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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1942
Page
2
Optometrist and opticians D 1 McDonald Honours F B C A of Webster Jack McDonald Sydney Pty Limited will visit Gloucester regularly and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watch for the date of the next visit.
From the Editor to his Readers, the Gloucester district shows strong support for sending comforts to service members overseas and locally. The War Chest Committee has distributed monthly gifts beyond army rations, appreciated by the troops. With rising departures, further funds are urgently needed to continue the work.
Mrs W H Crowfoot visiting daughter Mrs John Benson in Armidale fractured her arm. The same limb had broken eighteen months ago. Identity cards issue noted as flimsy postal cards requiring holder signatures and envelopes for wear. The Advocate urges prompt subscription payments due to wartime shipping limits on newsprint.
The air raid drill ran from 2 30 p.m. to 3 30 p.m. in Gloucester with Deputy Chief Warden overseeing incidents. Councillors Bignat and Gresham attended, V D C units joined, 92 N F S personnel and 20 school children took part, casualties were simulated, and a new Gas Decontamination Squad was not yet formed.
Mr McGown has been appointed headmaster and will leave Gloucester on Friday to assume the new post at Bankstown. The Bankstown headmaster comes to Gloucester. The death occurred at Newcastle of Major Edward Windeyer aged 65, stock and station agent at Raymond Terrace and Waratah, educated at The King's School and Hawkesbury College, served in the South African War and World War I with the 7th Light Horse, second in command at Romani, in Gallipoli command, survived by Mrs Windeyer and three sons in military service.
Major New Romantic Comedy Affectionately Yours stars Merle Oberon Dennis Morgan and Rita Hayworth as a trio of central figures in a gay love tale. Lloyd Bacon directs from a Kaufman script based on a story by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie with a supporting cast that includes Ralph Bellamy George Tobin James Gleason Hattie McDaniel and Butterfly McQueen.
The Secretary Ladies Auxiliary reports another successful Street Stall raising twenty pounds fifteen shillings. Donations included cash and goods from H T Higgins, Mrs H McNaughton, Mrs QC Sansom, Mrs H Sansom, J Forbes senior, Pound Cake, and Mr Paget. Returns from Tin Hats partly allocated to the Street Stall with thanks to Returned Soldiers League. Proceeds from raffles and jams added to the total. annual meeting planned with afternoon tea and a plate of cake from each member.
Local tennis gathering on Saturday raised £2 17s 4d for Red Cross funds. Players included Mrs Brorson and Miss S Matthewson, with G Freeman winning the gentlemen’s prize. Widespread participation across courts organized by Mrs Yates and Mrs Arch White, with Dawn Morris taking the ladies prize and a cake won by Miss Morris.
Gloucester Post Office announces Saturday Anzac Day hours with post office open 9 to 10 am and mail closing extended to 10 pm. Delivery by postman continues. no Money Order or Savings Bank business will be transacted.
The Gloucester Baby Health Centre reports six total visits this past month with six new cases at the centre. Six babies were weighed and three test meals given while two expectant mothers were advised. Attendance totaled 10 including mothers, with a daily average of 22.5.
The Federal Government proposes a national security order closing all hotels across the Commonwealth for Anzac Day. The measure would affect hospitality venues nationwide and keep accommodations largely shut during official commemorations.
War bulletin reports Tokyo Yokohama Kobe and Nagoya bombed on Saturday as Japanese Imperial Headquarters claim raids. Washington London unofficially doubtful but generally accepted. Rabaul attacked. Augsburg Diesel works destroyed by Lancaster bombers. MacArthur named Allied Commander in Southwest Pacific. French fleet under German control per Tass. Burma fighting continues with Allied and Chinese delaying actions.
The U S War Department ordered immediate mass production of sea going amphibian trucks described as water Jeeps. After approval, manufacturers were urged by long distance call to rush the vehicles to assembly lines. Army officials say the water Jeep matches the land model, moving on land at 60 mph and on water at 10 mph, capable of swamp, jungle, or ocean travel.
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