PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 209, 20 September 1937, Page 12

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

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A Hearty Laugh, Quite unintentionally a complainan.t provided a hearty laugh fop members of the Central Hawlce's Bay Iflectric Power Board at Friday meeting when he wroto calling attention iu electrical interference with his radiq recoption. After referring heatedly to Ihe "danmable row" that ha/1 been coming from the set, tho writer made tho surprisiiig statement: "Last week the wife was in Wellington, and the radio was perfcct." One member suggested that possibly a divorce was tho. remedy. "Why not leave the wife in Wellington?" aslced another. The eugineer, when the burst of mlrth had subsided, said he had traced the trouble to a faulty fuse, which the board gave bim authority to rcpair. Norsewood W.D.F.U. The monthly meeting of the Norsewood Women 's Division of the Farmers' Union was held at the residence of the president, Mrs J. Edgley. FiuaJ arrangements for the birthday social and dance, to be held in the institute hall, were made, and the programme was drawn up. It was decidod to help the Young Farmers' Club with its birtliday dahce in October. Miss Christiansen was the winner of an interesting competition. It was decided to liold a "hook day" at the next meeting when books and magazines will be brougbt. The gext meeting will be held at the residence of Mxs F, • Bishop, Norsewood, Cbess Matches. Championsbip matches playcd at the Waipukurau Chess Club resulted in Holms defeating G, C. JStapIeton and WHson defeating Little. In the club games, Neild and Fowler drew, Walker beat G. C. Stapleton, Neild beat Wiggins, Little beat Qarpenter, Wilson beat .Wiggins and Carpenter beat Fowler.