Mangonui Notes

Northland Age, Volume XII, Issue 47, 2 September 1943, Page 2

Mangonui Notes

PERSONAL

Mr. R. Foster spent the weekend at his home in Mangonui. Mrs. Samuel Foster and Sgt. Mahon .are at present visiting the South. Mr. G. Hiel was a visitor to Mangonui at the weekend. Mr. I. Hall resumes his duties as headmaster at the Mangonui School after the holiday vacation. Mrs. H. G. Sul>r:tzky of Awanui is now spending some time in Mangonui with her son, Mr. W. Subritzky. Mrs. G. McPherson is at present spending several weeks in Auckland and the South. Friends will regret to learn that Mrs. W. Smith of Mangonui is again a patient of the Kaitaia Hospital. Mrs. R. Foster has returned to her home in Mangonui after some time in Auckland. She had as her guests Mrs. J. Miller and family. Miss Ley Hansen of Dargaville, who has been visiting Mangonui and was the guest of Mrs. Marchant, returned to her home on Tuesday. Sgt. and Mrs. H. Blucher returned to Mangoyui last week after spending sujur'time j n the South. They have Js their guests Ptes. A. E. Blucher land W. Bell. Miss Margaret Hamilton and Master Ron McGowan.

DEATH OF MRS. A. BOWYER

The sudden death of Mrs. A. Bowyer took place in Mangonui over a week ago after a very short illness. Mrs. Bowyer, who had only resided in Mangonui a few days before her illness last Friday week died early on Sunday morning. The funeral was held at Rangiahua. To Mr. Bowyer and relatives we extend our sympathy.

MANGONUI WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

The August meeting of the Mangonui Women’s Institute was held in McKay’s Hall, Mrs. Simelhay presiding. Mrs. Beasley’s report on the Dominion Conference held in Gisborne proved interesting and instructive, for which she was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The roll call was exchange of recipes. In the competition, best patchwork oven cloth, Miss D. Wilton and Mrs. Kuhtz were awarded first place and Mrs. Raynor second. Parcels sent to boys overseas went to Gnr. John WrathiU and Pte. N. G. b£«2iiu ... ... ' „ ■ Afternoon tea was served by Mrs. Raynor, who also gave the motto. The afternoon closed with the singing of “God Defend New Zealand.”

The Nazis are shocked by Churchill’s vulgar phrase, “the under-belly of Europe,” and suggest the more refined “abdomen.” Whatever the thing is, it aches. V The A.R.P. instructor was giving a lecture “If an incendiary bomb comes through the roof don’t lose your Head. Put it in a bucket and cover it with sand.” ☆ The U.S. office of War Information states that New Zealand and Australia would supply the American forces in 1943 with five times the quantity of meat, vegetables and other foods under reciprocal lendlease arrangements than in 1942. ❖ In the middle of 1941 Germany and its satellites had about 24,000,000 men available for the armed forces. Some •3,000,000 of these were killed, taken prisoner, or permanently disabled by the summer of last year, and since then a further 2,000,000 casualties have probably been incurred.