War News In Brief From World Fronts
Allied forces push in the Owen Stanley range driving Japanese from positions near Eora Creek two miles from the village. Night air strikes on Buin base drop 22 tons of bombs. Guadalcanal remains undecided as Japanese forces mass. Stalingrad grave, Germans wedge toward Volga, relief attempts flex. Greek patrols disrupt Italians. Liberia base for anti-submarine patrols. Schneider-Creusot plant bombed. Malta shoots down many planes. Prisoners chained, European children to Switzerland, Burmese forefield crews organized.
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Owen Stanleys
Templeton
Eora Creek
Solomons
Buin
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
U.S. Navy
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Stalingrad
Volga
Grozny
Black Sea
Caucasus
Egypt
Liberia
U.S
Megro Republic
West Africa
Ray
Monrovia
Schneider-Creusot
Paris
Malta
Freak Pumpkin at Bowen Show Baffles Spectators
Report describes a peculiar pumpkin on display at Bowen, likened to a cross between five pumpkins and a cabbage. A flower pod housed a small pumpkin inside, measuring roughly four to five inches, with the inner fruit about 14 inches in diameter and seeds inside.
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Bowen
Back to God campaign planned for Sydney month long
Church notes describe a Back to God campaign to begin Saturday night in Sydney and run through November. The author plans Sunday by Sunday preaching in Gloucester to mirror the campaign and hopes parishioners will attend worship. A number of church activities, baptisms, Bible Society collections, and a flower show are noted along with renovation tenders for the Rectory sewerage works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Gloucester
Newcastle
W. Fitzgerald
Sandra Ann
Christ
D. Glyn Jones
Board of Enquiry
Death notice for Mr. Marsh of Copeland
A notice reports the death of Mr. Marsh of Copeland at 5 o clock yesterday morning. The Church extends sincere sympathy to the family, signed by Rev J A Smith.
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Marsh
Copeland
J. A. Smith
Stroud District Baptist Conference Reports Strong Growth
The Stroud District Baptist Church annual conference praised a 30 percent rise in membership with many baptisms and conversions. Financials showed a £34 credit balance after expenses, to fund reductions elsewhere, as officers highlighted progress across out-stations and Stroud. Reverend Walsham commended officers, and Rev Wingfield led devotion with Rev J Ridden as guest speaker.
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Stroud District
H. W. Bowen
W. Bowen
C. Bowen
Ladies’ Guild
E. Walsham
Stroud
Walsham
J. Wingfield
Johnston's Creek
Stratford
Baptist National Services Auxiliary
Baptist Forward Movement
Aliens Gaining Hold on Land Sparks Melbourne Meeting
Members of the Chamber of Agriculture in Melbourne condemned large land acquisitions by aliens arguing it unfairly benefits nonresidents while Australian men enlist in the army at six shillings a day.
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Chamber of Agriculture
Melbourne
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