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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
1
An appeal calls for a public farewell as more young men answer the call and prepare to go “over there” on a great adventure. The article urges responsible people in Toodyay to coordinate arrangements to aid the turning point in these lives.
At Toodyay Sunday services begin 8.0 a.m. with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Canon A Burton attends. Jennacubbine holds 8.0 a.m. and 10.0 a.m. services on Sunday June 9 with 7.30 p.m. Divine Worship led by Rev. H Fennell.
An advertisement touts a personal vacuum helmet for hair growth and scalp stimulation. It claims to revive hair follicles, reduce greying and baldness, and cure dandruff and dryness with few treatments. Free trial and advice offered by Re-Nu Co established 1932 near Richmond Station Melbourne.
Destry Rides Again screens Friday and Saturday at the Capitol Theatre Northam with Karlene Dietrich and James Stewart leading. The Ritw Brothers headline the accompanying comedy The Gorilla with the usual short features.
Printed and published every Friday by R. W. Crosbie at Snarling Terrace Woodyay Western Australia summarises community notices and brief local items for residents.
Various used cars and trucks listed with prices including a Chev 6 roadster Austin 7 sports roadster Chrysler 70 sedan and Ford A coupe. Also Overland and Bedford trucks with tyres and spare parts. Ring 14 Northam for details. trade-ins accepted and terms arranged.
Modern Cinemas screens Thursday at Toodyay with Charles Laughton in The Head Comber and Peter Murray Hill with Deana Churchill in Jane Steps Out. The program highlights classic star power and light comedy.
Dorcas notes a Saturday social at Mr. and Mrs. E Chapman to honor Joyce Ohde and Merle Ferguson on their birthdays. Visits to Toodyay included Ced Ferguson and Stan Robinson from a military camp. Mrs. E V James recuperates after surgery for a facial abscess. Tom Burbridge required medical care after a bull terrier bite on Wednesday.
Friday night events at the U.W.A. hall drew a good crowd for a bridge and rummy evening in the Maxine Markey Popular Baby competition. Winners were Mrs L Thompson and Miss A Sinclair in bridge and Mrs J Markey in rummy. A Tuesday card night raised funds for baby Lorraine Lacyer with prize winners Mrs Gadsden and Mr N Lloyd in bridge and Mr J Smith and Miss M Lloyd in rummy.
Toodyay defeated Mundaring visitors Poulyay at the local range. W Jarratt led Toodyay with the high score, G Lee topped the visitors, R Piesse won the handicap trophy. Mrs Jarratt and Mrs Watters won the ladies trophies. Next Sunday June 2 the aggre state and trophy shooting season begins at 9 a.m.
The Newcastles defeated the Victorians 7 games to 4 in the opening match of the series. Upcoming fixtures set Victorians against the Freemasons and Freemasons against Newcastles.
In West Toodyay at Julimar Mr A J Ferguson celebrated his 92nd birthday with family. Among attendees were his daughter Mrs Selby Sinclair of West Toodyay and son Ernest Ferguson of Northam. Born in the Swan district he came to Toodyay as a boy and raised 13 children with over 40 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. He still moves about with a stick and stays active on his rural property.
A meeting of the Junior Farmers club at the State School on May 25 decided to form a badminton club. An open meeting will be held there on Saturday June 1 at 8 30 p m to adopt rules and discuss training courses from Muresk College. Debating teams will compete at the June 8 meeting and new members are welcome.
Rainfall for the month up to May 30 totals 1.02 inches at Toodyay. Records back to 1868 show only three May totals lower than this, in 1913, 1914 and 1949. The year so far has 3.64 inches by May 30 with three even lower readings in 1870 1874 and 1890. The year could be classed as drought with an annual total of 22. forms show 34.84 inches in 1917 the wettest year and 25.53 inches last year.
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