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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 78, 2 April 1938, Page 14

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4K.. CRICKET ' RANGITIKEI MEET TAIHAPE ON ' I COUNTY GROUNDS TO-DAY ; On the County Cricket ground, Marton, to-day, the Rangitikei cricket ' representatives are to play Taihape. : This match will see the J plied to the cricket season in this ■ district. Play will commence at I-1 10.30 a.m. I The Rangitikei team usually underl goes many changes before it finally ] takes the field, and this occasion is n_. !' exception. Of the original team | I chosen, four players have so far noti--11 tied the selector that they are un- ■ available, J. Openshaw, A. Duncan, M. I Wysocki, and H. Marshall, whose 1 ' places have been tilled by R. Baker, . R. Shield. C. Flattery and A. D. Ful-lerton-Smith. The Rangitikei team is now: D. A. Cameron, W. Hayward, A. B. Marshall, R. Parkinson, S. S. Powell, I. Jolly. C. S. Beechey, R. Shield, (_ Flattery, R. Baker, and A. D. Fuller-ton-Smith, Reserve, W. Tolley. The personnel of the visiting team ; is not yet available, but it is believed ; to contain such players as P. L. MarI shall. T. Whittle, D. Coleman. T. C. i Lowry, K. Hodder, H. Louden, and I Schofield. FEILDING AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL RANGITIKEI BRANCH REUNION i The second annual reunion of the j Rangitikei branch of the Feilding Agricultural High School will be celebrated in the Druids' Hall, Marton, on Friday. April 8, at 8 p.m. The funci tion is to take the form of a dance I and an address, the latter to be given I by Mr. L. J. Wild, who recently returned from a trip abroad. In order I that catering arrangements may be I completed, old pupils intending to b? I present are asked to advise Mr. P. I Weston. Vinegar Hill, Hunterville, as ! soon as possible. The initial reunion I was a great success, and it is hop»o ; that the second attempt will be | equally successful. PERSONAL Mrs. Duncan Simpson, of Marton, is attending a meeting of the advis- | ory board of the Women's Division I of’ the Farmers’ Union, in Christ- | church this week. I Mrs. J. Lourie, Fern Flats, Marton, I is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. | J. Alexander, Waverley. ANZAC DAY SERVICE ' The annual Anzac Day ceremony j will be held a little earlier than in former years in Marton on April 25 next, at the request of farmer members of the R.S.A. The Borough Council have decided that the service should commence at 2.30 p.m. in the Park if fine, and in the Civic Theatre I if wet. The Rev. Wm. Raine is to be ask- ; ed to take charge and the band is to I be arranged for. RATA LABOUR PARTY DANCE

The social committee of the Rata Labour Party have decided to hold a dance on Easter Monday ijight, and dance enthusiasts are urged to keep this date clear, and be assured ot spending an enjoyable evening. Full particulars will be advertised later. AUCTION SALE OF SUPERIOR FURNITURE Mr. W. Price, auctioneer, Marton, advertises that he will be selling on Thursday, April 7, at Ellis Road, Taihape, superior furniture and effects. ‘WEE WILLIE WINKIE” AT THE CIVIC Marking the beginning of a new phase in Shirley Temple’s screen career, “Wee Willie Winkie,” the ! famous Rudyard Kipling story or ! India, opens to-night at the Civic : Theatre. The spectacular Twentieth ‘ Century-Fox drama was directed by | Academy Award winner John Ford. The curlyheaded child star, who has been acclaimed as the No. 1 boxoffice attraction of both American and England, has a highly dramatic role, the strongest supporting cast of any of her screen successes, and the most elaborate production yet accorded one of her films. Shirley’s co-star in “Wee Willie Winkie-’’ is Victor McLaglen, himself an Academy Award winner, and the supporting cast includes C. Aubrey Smith, June Lang, Michael Whalen, Cesar Romero, Coni stance Collier and young Douglas Scott, and many others.