RANGITIKEI
MARTON GENERAL There was a good attendance at the Marton District High School euchre party on Friday evening. Mrs G. T. Avery won the ladies’ prize and Mrs Wilkie the men’s. Consolations went to Mrs O’Shaughnessy and Mr J. O’Shaughnessy. The box-opening of the Tutaenui Young Helpers’ League took place on Labour Day at “Norwood,” the residence of Air and Mrs 11. W. Smith. Games were played by the children in the large sun porch after which the boxes were opened and the contributions amounted to between £5 and £6.
A dance will be held in the Upper Tutaenui Hall on Friday evening next, and a big crowd is expected. The admission charges are gents 2s 6d and ladies Is fid or basket. THE CIVIC THEATRE “STREET OF CHANCE” There was a crowded audience at the Civic Theatre on Saturday evening to witness William • owcll’s first starring Paramount picture, “Street of Chance.” With a plot ’that sweeps along at a rapid pace, a theme that is refreshingly different, a supporting cast that is excellent, and above all, with the suave-mannered and smooth-voiced Powell dominating at every moment, this film lifts the emotions of the beholder to thrilling heights. It is a tale of big city gambling. The lives of those who live by their winnings at the poker tables of the metropolis are neld up to the mirror of reality. But if Powell is shown to be a sinister character in the role of “Natural” Davis, the biggest gambler of them all, he is nevertheless portrayed as a kindly, human person in the moment when the big test conies. The climax is a breathtaking one. It has the real heartthrobbing wallop of real drama. In future only two programmes will be shown weekly —Saturday and Monday, with a change of programme for Wednesday and Thursday. BULLS OBITUARY EDWARD HARRY LEVETT There passed away at Bulls on Saturday shortly before noon, Edward Harry Levett, one of our most respected and best known townspeople. The late Mr Levett was our senior Justice of the Peace and a genial and upright Englisu gentleman. For over forty years he was a prominent member of the local staff of Messrs Levin and Co. Ltd. and for the greater part of that period manager of the Bulls branch of that firm. He took an interest in the affairs of both town and country as well as in all forms of sport and in his younger days was a keen follower of the hounds as well as a Rugby and tennis player of more than average ability. Born in England sixtynine years ago, he was educated at Rugby College and came to New Zealand in his youth. He married Nliss N. Gorton, second daughter of the late Colonel Gorton and the widow and two daughters, Misses Olga and Pattie Levett are left to mourn their loss. The late Mr Levett was a life member of practically every local body and branch of sport in the district, among the number being the Manawatu A. and P. Association, the Feilding A. and P. Society, the Rangitikci Rugby SubUnion, the Rangitikci Hunt Club, the Rangitikci Racing Club, the Bulls Football Club, the Bulls Bowling Club, and the Masouic Lodge. A staunch adherent of the Angican faith, he took a prominent part in church matters*until illness prevented him from carrying out his duties actively, though he still took a lively interest in affairs of the church.
Interment will take place to-day at Clifton Cemetery and the deceased gentleman will be accorded a Masonic burial.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 413, 3 November 1930, Page 3
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