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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1942
Page
3
Monday August 4 ration notices outline coupon H1 and B.2 timing for two pounds sugar, with coupons valid across fortnights and accumulable for large future purchases. It explains household, service personnel, group, and hospital provisions, plus retailer procedures and required identification.
Retailers must collect coupons from civilian ration books to supply sugar from August 1942. Coupons marked B, Z and special permits govern two pounds per holder per fortnight, with restrictions on who may buy and how coupons are presented. Identification checks occur, and special coupons and permits cover home use, institutions, grouping, and outlying purchasers through September.
A soldier from the Buasian front with a slight wound seeks treatment in Berlin. He encounters doors labeled Seriously Wounded and Slightly Weenie, chooses the latter, and ends up back in the street. The scene unfolds as a surreal, possibly fictional account of wartime bureaucracy and misdirection.
The Civil Constructional Corps of the Allied Works Council oversees 1880 jobs costing from £5000 to 15,000,000 with 10,000 smaller tasks in progress. In four months it has become a crucial force behind the army, building trenches, aerodromes, ports, and harbors for operations in the Coral Sea, Midway, and the Solomons from southern Australia to the northern jungles.
In response to the King's wish, Prime Minister Curtin urged a national day of prayer and intercession on Thursday September 3, marking three years since the outbreak. Forbes churches hold coordinated services across denominations with a combined Methodist service at 7:45 am and a noon, 20 minute silence policy for all.
The Prime Minister mourns the sinking of HMAS Canberra the largest Australian cruiser. Australians urged to support war effort by buying National Savings Bonds and War Savings Certificates to fund shipyards, manpower, and future battles in the Solomons. Citizens urged to visit banks or post offices to purchase bonds.
Berlin and about six other German towns were bombed by Kuwaiti planes on Saturday night. Forty eight fires started in Berlin and nine big explosions were reported. Heavy damage occurred in the other attacked towns. All Russian planes returned to base.
United service of intercession observed on Thursday with events at 7 45 p m Led by Rev Parsons Capt Davey Rev C A Nicholson BT Jown s Church King s Day of Prayer Thursday Sept 3 Holy Communion Guild Service 4 pm Children s Service 7 40 pm Evensong and Lennon with multiple clergy and congregations.
The Adjourned Anial Meeting will be held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening next, 4th inst. at 5 pm. W J Thomson, Secretary. Insure with the Liverpool and London Globe Fire Marine Ancient. Asses exceed £33,000,0N). Claims paid exceed £132,009,000. Crops, stacks fencing. Livestock insured against fire risks. Crops against hall. Local Agents Moore Brooke & Co.
London to Chicago report says Pope Pius is suffering from a serious chronic pulmonary ailment. The dispatch notes the pontiff remains under medical care in New York and mentions potential complications.
Mrs A W Keighley, president of the United Associations of Women in Sydney, is in a Melbourne hospital awaiting an operation. She set her alarm for 7 30 pm to catch a radio series by John Medley from Melbourne University, noting his broadcasts as a strong feature and joking about the matron’s reaction when the alarm rang.
Arrivals of wool in New South Wales show limited growth due to shipping delays and wartime transport restrictions. Labor shortages and the need for portable shearing plants force small holders to shear themselves or buy gear, while Britain and the United States adjust mills and purchases to sustain wartime production. Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa benefit from government buying for the war, stressing future domestic wool markets postwar. Civilian trade notices for Newcastle and Sydney appraisals follow.
Police and trackers have combed the Macquarie River for Joseph days after he left a military camp near Dubbo to visit his wife at a maternity hospital. He planned to wade the river to avoid the plaques but no body has been found.
A survey note recalls the allocation of three free positions attributed to General Douglas MacArthur, John Curlin, and Esington Lewis as the popular vote helped shape the distribution. The fragment records names and the belief these figures influenced the three available slots.
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