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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1943
Page
3
A fragmentary report discusses an endowment idea tied to a house and a potential 1,000,000 raise. References to payments, weekly fees, and long term commitments surface alongside unclear figures and a mention of old age subsistence at birth.
Deputy Director N Farrell announced a nationwide limit under National Security Regulations, restricting civilian meat purchases to 85 percent of typical weekly sales for four weeks ending May 2, 1944. Wholesale and retail traders were urged to ensure even distribution. Pork sales ban extended from metropolitan to all regions south of the 28th parallel from September 13.
The South West citrus industry learns that a processing delay for defence contract juices ended due to new can supplies. Deputy Director of Defence Foodstuffs Mr. Robins announced ample cans and urged growers to resume deliveries to Plaimar Limited and coordinate on quantities.
A U S fighter pilot was saved after his plane plunged into the sea off Queensland. A V.A.O.C. observer spotted the wreck, launched a rescue, and reported the recovery of the lone airman within an hour. The minister praised the volunteers noting their role aiding nearly 800 planes or crews in eight months.
The order limits weekly meat sales for civilian use to 83 percent by weight of the four week average prior to May 29 1943. Applies to farms and businesses south of the 28th latitude in Western Australia. Meat means sheep lambs and cattle flesh for human consumption. Deputy Controller J J Farrell signs the notice.
The Manpower Department offers volunteers for weekend and midweek farm help to aid harvests while sustaining dairies and other production. No specific names or dates, but calls for primary producers to engage volunteers and contact the Perth manpower office or national service officers for rural areas.
Col Edw G Monro of Covent Garden London writes of a bumper English fruit crop last year and markets shifting to vegetables. He notes mild winter, abundant sun, and resilient spirit as sirens pass unnoticed and friends abroad are busy. The letter portrays hopeful national mood.
In a juvenile contest, Rita Gallagher of East Northam wins with My First Visit to the City. Aunt Marie congratulates the writer and notes the prize being posted. The piece describes a day visiting shops, a museum, town hall, theater, and city lights, ending with reflections on friendship and youth.
A Perth notice invites readers to contribute bee related stories and incidents for a forthcoming booklet by R S Sampson M L A at 971 Haystreet Perth. Also included is a rail gauge analysis by Paul Wohl noting the impact of gauge differences on wartime movement and German rail capability.
Short quotation urges unconditional love without distinction or calculation. It emphasizes giving to the poor, challenging the rich, and extending mercy to equals, noting the difficulty and often minimal practice of such love from readers. Henry Drummond attributed reflection.
The Office of Price Administration cut gasoline coupon values from four to three gallons in the midwest and southwest, reducing civilian weekly allowances to one and a half gallons. Commercial traffic remains unchanged while eastern supplies are hoped to improve later in the month and the northeast driving ban may be lifted.
In court the defendant recounts a series of household objects being hurled during a quarrel. The magistrate questions his account as he recalls his mother-in-law tossing a chain and his wife throwing a table, then notes he left after seeing his daughter gaze at the sideboard.
The New York Herald Tribune editorial argues that after the war free competition in world trade will be hard for American ships. It suggests subsidies and large wartime manpower make U S entry into global competition costly, and favors informational cooperation as national self interest.
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