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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
1
The listing showcases fancy knit jackets and cardigans with high necks, twin sets, rib-knit pullovers and basque cardigans, plus children sweaters. Also featured are flannelette nighties, coat style pyjamas for boys and girls, and a new line of strong winter shoes in Oxford and college styles for all sizes.
Reports from Algiers indicate the fall of Bizerta and Tunis with Axis resistance along the Tunisian front collapsing except near Cape Bon. Allied advances continued after Tunis and Bizerta, while speculation grows on the next major Allied action.
Leonard Judd warns that government mechanisation schemes will boost milk and butter output if farmers use factory machinery and labour for ploughing discing and harrowing. He notes potential labour needs despite no current shortages and backs empowered War Agricultural Committees to control plant and workers in districts.
Church Notes report the Presbyterian Ladies Guild will run a street stall in Church Street next Saturday morning May 22 to replace the Autumn Tennis Tournament canceled due to lack of tennis balls. The Guild asks all Presbyterian families to contribute, leave items at Mrs Pryors, with cakes selling best. other saleable goods welcome. Assembly in Sydney this week and next. Mr S Green to lead Gloucester service Sunday evening. No Sunday School next Sunday.
Church of England services at Barrington Hall and Heatherdale. Presbyterian meeting in Gloucester. Methodist services in Gloucester Stratford Bucca Wanka and Craven Creek. Congregational services at Craven Creek Copeland Barrington Village. Stroud District Baptist Church in Stroud Allworth Booral Unions Hall with Rev. B. Hinds leading.
Six and a half million new ration books will be distributed on June 6 and 6 Saturday and Sunday. Recipients must surrender old books and show identity cards. Books are slightly longer, with blue paper and pages printed coupons down the page. Tea and Sugar coupons are smaller to fit more per page. Each clothing, tea and sugar coupon is marked. Extra pages exist for future rationing and two registration slips are included in case trader registration is required. New books not issued to youths 14 or older without registration and identity cards.
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