoll and Claudia Bird. Funeral arrangements by J W Purslowe & Sons.
A meeting was held last night to re form the Toodyay Cycle Club. Sunday races in aid of the Pirate hockey club saw seniors led by B Murphy with W Robinson second and T Tomkins third. Junior results had B Markey first, T Syred second, P Somers third. Lapies won by S Sinclair, M Lloyd second, R Murphy third. The cup and trophies were donated by Miss Eileen Sinclair.
Bolgart welcomes Mr and Mrs G Jackson to run the State Hotel last weekend. Bolgart Golf Club members will travel to Wongan Hills for a match against Wongan club on Sunday. Mr and Mrs A Linto and family left Bolgart for Dwellingup. Mr J Elliot of Bassendean is visiting son in law and daughter at Silver Springs with P V Edmonds.
Warner Bros. star Olivia de Havilland shares a recipe for All Bran Refrigerator Rolls. The method includes yeast, flour, butter, sugar, and a syrup glaze, yielding about 24 rolls to accompany salads or coffee.
A historical domestic guide lists conversions for flour sugar butter and liquids in ounces and pints. It notes teaspoon and tablespoon measures, a medicine glass as a reliable measure, and that an ordinary egg weighs about 20 percent more than a baseline unit.
An ad-style health blurb urges adults to use Doan's Backache Kidney Pills to support kidney function. It claims the kidneys contain 15 miles of tubes and filters and promotes elimination of acids and waste, warning of backaches and fatigue if ignored.
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