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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
2
The Air Force reports strength above 14 000 officers and 8 900 airmen since September with 1 450 tradesmen added for aero and aircraft fitting. Training emphasizes fully trained staffs, upgraded instructors, and expanded Canada bound drafts as the service reconnoiters seas and protects the merchant fleet.
A World War II era exchange unfolds as a private questions who spread and then who scraped butter from a slice aboard a ship or camp setting. A burly corporal responds, and the private backs down while asking for the culprit.
Fragmented OCR note lists weights for participants and an obstacle race event. Names appear garbled with unclear ages and times. The readable items reference a mile and a half distance and a hurdle race.
A scattered list of horses and riders outlines the W A Breeders Handicap at Gloucester Park. Entries include Libettas Pere Wer and Myrtle's Son with various weights and rivals listed through the day’s races.
Ju dex discusses wartime unrest in Australia and Europe. He notes Italians interned in the Commonwealth and domestic anti foreign feeling during the war years. He warns Australians against rioting and urges restraint to avoid harm to innocent people and foreign residents.
A jumble of 19th century racing plate totals lists horses, owners, and odds for Perth events. Entries include Breakers, Shady Boy, Arab Princess Jeer, Lady Watherwo, and Jungle Lady in various cups and handicaps with distances of seven furlongs to one mile and five furlongs, plus names like Walivea Tarabon and Royal Willy in the lineup.
An aged newsagent recalls a job advertisement outside the shop where a stage keeper asks what job and the reply offers “Sight and Lay.” The item ends with a request to mention the newspaper when contacting advertisers and lists medical sundries and athletic aids with prices, including whirling sprays and Jurogen.
A garbled mix of Perth horse race notes and an essay by Judex on wartime Britain and Australia. It mentions horses and handicaps at Fremantle and other locales, then shifts to the Agent General for South Australia in London discussing electric fences, rabbits, and war economy. The piece ends with remarks on Nazi resistance and a disclaimer about Judex’s views.
Tom Pjarkeinsen of the Colony Poultry Farm promotes his stud farm and chicken hatchery, claiming high value, quality chicks bred for performance and reliability. He pledges expert knowledge and customer satisfaction, urging prompt orders. An additional notice in this issue provides more details.
The article argues that people stranded in enemy countries at war's start deserve decent treatment. It says we cannot know their fate, and we should apply the golden rule, leaving aliens to authorities who will punish misconduct and supervise lawful activities.
A stern middle aged woman responds to a doctor's inquiry about giddiness with defiance, insisting she is a respectable married woman. The exchange highlights tension in a medical exam scene.
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