Collective Farming in the Soviet Union
Agricola explains how the Stalin Collective Farm near the Sea of Azov evolved from a small Equality Commune in 1921 to a large modern unit. It describes land sharing, work day credits, democratic control, mechanised farming, raised living standards, and cultural amenities aboard a representative profile of the Borodin family in 1938.
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Soviet Union
Yuzkui
Ukraine
Azov
Red Army
Yuzkur
Stalin
Borodin
Orchard registration under Plant Diseases Act ends
Orchardists vote against continuing registration of orchards and nurseries under the Plant Diseases Act of 1924. The decision aligns with the group’s stance, making re registration no longer necessary.
War News in Brief From Pacific and Asia
Malaya evacuated as British forces withdraw to Singapore Island to withstand a siege. US ships attack Japanese bases on Marshall and Gilbert Islands, inflicting heavy damage and threatening Pacific strategy. Manila Bay defenses repulse attempts on Corregidor and Fort Drum. Bataza lines stoutly held. Red Army gains on Moscow axis, advancing 55 miles and freeing 20 localities. Rommel’s forces lose ground around Benghazi while Imperial air actions intensify. British Burma forces withdraw west of the Salween after heavy losses near Moulmein. Japanese retreat toward Canton. Chinese defenses hold near Nanchang.
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Malaya
Singapore
ALF
United States
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Australia
New Guinea
Pacific
Manila
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Fort Drum
Nernate
Bataza
U.S. War Department
Red Army
Moscow
Kuibyshev
Sebastopol
Burma
Moulmein
Salween
Rangoon
Canton
Kiangsi
Nanchang
Air Raid Shelter Advice From War Letter
In Ulmarra Mrs Graham receives guidance from her son Captain H T Graham on air raid protection. He recommends a simple four and a half by six by two foot hole in the ground as the best shelter unless danger of falling A A splinters. then cover half with galvanized iron and earth. He notes having witnessed 1500 air raids and prefers the basic hole to elaborate shelters.
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H. T. Graham
Maize Prices Rise Amid Drought Demand in North West
Maize once 2/8 a bushel in Glen Innes district is now readily saleable at 4/9 due to drought. North west demand is strongest and about 5 percent of last season's crop has been sold. Heavy consignments are being dispatched daily to the north west.
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Glen Innes
Duty of Church and prayer urged for soldiers
A parish letter from Christ Church Castlemaine South Australia calls for renewed churchgoing and prayer for fighting forces. It warns against apathy, stresses worship as a corporate act, and urges attendance at Sunday School, parishioner meetings, and memorial acts for soldiers. The notice also offers sympathy on the death of Mrs Hazelwood Senr.
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Christ Church
Castlemaine
South Australia
St. Paul
Hazelwood Senr
J. A. Smith
Presbyterian Baptism and Session Meeting Notice
The Belbora service will be held on Sunday morning but petrol restrictions will shift it to a weeknight in future months. The Session will meet after Sunday evening service to fix the annual meeting date. The church notes Colin Spence wounded and under care. Sunday School children urged to register on Sunday morning. Rev OD Glyn Jones delivers notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Boorer
J. Penfold
Colin Spence
OD. Glyn Jones
Armed Civilians and Prisoner of War Rules Recalled
A legal authority notes that civilians found fighting for an enemy may be shot as spies under international law. He recalls Germany threatening to treat Home Guard members as spies, possibly influencing the Home Guard’s decision to wear uniforms. Paratroopers in civilian clothes or occupying forces’ uniforms could be shot as spies, but if in their own country’s uniform they were entitled to POW status.
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British Home Guard
Germany
Home Guard
Plain man seeks plain wife in an agony ad
A daily offers a blunt personal ad from a 46 year old man aiming for a plain, modest partner. He emphasizes simplicity and practicality, joking about material wealth and sensory preferences while seeking matrimony without romance or glamour.
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A Daily
B.O
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8Th Army
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Rommel
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Church OF England
Presbyterian
Gloucester Electric Supply Co. Pty. Ltd
Tom Hicks
Queen Street
Gloucester
E. Patmore
Clem Walsh King
L. E. Monro
Market Street
W. T. Howard
Taree
Dungog
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