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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1940
Page
7
An advertisement touts Rexona complete skin treatment with Rexona Soap and Ointment. It claims Cadyl protects against blemishes, promotes clear radiant skin, and includes emollients, nutrients, formic elements, and astringents. It also sells Rexona Shampoo for shiny hair and claims relief for dandruff and cradle cap.
Article notes ample Australian wool but Britain faces stricter civilian rationing as sea transport delays shipments. With military use rising, imports to the UK lag and Australian sales to the British Government rise. US demand steadies, but overall supply remains constrained amid wartime shipping bottlenecks.
Forbes District Hospital faces a debt of about £60,073 to sundry creditors while aggregate funds reveal a deficit of £60 plus, a monthly treasurer’s report shows mixed bank balances. No. 2 Industrial and No. 3 X ray accounts show credits, patient fees fall, and a proposal to write off £1156 owed by indigent patients.
It is probable the quantity handled in Sydney this season will surpass the previous record of 1,200,708 bales set in 1932/73. The next preliminary appraisal is scheduled for Monday Feb 3 with final appraisement on Tuesday Feb 27.
The Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association reports a busy year with increased membership and strong attendance. It notes two large public meetings on wheat payment protests, calls for price stabilisation, and praise for leaders like G H Griffith and Ernest Field. The report commends members, mentions staff changes, and records a casualty among keen members, B J Uphill. The branch discusses roadblocks from oil companies and rebates on tractor fuel, and highlights elected leaders and national wheat attempts.
The article outlines Australia’s push for national shipbuilding expansion to support wartime trade and defense. It notes HMAS Warrego launch at Cockatoo Dock Sydney, keel layings by Menzies and Sir Frederick Stewart, and calls for more merchant ships to sustain Britain’s war effort and Australia’s own growth and defense.
The report notes a Labor League meeting at Goolagong where Mr Brady presided and Mr D A Bartley was elected president, correcting the earlier typo that listed Mr WB Brody as president. The article also reminds voters to obtain the claim card and enrol with the Electrical Registrar to avoid penalties.
The report notes extensive travel and personal expense by Mr Field in organizing PF meetings. Despite Victorian opposition and a looming war, New South Wales farming sites should be regulated by a Growers' Guild board. The branch finances are sound, with acknowledgment of support from A. J. Meagher and J. G. Taylor for broadcast and meeting costs. The discussion emphasizes dwindling younger member attendance and calls for renewed energy to defend Empire liberty and maintain agricultural efforts.
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