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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1943
Page
3
The piece warns inflation risks amid wartime shortages and cites China's price surges. It notes cigarette prices, oranges, bicycles, radios, charcoal, and whiskey spiking under pressure while praising government safeguards. It also defends rationing as a key inflation control, preventing bidding for essentials and stabilizing costs.
The Washington radio message from General MacArthur requested thousands of special devices for aircraft. An Air Transport Command plane delivered 500 pounds of these parts within 2 days 14 hours, direct from factory. A 24bed Alaskan hospital burned but a brand new unit arrived in 46 hours. In Libya sand disrupted a fast fighting plane part, a US expert designed a sand shield, and 2000 accessories arrived in two weeks. Major William N. Vickers reported in the Herald Tribune supplement.
In a series of urban sightings a stork named Alexandra frequented the maternity area and perched atop a roof, drawing attention from ornithologists and visitors. The bird behaved with apparent dignity, remaining focused on its duties despite moments of distraction observed by onlookers.
The split shift scheme spreads from Hartford and Warner and Swasey Cleveland plants to ease wartime labor shortages. At Warner and Swasey 125 workers start a four hour shift at 4 pm and another 125 take over at 8 pm until midnight. Pay matters less than feeling part of the war effort, with absenteeism under 0.5 percent and renewed factory pace, per Reader's Digest.
Tunisia correspondent for the Herald Tribune notes that the dive bomber appears largely ineffective as a weapon. He cites statistics claiming an average Stuka raid of 15 dive-bombers yields about one third casualties among the attackers, suggesting inexperienced troops account for most losses.
London Times reports Oliver Lyttelton says at least a third of UK weapon output is new designs and the share will rise through the year. He notes failures in desert warfare and urges development of new weapon types to meet future war demands.
A fragmented quotation reflects on beauty and truth, praising the victory found in habit and practice. It references Sarah A. Bolton as a point of cultural or literary prominence within the snippet.
Gilbert Frankan suggests the dangerous years for a man cluster around age 45 impacting politics, arts, and business. An anonymous Harley Street specialist agrees that a man’s prime age ought to be about 45, with influences from rugby, golf, music criticism, governance, and wine appreciation noted.
The article argues Japan can deploy fighters and bombers quickly across the South Pacific using established bases and ground support, transferring planes in two to three days. Allied bombers move faster by air from Pearl Harbor to New Guinea, but fighters require slow ship transit, allowing Japan to threaten air superiority at will.
A quotation attributed to Wu Ting-Fang on education. The more a person is educated, the greater the need for instruction on using talents for the welfare of the state. The note frames education as a civic duty guiding individual gifts.
Fifteen Russian students, the first group of its kind sent to America by the Soviet Union, attend Columbia University in New York City for foreign study and secular training. Eight men and seven women will pursue programs under American and Russian arrangements, with some returning to Russia after completion and others staying for further training.
Joar met George at a London dance on December. They married by proxy after six meetings and a planned March 7 ceremony. George was sent back to America in February to take his commission and promised to “fix it.” Joan Kalins plans to join him in America after a brief stay and honeymoon. Legal opinion is divided on proxy marriage validity across nations.
Hugh Molson MP in London Times urges relief for all Europe while warning that lifting the blockade would betray sailors and airmen who fought to enforce it. He cites shortages even in Holland and Norway where requisitioning has debased living standards and endangered the young.
London dispatch reports the Beitin Air Ministry publicizes a Messerschmitt 323. The high wing monoplane uses six 710 hp engines to reach operational height and silence, carries 130 fully equipped soldiers, and features tractor type paired wheels for rough-terrain landings.
An odd sight unfolds as a great convoy moves up the English Channel. From the sterns of freighters, merchant vessels display barrage balloons donated for allied cities, a tactic that has forced enemy planes toward the sea, though the outcome remains unclear.
The Christian Science Monitor reports a global food crisis being met by expanding farming. The United States plans to plow 10 million more acres this year than last, aiming to boost output and stave off shortages.
New South Wales moves to raise magistrates penalties for cruelty to animals. Chief Secretary Baddeley drafts amendments to remove the £10 maximum and allow harsher fines and imprisonment. The proposed bill aims to curb cruelty, with magistrates to decide penalties by case, while noting public demand for stronger action.
A department note claims women perform better seated, citing a study that plant seating improved output. The report mentions an 82 percent rise in production when workers were provided chairs and organized workstations.
Britain defends butter ration as a necessary sacrifice while Australia faces criticism. Victorian Premier calls the official rationing stance disappointing, arguing production failures and perceived mismanagement, not export levels, drive shortages. He supports expanding output rather than cutting primary supplies.
The U S Navy reports that 97.4 per cent of sailors and Marines wounded at Pearl Harbor have survived. It notes the unprecedented medical care and equipment now available to U S defenders.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a new drug penicillin is far superior to sulfonilamides in treating infected wounds and burns. Trials began six weeks ago at base hospital with early encouraging results, prompting plans for expanded testing and wider use pending further studies.
A partially legible OCR piece reports on education levels among U S Army personnel. It cites figures such as 14 percent in college and 25 percent high school graduates, with references to radio listening, reading habits, church attendance, and literacy during World War II era.
Henry J. Kaiser, famed shipbuilder, says he is negotiating with major railroads to produce fast, lightweight trains after the war. He asserts the plan will create millions of shipyard jobs and provide railroad construction work, benefiting both industries.
The piece states that by mid year the United States will convert labor and raw materials into wartime munitions at a rate equal to building one Panama Canal per day for the next year, noting the original canal took ten years to complete.
New York City Planning Commission voted approval for a 15,432 pound medium rental housing project by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The site lies between Fourteenth and Twenty streets and First and Second Avenues, in a district described as a poorer residential and warehouse area.
The Commonwealth pegged income tax revenue to equal last year’s State direct tax receipts, ending with a State excess of £79200. State Treasury returns show continued improvement, with eleven months of the year up £886,533 over 1941-42. Railways lead gains at £739,317, while general account rises £144,965 and coal mine £2,271.
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