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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1941
Page
1
No church services will be held in the Toodyay parish on Sunday March 9 1941 announced by W B Churchill. The notice provides no further details and urges parishioners to attend next planned service.
Mass schedule lists times for Mundaring and Mundaring Weir with entries on March 9 at 9.30 a.m. and March 10 at 8 a.m. The notice names locations Chidlows and Mundaring Weir as venues.
Free trial advertised for a private vacuum helmet claim to renew hair by stimulating scalp vessels and roots. The promotion targets men and women and touts cures for grey hair baldness dandruff and alopecia with a low price and free advice from the Re Nu Co established 1932 at Richmond Station.
Do not postpone billhead orders to month end. Place your order now with The Toodyay Herald office to ensure timely printing and delivery.
A series of charity and social card evenings are listed for December in Toodyay with events supporting the Queen of Toodyay and local churches. The Toodyay Herald notes all accounts should be paid to the head office in Toodyay or the Perth office of The United Press Ltd.
The article argues rising birth rates are blocked by insecurity in modern life more than poverty. It criticizes public figures for oversimplifying causes and urges broader social improvements and stable conditions to encourage family growth amid 1930s economic strain. It notes Western Australia admiration for Germany’s birth policy and calls for practical, long term solutions.
The monthly meeting of the Toodyay Road Board will be held tomorrow Saturday at the Road Board office on Stirling Terrace.
The local CWA held a log bridge event last Thursday with ten tables. The ultimate victors were Mr. and Mrs. Beardman along with Mrs. Sanderson.
A single point of rain was recorded at the local Post Office in February, compared with an eleven year February average of 43 points.
At Capitol Gardens the film The Mortal Storm features Margaret Sullivan James Stewart and Robert Young on Friday Saturday and Monday nights. The drama follows a Europe family torn by Hitler’s rise to power and political oppression. Supporting feature Oh Johnny How You Can Love stars Tom Brown and Peggy Moran as the leads in the accompanying short.
On Monday February 2 a jetty wedding was held at Stephen's Church of England Toodyay officiated by Rev Baxter between Miss Eileen Sinclair and Cpl Percy Tomkins of the 24th Machine Gun Battalion AIF. The bride wore ivory satin with train and orange blossom veil. The matron of honour wore pale pink georgette. The best man was Cpl T Tomkins. A reception was held at Newcastle Hotel and the couple left for a honeymoon aboard a car trip wearing navy attire.
Jack Ferguson travels via Saturday to Grass Valley for a hospital stay and transfer, still with a bad leg under doctor care. Fettler Beard and family head to Gabalong while Fetther Miller advances from Gabalong to Northam for porter duties starting Monday. Carmel and Main ham arrive at Toodyay to join decal gang this weekend, Acting fetther Thompson moves from Toodyay to Gabalong, Chaff loads at Coondle and Vericoin, more wall lifting than in years, Norwood resumes after a recent accident while Fettersook and Miller remain on duty.
Dorcas notes introduce Miss E. Fleay as Toodyay newcomer. S. Parker began holidays last week. Percy Donegan of Bolgart seen in town. Master Geo. Lloyd left for Fremantle. Molly Jordan departed to Geraldton to join her loved one. Eric Patten returned after a sea holiday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Watkins and family left for Albany. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ohde on a new daughter. Merle Ferguson visited Gabalong, returned Saturday. Visitors at the Station House included Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson from the Goldfields and J. W. Forrester of Wagirup. Also seen among Toodyay visitors last Saturday.
Fragmentary report lists Sergi Merv Guilrity Pa Jack Baker Punch Dorizzi and Mr and Mrs W leashy with family. Mass Pertha Smith returned Monday from coast holiday. Mr Pat Bowles injured when a cart overturned injuring him and another passenger mildly. Pasty taken to Nothin Hospital.
A reflective piece urges confidence in human progress toward a stable civilisation. It argues that fear must be banished and that once conditions improve, birth rates will recover. It warns that without such progress childlessness will persist and decline may continue.
Public notices and small advertisements from The Toodyay Herald outline rates for classifieds
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