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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
2
A schoolmaster muses on a snake with mathematical precision asking if it is an adder. A pupil engages about relief and reward while a Scotchman is linked to Mullins' downfall in a blackout incident. Humour notes cross European references and a Popeye nod.
Fremantle Trotting Club stages a Saturday night meeting at Toren Park with balanced fields. Fay Winwood, Black Yamma, Owyhee Shok, and Miss Silver headline the WA Breeders’ Handicap. Mass Silver and Queen’s Gift are among previous form rivals, while entries include Pleasant Boy, Don Sebastian, and Gold Vale in the mile-plus programs.
Belmont Park Race Club lists an attractive programme for Saturday. The afternoon starts with a one mile two furlong hurdle race featuring rising contenders like Gunga Tea and Mollify among several rival entries. Additional races include major handicaps and plate events with a wide field of entrants led by Juanh, Chelundrie, Treleen, and Lady Tourist in assorted seven furlong to one mile distances.
From the medical officer’s report a battalion in reserve on the Western front lists Private X as exempt from service of the left Four for a period of two days. The location noted is Paris via Choe.
A Write-for prices catalog lists athletic straps for cyclists and whirling sprays. It notes a ten month course and Jurogen for restoring creery TT, with agency supply from Box E268 GP.G Parth.
A brief Pittsburgh Presa humorous note humorously blames a roadside pickup for consequences abroad in a dated column style. The line plays on road mishaps and social commentary with a playful tone.
The Minister for Air announces revised intakes under the Empire Air Training Scheme. By year end about 2,000 pilots and 1,800 observers and wireless gunners will be called up. The Initial Training School course for pilots and observers rises from 4 to 8 weeks. Three more elementary flying training schools are to open before August.
The Food Minister Lord Woolton states Britain has ample supplies for emergencies. Bacon is plentiful due to large weekly contracts with Canada Eire and Northern Ireland, plus domestic pork output. Butter and cheese arrive from Australia New Zealand. deals with Canada South Africa bolster fats. Overall Britain sees no food anxiety.
France leans on massive mobilization as about five million men are under arms and women and youths fill factories and fields. Decrees extend work hours to boost production while safeguards limit daily hours and require Labour Inspector approval for extended shifts. Unemployment falls to low levels with retraining programs and compulsory female substitution in key occupations.
A witty exchange from Ons Land in South Africa notes a household mishap where Mrs Gabble-Gabble has no trouble, while her husband has lost his hearing in a lighthearted column style. The brief joke sketch reflects a humor column tone.
In a Presbyterian Assembly public questions meeting Major General J. M. A. Durrant urged settling internal disputes by law, creating world courts, and a world military force to enforce rules. He said nations must surrender some discretion to join a global community for peace and questioned current League efforts lacking impartial authority.
A Canberra telegram reports Postmaster General Thorby's invitation for Australians to act as secret service agents reporting German spies and suspected communists. The piece notes most tips will be malice or exaggeration and warns Australia risks echoing Hitler’s method. It includes a reader opinion by Judex and a note inviting brief non libelous letters.
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