OHAKEA NEWS
SHIMMING J (Own Correspondent.) The following pupils of the local school were successful in gaining e swimming certificates: —220 yards, " Dawn Ellery. Ray Hazelwood, Shirley 1 Sadler, Jack Bartlett, Betty Price, ‘ Alec Bailey, Harry Palmer, Kuku 1 Walker. David Matthews, Bobbie Henderson; 50 yards, Dick Walker, Betty \ Matthews, Bruce Hartley; 25 yards. 5 Pat Palmer and Jack Bailey. WELCOME RAIN - The fall of rain last week, although s'only amounting to .72in., was sweet -Imusic to the ears of farmers in this [district, who have been experiencing a . j drought for many weeks. No rain had ! fallen this year and the position was [ serious. However, last week’s fall wili .'help to relieve the situation. Winter . feed crops have benfited considerably and pastures will soon respond to the fall. Household supplies of water. . which had been exhausted for weeks '. in many cases, were replenished and ’. the shortage alleviated. Weather records kept at the school : for February were as follow:—Aver- . age barometer, 29.6i<n.; average tem- . perature, 63deg. Fahr.; total rainfall, .25 in. PERSONAL . | Mr. and Mrs. Longstaff. sen.. ac- ’ ! companied by their son, Mr. G. LongI staff, of New Plymouth, are the guests [ of Mrs. S. Ingram.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 68, 22 March 1939, Page 12
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