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GENERAL NEWS Weather records for November kept at the school were as follows: Average barometric pressure, 29.57 in; average temperature, 60.8 deg; total lainfall, 1.28 m. An indication of the extent of the recent dry spell can be obtained from the rainfall for September, October and November for the past few years as follows: 1932, 3.78 in.; 1933, 7.5 in; 1931, 6.98 m; 1935, 8.82 in; 1936, 7.82 in; 1937, 3.5 in. Mrs L. Sadler and her daughter, i Lorna, met with an unusual and ; painful accident at the week-end when a needle held by the latter was i accidentally driven into Mrs Sadler’s i hand. Medical attention was necessary to locate and remove the needle, aftei which it was discovered that the other half was embedded in her daughter’s hand, and this also had to be removed. The members of the Feilding Salvation Army Band visited the district and rendered programmes of carols. Afternoon tea was served on the lawn at the residence of Mr and Mrs H. Masters.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 300, 18 December 1937, Page 14
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171OHAKEA Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 300, 18 December 1937, Page 14
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