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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1944
Page
4
A brief note urging care for individuals by maintaining their health and abilities through proper maintenance and ongoing support. Emphasizes proactive care and respectful treatment to sustain usefulness and dignity.
A Douglas transport plane with 26 passengers from Townsville to Sydney ran low on fuel and was guided to a safe landing by the Volunteer Air Observers Corps at Newcastle. An off duty VAOC observer at Stockton relayed its distress, while Mr. R. McD. Stuart used a short wave set to receive the alarm and other posts helped position the aircraft. A flare path and a Mascot radio relay led the pilot to a secure touchdown without injuries.
A history of DDT surfacing from 60 year old German archives shows Ottomar Zeidler discovering the formula in 1874. Swiss workers revived it before the war, Britain and America tested it against pests, and it is now praised alongside penicillin for its wartime impact on lice and typhus protection.
The C W A Younger Sef hosts a gala evening in the School of Arts on Thursday evening next. The event aims to showcase local talent and raise funds for community programs. Members invite neighbors to attend and enjoy performances, refreshments, and fellowship.
From Lytham England dated 2 Sept 144 Mrs Rilith Massey details wartime Britain with refugees flooding villages Freckleton near Lytham suffers a fatal American plane crash that devastates a school killing 43 children and 3 teachers American soldiers assist at the scene and in burying the dead. The writer notes heavy bomb damage ongoing rain and concern for Australia and vows of retribution against the Germans.
Sunday November listings show Church of England parishes in Gloucester Heatherdale Parrington and Trinity XXI V with services 8 am and 7:30 pm. Presbyterian Gloucester and Bowman Farm 2:30 pm with Rev J A Smith and Rev D Glyn Jones. Methodist Stratford Bucca Wauka Gloucester 11 and 7:30. Congregational Romhhurst Craven Creek and Coneland Parrinetan with Rev N Lynford Smith. Stroud Pantist Church Stroud Allworth Peronal Union Hall 7:30.
A brief notice outlines the sale and saving programs titled Into War Savings Certificates and 1 National Savings Bonds. It highlights government-backed savings options and investor participation details, noting eligibility and purchase procedures.
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