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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
3
An ad describes fatigue and headaches from anemia and urges using Dr Williams Pink Pills to rebuild red blood cells and restore energy. It claims improved strength, mood, and overall health, emphasizing oxygen delivery to nerves and organs.
An ad style summary promoting Heenzo as a three in one medicine for internal ailments such as coughs colds bronchitis and influenza plus a nasal antiseptic. It claims rapid relief from catarrh sore throats and smoker’s throat and advertises a bottle of concentrated Heenzo making a pint of family seaah remedy for adults.
The Chairman reviews the society’s year amid war effects. Total income reaches £341,960 with premium growth and reserves rising. Notes on funds, dividends, and postwar policy adjustments, including surpluses carried forward and bonuses for Ordinary Department policyholders.
Local merchants are asked to reference this newspaper in advertising and correspondence. Officials say the practice helps ensure accurate listings and strengthens community visibility for sales, services, and public notices across the region.
The Brookings Institution notes a two to three year demobilisation of U.S. war production with a slow transition to peace output to ease re-employment. It estimates 17.8 million may face demobilisation in the first 30 months after Europe ends, including 9.5 million from armed forces and 6.9 million from munitions industries, with Germany defeated by 1944 and Japan a year later.
The article paints Princess Elizabeth as thoughtful and social, always engaging shy children at parties and showing genuine interest in people. It notes rumors of an arranged marriage are discouraged, with a future consort likely from among British peers amid European royal shortages.
A fragment discusses cocoa and welfare in Kawland with references to war impacts and spray processes. It notes milk fever after calving, with unconsciousness and potential subsequent illness in cattle. The text mentions storage of a similar flare and sensory symptoms among animals.
Thought for the Week delivers reflections by Norbert Spencer on ethics and daily living. The brief feature presents a personal musing aimed at guiding readers toward contemplation and virtue in ordinary moments.
The notice outlines wartime insurance changes for active service members and dependents, including discontinuation of some policies and continued access to medical care. It mentions disciplinary and administrative actions, anticipated cost considerations, and the involvement of women in voluntary services with ongoing allowances and benefits subject to policy review.
The Princess, evenly linked with several royal circles, will begin touring the country and visiting service and factory units. She will take a seat in the Privy Council and in the Council of Line when the King is abroad, maintaining equal standing among guests and parties.
Rear Admiral Luther Sheldon of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery told the New York State Medical Society that the Navy has licked tropical diseases in the South Pacific area. He credited epidemiological teams and field doctors for the victory, noting infections among sailors are decreasing and details could not be disclosed.
Willard Davis, editor of Hotel and Restaurant News, unveils a new lapkin described as the first serviette improvement since the Holy Roman Empire. The display at the Restaurateurs Exposition in Boston features a corner buttonhole for attachment to clothing, a reply to guests whose serviettes slipped from laps.
A mix of wartime notes includes Australia’s shipments of food and beverages abroad totaling £208,615,000 through March 31, 1943, Britain receiving about £118,698,000. Also included are home care tips for horses with pneumonia risks and eye ailments, and a section on washing men’s ties. Other items warn of brown stained onions and meatmeal import delays reducing pig and poultry feed.
VAOC members at Wagin WA used sheets and mirrors to guide a last resort emergency landing of a Tiger Moth trainer. The aircraft, circling overhead, was steered toward a safe site by signaling from ground observers and vegetation cues, then landed and was refueled before returning to base Narrogin with the trainee.
A fragmented war dispatch discusses Hitler’s potential final moves before collapse, naming Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey as focal points. It speculates on German diplomacy, occupation, and a possible peace conference, with mentions of Franco, Stalin, and unresolved European alignments shaping a cautious outlook.
The discussion features University Conservative Association and Oliver Lyttleton arguing for a role of private enterprise within a national plan. They urge shifting risk to private firms while the state retains statutory rights to ensure common services and public objectives. The minister emphasizes creating conditions for private enterprise to flourish under a national framework.
Errol Flynn will star as Don Juan in Warner Brothers film adaptation of the world’s greatest lover’s life story. He is the ideal choice for the role, with five leading ladies reportedly in love with him, though details of the cast remain undisclosed.
Workers walked off during a performance by the Sargent and We Vines Evils worm Orchestra at Pillarmune Hall. About 2,000 attendees heard the disruption as employees left their berths in mid afternoon over disputes with management and wage concerns.
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