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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 359, 13 February 1937, Page 4

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Mr. P. Galvin, founder of the 1T3,wera Star, and a former secretary of the Mines Department, died at Wellington on Thursday at the age of 89 years. Miss E. Pearce, of the Gore High School staff, was appointed at the meeting of the Stratford Technical High School Board last night, to succeed Miss E. Lama Eon as commercial instructor. Miss La mason has accepted a position on the staff of the Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland. Mr. Gordon Sayers left by the express this morning for Nelson where he will compete in the soprano cornet championships at the Dominion band contest which opens on Monday, in 1934 Mr. Sayers won the Boy’d chain p.onship at the Wellington contest. NON COMPETITION CRICKET. Teauns to play in a week-end cricket match between the Stratford rail'•‘ay staff and a carriers’ tram, are: Carriers: Knight, Webber, Trotter, Reeves,, Nelson, Brunsden, Hunter. Pellett, Gower, Coleman, Beere and Wilson. Railway: Smcaton, Robinson,, Main, McCormack, McDougall, Erickson, Howes, Campbell, Beale, Rogers, Gracia, Reed (2th man). HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT. Alternative schemes are being investigated by the Public Works Department and data are being collected - : n conn ction with the elimination of crossings at Gordon road and Douglas. The elimination, as a main high way. of the rough part of Ohura road in this section in favour of a straight road alongside the rail - .'ay lino is a l>o.* sibility.