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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
1
The notice promotes buying advertised goods as ethical and economically sound. It asserts that local or national advertised items should be quality enough to merit consumer preference and encourages purchasing only advertised goods and services.
Washington dispatch notes Hull warned of Japan’s possible irrevocable step into war as Tokyo sources anticipate a fresh crisis within 20 days. Debate centers on U S Russia oil shipments via Vladivostok and Japan’s likely response to a growing munitions corridor.
In London an A.R.P. instructor challenged a pupil with a hypothetical Nazi incendiary air raid and the student responded he would resign. The anecdote appears in C Kent Wright’s Home Front humour collection A.R.P. and All That, noting a scene in Heston Middlesex.
London reports ground for belief that Marshal Budenny may be pulling Russian forces from a German encirclement to form a line east of the Dnieper. Berlin asserts west-of-Dnieper gains, an Odessa attack, rapider Dnieper bridgeheads, and the capture of a battleship under construction at Nikolaev. Moscow notes evacuation of Kingisepp and Soviet ships sinking a German submarine and two transports.
Local Information Committee recounts an air raid shell that breached a house roof and passed through beds, with a second unexploded shell carried by a man to the police station. A London paper spoof notes Hitler would be in London on August 15, listed as Mme. Tussaud.
The army announces automatic registration for universal service at age 18 to replace the old complex method. Starting July 1, the present age-group division by financial years ending June 30 will be eliminated. In the next eight years youths reaching 18 must register within days, providing the military with a reliable manpower index for planning.
Farmer H G Barham of Rowman River via Barrington invites quotations for ploughing gear after purchasing a tractor and plough system. Further particulars available on request from H G Barham.
P T Taylor and Co Pty Ltd of Sydney and Newcastle stresses essential vehicle support in wartime. With petrol restrictions aimed at eliminating waste rather than halting transport, the firm highlights engine reconditioning to maintain vehicle efficiency for meat dairy and food production, aviation engineering, and factory supply lines.
A Winnaleah farm horse in north eastern Tasmania allegedly eats rabbits freely and even robs dog carcasses from traps. The animal, in good condition with ample feed, is described as unusually depraved in appetite. A veterinarian says it is a remarkable case and plans for special treatment to restore normal behavior.
Federal Cabinet discussed pay and allowances for fighting services and indicated that specific rates had not yet been decided. Prime Minister Sir Menzies announced the budget will cover details, noting the questions are complex and require detailed working out. He condemned speculation about individual votes as unfair to ministers and the cabinet.
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