Futures trading in wheat protected for wartime needs
The Office of Price Administration states futures contracts for wheat are essential for price insurance and hedging. It argues futures markets enable storage and financing with lower risk and interest, preserving futures as a hedging tool into postwar years while balancing government controls to prevent price extremes.
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Corn Trade News
I T
America
Ee Ee
Horse of Finance
RSL Supports General Bennett For Operational Command
The New South Wales Returned and Services League backs Lieut General H Gordon Bennett for an operational posting. They cite his combat leadership and praise the AIF division he led in Malaya, noting jungle warfare lessons and arguing his place is in New Guinea combat duties.
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N.S.W. Council
R.S.L
H. Gordon Bennett
A.lf
Malaya
Australia
New Guinea
Reville
Synthetic quinidine announced by Polaroid Company
Massachusetts reports that Polaroid Company announced the synthetic manufacture of quinidine two days after revealing synthetic quinine. Quinidine is used to treat heart disease and as an anti malarial for patients reacting to quinine.
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Massachusetts
Polaroid Company
U.S. Lead Import Demand Seen Soaring Postwar
New York writer Thomas J. Keller in the Wall Street Journal forecasts a sharp rise in American demand for lead after the war, driven by storage batteries in cars and backlogs in paint and cable insulation, with little recent import from Australia or Canada.
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New York
Thomas J. Keller
Wall Street Journal
Australia
Canada
U S Flyers Donate Funds to Chinese Troops and Homeless
Major General Claire L. Chennault’s 14th U S Army Air Force presented 549200 dollars to Chinese troops who fought at Changteh last year and to homeless Chinese around Tung Ting Lake.
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Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
U.S. Army Air Force
Changteh
Tung Ting Lake
Europe’s Wheat Crop Estimated Stronger in 1943
The U S Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations estimates Europe excluding the Soviet Union will harvest about 1 54 billion bushels of wheat in 1943 the best since 1939 and about 10 percent above 1942 but below the 1933 37 average. Weather was favorable with expanded area and better yields in the Balkans France Italy and Central Europe Danube basin countries Hungary Yugoslavia Romania Bulgaria and the British Isles show strong prospects while Denmark reports near total failure and Spain Portugal below last year.
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Soviet Union
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British Isles
Denmark
Spain
Portugal
Dying Race May Shrink Britain’s Future Work Force
The Ministry of Labour says Britain will have far fewer juveniles aged 14 to 18 in ten years as birth rates fell. If educational reforms are enacted, youths may not enter the labor market until age 15 or 16, reducing immediate postwar workforce availability.
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Britain
Ministry of Labour
Washing and poultry tips in old family guide
Sapies and Poultry Hints cover washing handkerchiefs with cold salt water then scalding, plus fowl care with lime and litter. The piece also shares a pressed book cleaning method using warm water and vinegar, a cheese sauce toast sandwich, and wartime potato subsidies by state with figures and goals for 1944 45.
Australian Army uniforms expand to 47 sizes nationwide
The Australian Army widens its size range from 22 to 47 with 20 regular, 14 corpulent, and 13 slim options. Acting Army Minister Senator Fraser announced the improved uniforms will become general issue after existing stocks are exhausted.
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Army
Fraser
Trainee Pilot Rescued After Fuel Run Low In Sheep Country
A trainee pilot flying an Avro Anson from a South Australian RAAF station became lost over sparse sheep country and nearly ran out of fuel. Volunteer Air Observers Corps member Mr R Warnes of Woolgangi directed rescue, led the pilot to a safe landing site, and returned him to his home until relief plane with fuel arrived.
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Avro Anson
Volunteer Air Observers Corps
R. Warnes
Woolgangi
Burra
Hig
Thieves Lift Hen Shed During Nocturnal Heist
Jones kept hens and two were stolen. He and a friend waited in the shed. A storm toppled the shed as they waited and Jones decided to sleep. He stepped outside to find a motor lorry slowly carrying the shed away along a country lane.
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Jones
Tom
J Turley Claims Father of 14 Child Endowment Family
J Turley a Geelong railway goods checker says he is the father of Australia’s only 14 child family all under 16. The 15 year old eldest and a December 1 birth youngest girl form a nine girl five boy brood, with twins in the line. Canberra Social Services notes only one such 14 child family in analysis.
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J. Turley
Geelong
Australia
Canberra
Social Services Department
Schoolmaster's Ambiguous Announcement Riles Wingbury Chemists
A Wingbury chemists notice echoes a bemused claim We dispense with accuracy amid a misfiring schoolmaster announce. Local readers question the message and its source while noting the odd wording and potential prank.
Studs production shifts in wartime Australia
The Department of War Organisation of Industry reports a switch in stud ratios from three front to two back to four front for every back stud. The change is linked to more front studs used by women in uniform. Prewar imports were 7.2 million studs yearly. soon all production will occur domestically.
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Department of War Organisation of Industry
Australia
Australian paintings fetch high prices in landscape trend
Americans and Australians buy notably when viewing landscapes of Australia. Sydney critic Sydney Ure Smith notes Melbourne shows feature dense exhibitions and a more academic trend than Sydney. Rees reports a Brisbane show selling out a three picture exhibit.
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Sydney Ure Smith
Melbourne
Sydney
Ure Smith
Lloyd Rees
Queensland
Brisbane
Bombing Battleships From the Sea Bottom
American pilots have learned to attack battleships from beneath the hull by dropping a timed bomb at the water line or off the ship’s side. The weapon bounces or hits, then sinks alongside and explodes about five seconds later near the ship’s bottom.
Airman's Horse Rule Echoes Old Army Codes
In a wartime note the RAF adopted the British Army disciplinary code and instructed printers to replace soldier with airman. A lingering paragraph still reads No airman may sleep more than 100 yards away from his horse. Exchange.
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R.A.F
Public Notice for Thos H Wood Public Accountant Auditor
Public notice announces Thos H Wood certified public accountant and auditor specializing in taxation and costing. Business at 1005 Haystreet Perth lists phone B7908. Notices indicate professional services available to clients seeking tax and accounting guidance.
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Haystreet
Perth
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Restored Energy
Advertisement warns that anaemia can cause sleeplessness anxiety and fatigue and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy. Claim includes enriched blood improving nerves tissues and organs with visible changes in eyes skin and vitality. Sold by all chemists and stores.
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Dr. Williams
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