WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 September 1937, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent], Obituary: WESTPORT, September 20. The death took place suddenly this morning at Wellington, of Mr. Samuel Mclntyre, a former well known resident of Westport, where he conducted a successful wheelwright business in partnership with his brother, the late Mr. J. Mclntyre. He is survived by his wife and one son, Mr. A. McIntyre, of the Railway Department, Wellington. State Placement Service: The following are the number of men found positions during the weekended 18/9/37, through the Westport office: Permanent with private employers, 8; temporary, 2; placed with State Departments, 5; total, 15. To date, through the Westport office, permanent work has been secured for men-with private employers: 152; temporary, 16; casual, 2. Total: 170, Placed with State Departments—Permanent, 59; casual, 4. Total: 63. Number of men placed in subsidised employment other than with State Departments, 15; women and girls, 31. Grand total, 279. Rifle Shooting: The weekly shoot held in the Drill Hall last evening under the oi the Westport Miniature Rifle Club, resulted as follows: —•

Score H’cp. Total. J. R. Keoghan 70 0 70 L. Solomon 67 2 ' 69 C. Douthett 66 3 69 J. Singer 65 4 69 G. Paul 64 »•> 69 C. Curtain 63 6 69 O. McDonald 62 7 69 D. Erickson 62 7 69 R. Marshall 62 7 69 D. Powick 61 8 69 W. Morgan 58 11 69 S. Downie 57 12 69 W. Murray 64 4 68 L. Hutchison 67 0 67 N. Perkins 67 0 67 D. J. Cunningham 66 1 67 A. L. Williams 66 1 67 A. Green 59 8 67 T. Perkins 57 10 67 J. Douglas 54 12 66 F. Mitchell 63 2 65 J. Fountaine 60 5 65 K. Taylor 58 7 65 J. Hutchison 64 0 64 R. Cunningham 55 9 64