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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1945
Page
3
Chiang Kai-shek clings to hope of Allied victory before his regime collapses as Japanese forces advance and Soviet backed insurgents press. The leader faces dual threats from Japan and a communist army while Western powers weigh neutrality amid China’s desperate moment.
Advert reads that Dr Williams Pink Pills improve energy and reduce headaches nervous strain and anemia like dizziness and fatigue. It claims users feel strengthened reinvigorated after taking the pills available at chemists and stores.
War reports warn that even 742 Japanese planes destroyed in a week in the Philippines may not stop Japan. Warner predicts a Russia intervention or years of fighting, noting China and homeland hold 4,000,000 trained troops and 3,000,000 reserves ready for future call-ups.
United States News reports Premier Stalin opposed diverting land forces from Europe to Lord Mountbatten’s Burma campaign last winter and spring. This realigned priority is said to explain why Mountbatten achieved less than anticipated.
The Daily Mirror reports on Eisenhower's meticulous European war planning for D Day. He timed operations to the minute including a bold 35 minute assault through the Atlantic Wall with staged fortifications and rehearsals to 61 minutes, aiming to finish 45 minutes but achieving faster execution.
Circulation data shows hoarders favor ten pound and five pound notes since the war began. Tenner notes rose eightfold from 555,400 in 1939 to 4,961,752. Fivers grew sixfold from 2,430,800 to 14,524,196. Singles and half-notes remained scarce, with about 61,595,435 singles and 16,131,799 ten notes in circulation. Higher denominations mostly rise for banks, with £100 notes increasing slightly to 56,284.
War reporter William Winter tells of an American magician who entertained merchant marine crew aboard a Mediterranean ship attacked by bombers. A weary parrot stares at the magician for days, finally asking what happened to the ship.
In 1911 Lady Harberton faced a legal dispute after entering the Hautboy Hotel in a divided skirt. The landlady refused coffee room use, serving her in the bar parlour, prompting a suit supported by the Cyclists' Touring Club over bloomers as reasonable dress. The judge and most papers treated it lightly, except the Rational Dress Gazette.
United States News reports that the U S Senate will debate whether to accept the League charter with reservations on use of force. A major issue is whether Congress should authorize blanket authority for the U S delegate to vote on force without specific congressional approval. Odds favor general authorization to back up League decisions.
A mother scolds her son Bobby for dirty hands and hopes he won’t join dinner. Bobby replies that he has no other hands to use.
An officers training school in Victoria concluded recently with Lieut Reg W Saunders becoming the first Australian aboriginal to receive an army commission. He joined after service in the Middle East and New Guinea. The class included several decorated men such as Tom Derrick V C D C M of Adelaide Lindsay A Bea D C M M L M of Moonee Ponds F M Joy M M of Mount Pleasant and T J Donoghue M M of Darlinghurst Sydney.
A cryptic exchange unfolds as a man asks for a number and name, and the woman replies they are “in the book,” hinting at hidden records or a secret within a larger tale. The clipped dialogue suggests tension and a clue puzzle element.
Post war car distributors use priority lists funded by £20 war bonds to reserve positions. Buyers obtain certificates showing their rank, with bonds held to maturity and interest credited as a deposit. Purchasers worry only about future purchase price as delivery pricing remains uncertain and may rise.
United States News reports that France can strike Germany faster with allied air power, enabling fleets to dwarf earlier German bombing. About 5,000 planes drop 10,000 tonnes of missiles in a day, targeting fortifications, guns, tanks, and troop concentrations, with railways, supply bases, refineries, and factories as future targets.
Washington and London experts warn the H bomb threat could have doomed the European invasion if ready earlier. The V2 is deadly and erratic, with Hitler hoping time and its power will secure a negotiated peace.
A mother sends a note requesting Georgie be excused from school on Wednesday. The message asks for understanding and notes the boy cannot see and should be kept at home for the day.
Five American airmen rescued after their Mitchell bomber crashed off Mossman. Faint sea lights guided Volunteer Air Observers Corps posts at Mossman and Port Douglas to the landing site, with a navy launch aiding the search. All crew ashore safely after a night rescue in bad visibility.
The sun rises on a new day and a new year. The piece invites words of hope that do not harm others, but bring betterment that passes beyond the self, as in W. R. Hunt’s “A Morning Wich.”
A reminiscence notes revival of Tip-Cat played by Liverpool boys and Billeting played by men near a Yorkshire inn. The article describes how pegs are struck to flip and balance, with winners determined by distance, noting the games’ age and regional popularity in Lancashire and Yorkshire and stakes once reaching £20.
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