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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
1
The piece argues thrift builds fortune through wise spending and saving. It notes most incomes are modest, urging planning for big purchases or long term competence, and promotes the savings bank as a safe, costless, interest-earning way to hold and release funds.
Brussels and Antwerp fall to German forces as Paris gap widens to 76 miles. British and Allied units retreat west of Brussels amid bombardment and civilian exodus. German blitz creates bulge near Sedan, while French tanks and air power contest advance. Allied strategic aims center on harassing supply lines and awaiting U.S. air support for a broader battle, with rapid coverage by London despatch.
A British General Headquarters communique reports the new Allied line west of Brussels formed successfully but undisclosed. German advances threaten the Scheldt and the Aisne–Oise area as French, British, and RAF actions try to slow the drive. Marshall Petain and General Giraud feature in cabinet moves amid a broad Allied effort to speed aircraft deliveries and blunt the German onslaught.
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