Important Work For Defence By General Motors-Holdens Ltd
The chairman Mr E W Holden outlined the company’s defence role in Australia in the annual report to shareholders. He described GM-Holdens as a key industrial link, with US GM backing and extensive use of the Allisom core engine in aircraft and vehicles. The report notes arrangements with the US Army, a pension plan with the National Life Association of Australia, and efforts to provide wage benefits and savings schemes for salaried staff.
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General Motors-Holdens Ltd
Australia
E. W. Holden
General Motors-Holdens Limited
Commonwealth
Holdens Betd
National ‘Life Association of Australia
Postwar Planning and wartime to peacetime transition
Directors note the need for postwar planning as war production continues and government guidance may be required. They praise staff and subcontractors for sustaining transport, sourcing vehicles, and maintaining strong labor relations, citing no industrial stoppages from 1926 to 1942 and urging efficient restart of projects postwar.
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Belp
Glass that floats like cork foamglas buoyant insulation
Scientific American describes Foamglas a new glass product produced by firing ordinary glass with a small amount of carbon. It weighs ten pounds per cubic foot, is odorless fireproof and vermin proof, and its closed cell structure gives buoyancy and insulation. It resists water absorption and can be cut with standard tools.
Bribery Woes Mark New York Meat Trade
A New York Day by Day item denounces widespread commercial bribery in the meat market. Butchers explain bribes to wholesalers and marketmen drive prices, with one suburban shopkeeper citing 100 dollars weekly to keep his business supplied.
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New York
Petty Cheats Match Wits Against Old Ware Dealers
A Bathurst Street shopper paid 8/10 for an evening watch promising a refund if unsuitable. The next day the watch failed due to a missing vital wheel and a faulty substitute. Similar cons targeted other second hand shops with outfits and buttons used as lures, leading to unsatisfactory returns.
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Sydney
Bathurst Street
Plight of Australia's Primary Industries Demands Action
An Australian producer argues rural sectors wool meat wheat dairy and pig raising face severe neglect during war. He warns deteriorating farms rising taxes and price controls threaten postwar reconstruction and urges a strong internal industry council and tax relief to fund urgent improvements and reserves.
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Melbourne “Argus
Australia
Statement of Turnover and Costs With Net Profit Note
The document shows turnover and cost allocations including materials 6,008,600 23.0 percent, sub-contractors 3,652,920 14 percent, wages 3,178,018 20 percent, fixed charges 237,028 11 percent, manufacturing 361,799 5 percent, utilities 8 percent, and other admin expenses with interest. It adds rents and interest received and reports net profit on the year’s transactions.
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Ee Ae
Rashiasbingen
Strange Happenings In Flight Reader Notes
Reports from Psychic News describe mid air oddities with pilots and crew witnessing floating milk bottles and a beam gunner lifted to the cabin roof. The stories, allegedly from RAF records, invite readers to doubt gremlins rather than the unexplained currents.
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R.A.F
Thought for the Week on Jewelry Deception in Trade
A weekly column notes that buyers cut trousers and vests for style while jewelers attempt to jewelry rings. Clients buy rings then return them, sometimes offering losses to cope with cash emergencies. Second-hand dealers are skilled in spotting inferior stones and substitutions.
No Difference in Enemy Loss Claims Says General
Major General Baker, commander of the US Army Air Force in Britain, says claims of enemy losses are high though unverifiable. He notes enemy raids are engaged by multiple ships and each claims the damaged craft, adding that the numbers ultimately matter little to the enemy.
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Baker
Britain
London
U.S. United Press
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