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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
3
The Office of Price Administration states that futures contracts for wheat remain essential for price insurance and hedging. Futures enable storage and merchandising on narrower margins, lower financing costs, and reduced bank risk. Policy aims to preserve futures markets as a hedging medium during postwar adjustments and potential government controls.
The RSL NSW Council urges Lieut General H Gordon Bennett be given an operational command. The tribute cites his combat leadership and praises the ALF division he commanded in Malaya, noting jungle fighting by Japanese forces and suggesting his place should be in New Guinea.
Polaroid Company announces synthetic quinidine production in Cambridge Massachusetts following its earlier report of a synthetic quinine. Quinidine is used to treat heart disease and as an antimalarial drug for patients who react to quinine.
New York writer Thomas J. Keller in the Wall Street Journal forecasts a sharp rise in U S demand for lead after the war, driven by storage batteries in cars and electrical cables. Australia and Canada previously supplied lead, but recent imports have ceased. The article notes the largest consumer is batteries, followed by autos and wiring cables.
Major General Claire S Chenault's 14th U.S. Army Air Force provided 549200 dollars to Chinese troops who faced the Battle of Changte and to homeless Chinese in the Tung Ting Lake region. The support reflects wartime aid from American air forces to Chinese forces and civilians during 1943.
The U S Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations estimates Europe excluding the Soviet Union will harvest about 1 54 billion bushels of wheat in 1943, marking the best harvest since 1939 and roughly 10 percent above 1942. Gains stem from area expansion and milder weather across Balkans France Italy and Central Europe with Danube basin nations Hungary Romania and Bulgaria showing strong yields.
A Ministry of Labour note says 14 to 18 year olds will be scarce as birth rates fall. If educational reconstruction proceeds, youths may delay entering the labor market until age 15 or 16, shifting the pace of postwar employment.
A patchwork of home advice covers wash day routines using cold salt water and ammonia, poultry care with sulphur in water, lime eating behavior, and book cleaning with vinegar damp rubs. Also includes a wartime potato subsidy report with subsidies across Australian states and goals for wartime potato distribution.
Australian uniforms, once offered in 22 sizes, are now available in 47 sizes. The new range adds 20 regular, 14 corpulent, and 13 stout sizes. Acting Army Minister Senator Frasce said the improved uniforms would become a general issue once existing stocks are exhausted.
A trainee pilot on a cross country flight from a South Australian RAAF station in an Avro Anson ran very short of fuel over sparsely populated sheep country. He was found and helped by three weather observers. The observer Mr Warnes of Woalaanci assisted, directed the pilot to a landing site, and returned him to his home until a relief plane with fuel arrived.
Jones and a companion guarded hens in a shed when a storm caused it to sway. After an hour Jones announced rest, then left and tripped onto a slow moving lorry along a country lane as the shed was being taken.
A Geelong railway worker, Luriey, claims to be father of Australia’s only 14 child family under 16 with nine girls and five boys plus a set of twins. The eldest is 155 and the youngest was born December 1, while Canberra’s Social Service Department notes only one such family in published endowment data.
A garbled OCR style notice questions a schoolmaster or school matter with unclear text and quoted phrases. It hints at a misread term and a possible debate over accuracy or authority in naming or scheduling within a local institution.
The War Organisation of Industry reports curious facts about studs in uniforms. They note a ratio of three front to two back studs during the war as women in uniform use more front studs. Australia previously imported 7.2 million units annually. production is expected to rise.
An Australian painting market report notes strong demand for landscapes and portraits. Critics like Sydney Ure Smith comment Melbourne hosts frequent exhibitions while Brisbane and Queensland shows sell out quickly, with artists such as Lloyd Rees highlighting brisk sales and rising interest in child portraits.
American pilots reveal a simple sight to strike a battleship from beneath the water. A fixed timer bomb hits the side, skips off water, then sinks, later exploding parallel to the hull after a few seconds.
A disrupted defense briefing notes an Airman named Wren te Rn facing dismissal as the Army revises disciplinary procedures. Officials instructed substitutes for soldiers in unrelated lines, and a tongue in cheek line about an airman sleeping over 100 yards from his horse is cited as an example of muddled phrasing in the memo.
Public Accountant and Auditor H Wood registered tax agent offers taxation and costing services. Located at 1005 Hwy Street Perth. Jone Bak listed in contact or reference.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for insomnia fatigue and anemia. It claims improved blood flow nerves energy and mood, highlighting refreshed eyes skin and general health after use. It markets the pills as a trusted remedy for those feeling wrecked by illness.
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