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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
1
Remnant sale listing satin winceyette in mauve and colored shades and 53 54 inch wool frockings at clearance prices. Includes 54 inch black coating and fancy tweeds 72 cents to 5 shillings per yard. Also remnant clearance of woolen coatings frockings sheetings calico.
The Horsham Council and health authorities conducted first injections across town schools and pre school facilities. Of 331 children on rolls 156 received first injections and 60 tested positive readers. Second stage planned for July 11 with Dr Felstead advising on wider Shire immunisation.
Wartime controls limit tractor sales as shortages mount in Victoria. Applications for new tractors rose from 2016 in March to 2336 by May. April and May supplies totalled 124, with returns delaying reestablishment of farming production. Urgent cases include returning servicemen seeking to rejoin primary production, absorbing most new machines.
Wheat sowings in Victoria this season exceed 3 200 000 acres the highest since before the war. During the war wheat acreage fell to about 2 000 000 acres. With favorable weather the harvest could yield 40 000 000 to 45 000 000 bushels the greatest crop in years.
Major General W J Eldridge reveals Britain has developed new guns hidden from wartime press. He says the weapons are more than drain pipes and can fire heavy projectiles at long range. The remark contrasts with earlier naval and infantry uses and notes the shift toward offshore and coastal applications.
Conn challenged Joe Louis in a scheduled 15 round affair. Louis dominated, scoring a knockout in the eighth round with a left hook and right uppercut, ending the count two minutes into the round. Gate receipts reached 1,025,561 dollars with Louis earning 574,000 dollars and Conn 289,900 dollars in front of 15,266 spectators.
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