26 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1943
Page
1
Red Cross Seals cost one penny each and are available at all post offices throughout the Commonwealth. Citizens are urged to buy the seals and use them as stickers on all their correspondence to aid the Red Cross.
The Prime Minister Curtin declares courage and inflexible purpose, insisting that only personal failures can defeat the nation. His words emphasize resilience and unwavering spirit amid hardship.
The leaders describe the next nine months as decisive, prioritizing submarine defeat, sharing one third of allied war materials with Russia, driving Germany from Africa, invading Europe, and launching Burma and Pacific offensives. They pledge unconditional surrender and expect Allied troops to march in Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo, urging vigilance against victory fantasies.
Personal Pars notes men on leave from the Middle East including Lient. E. D. P. Hayes and Ptes. Flick Anderson and Sandy Allardice. Also mentions Ross Smith and brother Bill, J. Jel inert family visit, 16th birthday for Bill Donegan, and social visits from Northam, Toodyay Newsagency staff, new marriages Ord Leeder Howard Martin, A. Donegan, Dunlop Narrogin, Brown WAGR,A Flanders Bunbury. Corrects Ian Wroth Leaving Certificate error to Junior result.
Anglican services listed for February 2 include Holy Communion at 2 a.m. and Evensong at 7 30 p.m. at Toodyay with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. at Baker's Hill. Rev. F G Murray is rector.
Laubman and Pank Ltd claim their representative will tour Bolgart and Calingiri in March with full dates and hours published in an advertisement. A regional note reflects on hawks helping curb vermin and a burst of blowflies after warmer weather.
Mrs Eliza Doust of North Toodyay dies aged 92 after a life in the district dating to her England arrival as a child. She ran a mixed store, married Toodyay’s first baker and later Mr Matthew Doust, and supported the Church of England Ladies Guild until last year. Her funeral was held in Toodyay with several relatives and friends as mourners.
Minister for Lands and Agriculture Mr Wine outlines emergency actions for outer districts to curb grasshopper damage. An Agricultural Bank funded program will break up breeding centres and assist farmers in cleaning affected areas, continuing a 1937 approach that cost around £21,000. Revaluation in the outer North Eastern districts reduces block prices and debts, aiding settlers toward freehold as part of postwar reconstruction efforts.
The notice explains that initial impressions matter and promotes the paper's printing office for posters handbills admission tickets and related items. It argues that well printed materials convey quality and that the small cost is outweighed by the marketing impact. It invites customers to use the paper’s services.
For the past three weeks The Scotties have hosted Wednesday dances organized in part by the 22nd. The events are popular and attendees look forward to dancing with the Victorian jazz kings.
The Minister for Trade and Customs notes improved tea stock and announces February 1 increases for catering firms. Hospitals will allow four weeks without tea coupons, with extended weeks needing fewer coupons. Sugar arrangements for kindergartens are set, and two fortnightly sugar coupons will be issued. Wheat and tea coupons will now align dates.
A gossip circulates that Adolf Hitler has purchased a tombstone inscribed with Here lies Adolf Hitler This is positively my last territorial demand. The claim notes it as a future memorial quote tied to his final ambitions.
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