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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1945
Page
3
A report says clothes rationing will be lifted at Christmas or early next year but supply issues persist. Tailoring remains hampered by a lack of apprentices and labor, delaying made-to-measure suits for years.
The Combined Food Board reports major reductions in meat bacon cheese and fats for the United Kingdom due to global food shortages. Shortfalls include meat and bacon 1 75 million tons sugar 2 million tons fats 1 5 million tons and other items with tinned fish least affected. Australia America and Canada cut consumption to help, while boosting local production to limit suffering in Britain and Europe.
War correspondent Gordon Walker explains Krueger’s rise to full General while commanding MacArthur’s Sixth Army in the Philippines. He notes diplomatic constraints kept Krueger behind Blamey as ground commander in the South-west Pacific and questions glamorizing MacArthur’s satellites.
Middle age can bring fatigue aches and sleep problems. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to build up blood and iron to restore energy and mood, easing headaches and nervous spells. The text urges use of the tonic for revitalization.
Truncated dialogue shows an employee asking for the afternoon off citing his mother’s odd behavior during big football games. The supervisor notes an extraordinary pattern where the mother appears unusually attentive when a match is on, suggesting she may be pretending.
In a wartime sermon by Professor R G Cameron the collapse of war is followed by a call to transform education in Australia. The piece cites Churchill's 1940 speech and urges aligning teachers with parents through local Parents and Citizens' Associations to make education a senior partner in democracy.
Ex-servicewomen describe humiliating delays at the Repatriation Commission while seeking pensions. They must endure male clerks and crowded rooms, exposing intimate details to men before medical exams. The piece urges a women-only waiting area and female staff to handle claims.
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