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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
3
An ad lists discounts on winter textiles and clothing including plannelette twill sheeting and blankets. Items feature yard and per unit pricing, with Simmons offering reduced prices on bloomers, pillow cases, quilts, pullover sweaters, and nightwear.
Local listing advertises Simmons Habit Shop bargains with 30 by 36 bunny bugs priced at 1.11 each and large face towels at 1.3 each. Also promotes 29 inch fancy cretonnes and a wool de chene fabric at reduced Simmons prices.
Special prices listed for men’s strong work trousers boots pajamas and shirts with Simmons price reductions. Items include men’s strong work boots usually 12 6 now 8 11 per pair and men’s Oxford shirts previously 3 11 now 3 11. Boys wool blazers and winter shirts also discounted.
Wingham Municipal Council met Tuesday with Mayor Keech presiding. Discussions covered returned soldiers preference in employment, education conference, works programme, flying lessons, trunk road inquiry, waste timber use, postal footway work, drain plans, stock route, and hall insurance. Deputations asked for memorial town hall funding, park improvements, and playground grants, with a plan to involve Minister Spooner and Education approvals.
A garbled OCR item offers a phrase claiming the greatest value ever with scattered proper nouns and unclear context. The readable fragments hint at a sales or promotion but lack coherent details for a definitive summary.
A fragment notes two bequests of 2,000,000 to Methodism linked to James Rank, heir and eldest son of Joseph Rank, a leading British flourmiller. It cites his wealth from an inheritance and his father’s fortune, ending with a quote about prayers succeeding.
A vintage advertisement promotes HEENZO concentrate sold for two shillings. It promises to make eight bottles of medicine when mixed with water, usable as a gargle for sore throats and as an internal remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and nasal catarrh for adults and children.
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