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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1943
Page
3
Washington The U S War Production Board asked war workers to give up their Labor Day holiday September 7 to boost production. Executive vice chairmen Joseph Keenan and Clinton joined in the appeal urging labor and management to work together for real gains.
Washington The War Manpower Commission approves a program to mobilize seasonal labor. Governors of Maryland West Virginia North Carolina and Virginia back the plan to meet peak cannery needs.
Major General Levin H. Campbell reports U S anti aircraft fire has on occasions downed an average of one enemy plane for every fifty shells. He notes World War I results averaged one hit per 17 000 shells and warns a hit may not equal a knockdown. American 60 millimeter guns have shot down planes from 27 300 feet.
Washington syndicate writer David Lawrence argues that Japan will face a war without quarter once the conflict ends, urging burning of military sites and Japanese towns as the American people demand a total war response. He warns against sympathy for bamboo villages if they burn.
Lord Woolton states that national rationalisation of food deliveries cuts labour petrol and wear on vehicles. He says 34 000 vehicles have been put into food trades excluding bread and milk and petrol use is down 25 million gallons yearly.
The air train concept links a Da mota twin engine plane towing a glider carrying vaccines and radio parts across oceans and deserts. It signals potential civil aviation benefits after the war and could transform transport in remote Australian regions despite remaining experimental.
The rescue showed the value of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps 24 hour watch as a plane crashed on a North Coast beach. Observers, two search parties and RAAF planes aided three airmen found safe, with wreckage salvaged before the tide.
An unnamed American soldier in North Africa developed an improved sight for the bazooka boosting effective range and accuracy. The design replaced open sights and was sent to the United States to manufacture thousands in two weeks, with twelve firms working around the clock. Some sights reached battle zones by air within hours.
New Guinea pack transport faces scarce brass and long, rugged trails where animals must unpack, wade streams, and wade through bamboo and clay. Mules are steadier, carrying loads and even hauling horses, though they will eat camp supplies if left unwatched.
The Children's Corner invites junior readers to submit weekly essays with varied topics starting with My First Visit to the City. The page also offers a Pen Friends' Corner to help readers find a note printed in the newspaper and start a friendship, bringing happiness and new interests.
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A Sydney shopper recounted returning a misbegotten shirt bought at a Mercer with coupons and laundering damage. Officials from the Customs Department and Prices Commission describe a wartime racket: cheap Indian imports inflated by speculators, with authorities promising tighter controls and possible coupon adjustments.
A condensed aphorism emphasizes that gaining a great fortune requires boldness and caution, but preserving it demands far more wit than acquisition. The excerpt attributes the insight to Mayer A. Rothschild.
New South Wales reports show a North Shore doctor enlisting nurses to assist private patients amid a sharp nurse shortage. Miss E M Pearce cites closures of four nurses clubs and warns manpower surveys fail, with maternity wards booked but no trained staff available.
Big Fawney, a massive greyhound owned by Mrs. C. Bennett of Rooty Hill New South Wales, weighs about 100 pounds more than the average greyhound and stands three to five inches taller. Only Brandy, from the same dam, has approached this size, while other littermates were normal. Despite bulk, Big Fawney is fast and a skilled coursing dog. Mrs. Bennett, in her 70s, trains at 5:30 am daily and preserves many trophies in her home.
Northwest Airlines applies to the Civil Aeronautics Authority for a Milwaukee to New York City service as an extension of its northern transcontinental link. The plan envisions extending service from the eastern seaboard to Alaska and India via China.
Camp Edwards Massachusetts Harvard professors and the Camouflage School develop a liquid that, when sprayed on cut trees used for camouflage, preserves their realistic look for two to six weeks. normally trees decay within a day or two after cutting.
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