Worst Food Months Of War Ahead Less Meat Butter and Wheat
Officials warned of lean food months as drought bites Australia and Britain. Meat butter and barley supplies will be tight even as drought eases. Output figures show prewar levels far exceeded, with shortages in eggs milk and cheese. Drought felled crops in New South Wales Victoria and South Australia, while wheat and fodder reserves dwindle.
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Britain
Services
Allies
About
Ministry of Food
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Muddled textile market notes and infant health outreach
Fragment from a 20th century file reports turmoil in cloth pricing and undersold coats at reduced costs, with firms citing demand slumps and altered production. It shifts to a government message urging country mothers to write to the Infant Health Centre Sister in Stirling Street Perth for free confidential advice and baby clothing patterns.
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Stirling Street
Perth
INF
Stirting Street
Kudzu The New King Of Erosion Control
The article extols kudzu as a remarkable ground cover native to Japan. It rapidly blankets fields, prevents soil erosion, and yields up to 3.5 tons per acre as hay. It deep roots, fixes nitrogen, and could replace cotton in some regions according to US experts. Livestock benefits and meadows improve as soil stays secure.
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Japan
America
Hugh H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Untitled Medical Advice Packaged Claims For Midlife Ailments
Fragmented text discusses tiredness and low mood in middle age and mentions tonics like Dr Williams Pink Pills. It references nerves and nourishment and suggests relief from headaches and fatigue. Contains garbled phrases and unclear recommendations from a misread source.
Lost aircraft saved by V.A.O.C. rescue effort
A large transport plane nearly ran out of fuel in heavy weather. VAOC guided the pilot from 76 miles southeast of Pinjetta to Guildford, allowing a safe landing despite cloud and poor visibility. the grateful pilot phoned to thank the volunteers.
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V.A.O.C
Volunteer Air Observers’ Corps
Forrest
Guildford
Pinjetta
VALO
Geallford
Vaoig, i
Coupons Exoprined for Horse Feed in Melbourne
The Director of Emergency Road Transport explains a ration ticket scheme to supply fodder for horses in rowing operations. Water transport arrangements replace road deliveries where feasible under national security rules. About 700 horses are targeted with 300 remaining, with permissions required for road movement exceptions.
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Phine
Renmervasaum
Fourier
Diteaurate
Melbourne
Mergecy Road Transport
Fuser
Hansen
Aer
Frawer, Licenre
War impact echoed across nations and markets
A troubled legal expert warns that the evolving war situation will trigger global complications beyond Australia. The text notes large monetary sums and court actions, with references to Germany and renewed public debate across European states as tensions rise and communications strain grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Courieas
Prices and Policies Spark Wide Market Talk
A garbled report outlines price expectations for farm products and looming United States policy shifts. The text references government action, agricultural timelines, and planned measures, though many details are unclear.
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United State
Alan Farcenas
Fragmented tale on education and memory from a distant era
The text recalls wartime camouflage and a famed educator, mentioning Glasgow 1928 and World War I context. It references a professor of Kaueution, a student’s zeal, and a visit to a Smith Quermaterry school with garden scenes, hinting at lost lessons and nostalgic scenes from a bygone educational world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan Ty ‘Veintiog
Furighibour
Quan
Elaine
Smith Quermaterry
Tooke
Lily Garden
Portrait of Harry S Truman Sets Stage for Presidency
A wartime portrait shows Harry S Truman as a first lieutenant in the U S Army, later a major, before he rose to the presidency after Franklin D Roosevelt’s death on April 12 1945. The note outlines his rapid ascent to the highest office.
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Harry S. Truman
United States
Helier
F. D. Roosevelt
Truman
Bei
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