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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1944
Page
2
Details of February racing at the W A Turf Club with selections for seven events. Weirbalanceanelds and Mountain Goddess feature in the Lawley Handicap Welter divisions along with Yodelon Gol and Oredanus among top contenders.
The New York Daily News argues that Roosevelt has 13 months 16 days left in his third term from April 12 1943 and warns that a fourth term is uncertain. It contends that unless the Cairo agreement and similar pacts are ratified by two thirds of the Senate, they will lack force once Roosevelt leaves the White House.
The listing shows handicap selections tied to racing or betting names such as Elon Beach Bandicar, Gold Fatos, Serpentine Handicap, Fort Royal Helham Flame Lady, Lawley Handicap Welter, Mountain Goddess, Sky Warden Refined Welter, and Oriodanus. The fragmentary draft includes multiple misreadings and unclear spellings.
A Canberra analysis argues for policy refinements as Australia prepares for a Victory Loan. Critics urge tax deductibility on loan principal, easier purchasing channels, and deduction via bank deposits. Production woes persist with a 1933 six month total down 64,54 tons except Western Australia, amid rationing and wastage reports.
British hosts covered meals and drinks at villas and clubs during the Cairo conference. Delegates ran up charges in dining rooms and bars, with rent chits to be presented for payment, per a New York Daily News Cairo correspondent.
A Catalina flying boat from NSW to Victoria forced to land near Kingston SA. The six crew were aided by local V A O C observers led by Mr Auhl and nearby fishermen who refueled and supplied tools. They remained with the aircraft overnight and aided navigation. The plane resumed flight after engine problems, with thanks expressed to observers.
A Sydney tobacconists trainee, seeking cigarettes, faced a price of trouble at the deignee canteen near Marcus Clark's old building by the railway. Staff refused cigarettes without a bed and stamped the ticket CANCELLED after a tenpence payment, leaving the LAC with tenpence and a plan for ten pan Capstans on his return to his unit.
An outer-suburban Melbourne man hid two turkeys in an outside toilet while his family shopped. After a night out, he forgot them and slept. The next morning the birds vanished and a note appeared thanking him for his “peer vatit” from “The Nightman.”
A brief wartime vignette shows Major questioning Patrick Malone for not saluting. Pat explains he avoided drawing attention since he is not supposed to be out without a pass.
A verbose passage urges readers to study display adverts in local papers to discover goods for sale. It lists several newspapers and advises noting item condition and price, with a focus on practical selling tips and how ads appear in each paper.
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