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Toodyay Herald

Location

Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Aug 25, 1944

Page

2

Turf News and Notes on White Tip and Just Agrion

Two improved horses, White Tip and Just Agrion, show rising form. White Tip progressed from poor runs to strong late season wins, including a 104 furlongs York Handicap victory in 1942 and a Perth Cup finish, while Just Agrion won a 7 furlongs race and the Stoneville event, with both riders noting Railway Stakes potential.

White Tip Just Agrion Railway Just Agrion Goodwood Skyro Silver Rice Gleamane Agrion Galloper Yohada

Nazi Atrocities Probe Reveals 15000 Names List

The United Nations War Crime Commission in London has held weekly meetings since January to hear evidence of Nazi atrocities. The body, representing 17 governments, records about 15,000 suspected individuals while keeping most members’ names confidential to protect relatives.

United Nations War Crime Commission London

Only a Clerk Wanted In A Snobbish Letter

A stern old major offers a pompous pedigree for a job reference. The firm replies that Mr Blank is suitable for clerical work, but not for breeding purposes, highlighting a clash of class bias and professional fit in a dated exchange.

Blank Major Blank General Blank Henry Blank Lord Blank

Maiden Handicap at Belm Park Explored

Selections for Canning Parket at Belm features Maiden Handicap over ten furlongs with mentions of Flamita and Sage. Trial Handicap lists Jovial Joss versus Rivian with other races including Purse Handicap and Welter Handicap fields such as Bundamba and Meroic Oreo.

Canning Parket Belm Boutate Oredanus

Referendum results and war updates dominate notes of the week

The passage notes that the Noes won the referendum while German disintegration in France continues after southern landings and the rising French underground. Caen civilians killed reach 7,500. Russians attack the western front as Britain’s food policy reduces exports to the UK while Australia boosts meat and butter shipments. Australian food production declines due to policy decisions, with only meat improving. Claremont Asylum staffing shortages and alleged gendered directives draw scrutiny amid wartime manpower controls.

France Caen Western Front Australia Britain United Kingdom Commonwealth Pacific

Golden Mile Safe Deposit Mystery Remains in Ruin

In the old days Don Alberto, owner of a busy tavern, was thought to guard banks and keep coins on hand. After his restaurant was ransacked thrice and the Boulder Clock fell, he admitted his true refuge was a burnt stove hall where he hid gold in the ash and retrieved it with a scraper.

Don Alberto Baying Leon HUME Alberto Bulletin Flo

U.S. Factory Produces German Uniforms for Officers

A U.S. factory is manufacturing German uniforms for German officers interned in the United States. The uniforms are cut to German specifications from green non rationed material and bear no insignia.

United States

Unsolved Pay Mystery in Wartime Industry Demands Action

The article notes a pending pay issue in essential wartime industry. It argues production must rise and cannot be rationed to give miners a holiday. It emphasizes miners work hard and deserve consideration as demands for increased output grow.

New South Wales

Quite Hygienic Cigarettes From Japanese Stores

Flying Officer Greg Jones writes from Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea describing RAAF men receiving Japanese cigarettes in the regular smokes issue. He notes the evac'ed village left the quartermaster's store largely intact with souvenirs such as plane parts and helmets. He sends a packet of cigarettes and jokes they are quite hygienic.

R.A.A.F Hollandia Dutch New Guinea Greg Jones Coogee Roscoe 5S. Jones Sydney Jones Greg

Anzac Club Completes Second Anniversary in New York

The Anzac Club in New York celebrates its second anniversary in July at 106 West Fifty-sixth Street. Since headquarters opened in a building donated by Phi Gamma Delta, the club has welcomed more than 25,000 servicemen and servicewomen from Australia and New Zealand.

New York Anzac Club West Fifty-sixth Street Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Turkey eyes Dardanelles issue after war prompt

United States News reports Turkey hesitates to join the war due to fears over promises not to internationalize the Dardanelles after the war. The article notes growing expectation Turkey may be asked to surrender control of the straits to secure access to the Mediterranean for Russia.

Turkey U.S

U.S. Wage Rise Seen as Wartime Policy Error

The Journal of Commerce argues the large wartime wage gains inflated labor costs and future prices. It warns that if unions press for more after the war, inflation could surge and deflation and a depressed mood may follow.

America N.Y

Claremont Asylum Staffing Demands Government Action

The State Government must improve conditions at Claremont Asylum including staff amenities and pay. Public perception suffers as nursing staff are undervalued while manpower shifts reduce professional status. Coal shortages and mining strikes threaten national effort and deepen government strain.

Claremont Asylum Claremont Claremonnt

Roll Call Red Cross drives for new members

Help is urgently needed to provide for increasing commitments. Two stil lings will pay your subscription for one year. Join today.

Red Cross

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