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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
6
A message thanks all Neliters Aynl Sag Ot He Ct Wilkewisi and Fruvtids Albil Yeel Utives for cards, floral tributes, and telegrame letters of sympathy. It asks recipients to accept this as a sincere expression of gratitude for the loss of their beloved mother.
A Department of Agriculture briefing by Mr Mundiey and Weedy Cate will explain recent work on pasture management at Irishtown. The session covers hormone spray studies and related field observations with guidance from officials, followed by questions and discussion.
Minutes confirm disciplinary actions for delaying and on field incidents, with appeals heard by the Provincial Disputes Committee. Payment authorised for union accounts of McPherson. Selection committee appointed for upcoming trials and matches against Sault Suburban with plans for ground staffing and clearances. Numerous player registrations and waivers noted, along with sanitary improvements and grounds oversight. A church wedding report recounts a bride in pale blue, with attendants, reception at Te Anver London Court, and congratulatory telegrams read by chair.
Local notices toast Mrs Eileen Dukes for her birthday and wish Mr Colin Doust a prompt return home from Canberra. Guests include Mr and Mrs Will Pearce and families, with hospital stays noted for Ida Mariedon and others. A July gathering at Mrs Frank Thody’s marks her husband’s 60th, plus more well wishes for neighbors in Mundaring.
A Saturday June 2 debutante event at Weir Hall presented eight young women to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harbieson the Mayoress and Mayor. Guests in attendance included Jack Satori Jack Voltch Miss George Cutter Miss Claringwarrell Miss Pred Pare well and Miss Ron Satori along with escorts J Wolich H Lawton M Cosgrove I Suter M Clinch A Farrell and J Cutler. The evening raised funds for the Weir Deb Norma Wicks with proceeds benefiting the organizer Mrs. Cutler and helpers.
The Church of England hosted a Mundaring debutante ball with Miss Norma Wicks named popular district winner. Debutantes Kath Shuttleworth Irene Witheridge Doris Hunter Hetty Clifton and Norma Wicks led the procession as partners included Ashcroft Bert Johnson Harald Trew Ron Satori and Joel Pilbrook. Mrs Cutler trained the group amid rose decorated supper rooms and Reg Stirke’s orchestra provided the music.
A disordered report notes attendance at Parkerville P and C meetings. A letter from the Education Department chief executive officer says work on the new shelter bed will start soon by the contractor. A youth sports program, led by Scie ntaires from each P and C association and a local teacher, is proposed with district education leaders guiding recruitment training for teachers in adolescence.
Parkerville and District Agriculture Society meeting presided by Mr. H R Davey, president, discussed June 14 attendance and decided to order materials for pens in the poultry pavilion. The State Jubilee additions and deletions were noted. The balance sheet for the last show was presented to the auditor.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss moles and mink furs, fanciful lines about choosing moleskin coats over bungling, and a joke about donating crime proceeds to acting women in a program. The text lacks coherent narrative or clear facts beyond fur obsession and sartorial humor.
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