20 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
1
Infants receive a range of wool garments including Austora coats and frocks, hand smacked in cream. Discounts offered with coupons for wool jackets, knitted bonnets and bootees, and half lined flannel coats for small girls, with chest measurements from 18 inches.
Algiers Radio reports Allied armoured units penetrating suburbs of Catania while Canadians seize Caltagirone and Porto Empedocle. Americans near Marsala, railway hubs struck. Rome bombed for first time. Russians push in Orel bulge, claiming gains despite German resistance. Solomons air offensive sinks seven Japanese ships. Naples raid hits rail yards. axis fighter losses heavy. Sicily governed by Allied military administration under General Alexander.
An old advertorial promotes Heenzo as a three in one chest nose and throat remedy. It details internal use for coughs colds and influenza and nasal antiseptic and gargling benefits for sore throats. A bottle costing two shillings makes a pint of cough remedy for all ages.
The Gloucester church notes reflect serene faith with verse and prayers. A Service of Intercession is scheduled for Wednesday night to accommodate the Kia Ora Service on Thursday. Rev J A Smith notes illness of Mrs Jack West, welcomes Federal MP J P Abbott for a September Flower Show, and praises Gloucester’s spirit and upcoming bloom display.
A wartime 공 campaign warns against a fifth columnist who downgrades the war effort. It urges readers to invest in War Savings Certificates and National Savings Bonds, join or form a local War Savings Group, and seek guidance from the Commonwealth Savings Bank in Sydney.
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