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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1944
Page
3
A World Press News paragraph praises the British civilian as the true hero of the five year war, noting endured bombings, food and clothing restrictions, and bans while soldiers earned credit. It criticizes War Office officials for restricting beach access and highlights London's resilience and self reliance.
Mrs P T Young of St Kilda Melbourne reads of her son Keith Douglas Young sergeant in US Army Intelligence in Norman. His varied life included joining a flying circus aerial survey work gold lifting New Guinea deep sea diving Jap lugger fishing Hollywood butler Basil Rathbone and Hartford University lecturer before joining the US Army from £18 a week to £18 a month.
A Western Evening Herald wartime letter from an American soldier extols pubs as a democratic hub. It asserts that pubs bind people of diverse origins through shared homes, wives, and children, outweighing cartel and political interests, and reflect truth about the world and women.
An elderly teacher shelters Barney in a private school using Anglesea military gear as classroom props. Barney, small and quick, adores old helmets swords and battles memories fueling his love of military lore and competitive marble games with ruthless, fair play on the ring field.
Ex Sgt R. R. Thorne recalls a vanished Battery Point boy named Young Barney who disappeared after a prank. He muses that future tales will tell of General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, while Barney’s story remains unsolved and unknown to history.
A Budapest paper notes Swiss stamps from a Geneva disarmament conference show a broken award and dove. Despite peace symbols, Switzerland arms for neutrality and issues a loan. The Swiss Post uses a cancellation urging contributions to the Armament Loan on an envelope.
A quoted line contrasts a statesman who serves the nation with a politician who treats the nation as his possession, credited to New York.
The Swiss prepare a bill of particulars on the April 1 bombing of Schaffhausen by 30 American bombers. Damage totals reach 8.5 million dollars with 41 deaths and 1021 buildings ruined, including 123 residences, plus destruction of rail yards and factory equipment.
The piece quips on British leisure and sport habits, noting how the English export cricket culture abroad while other nations carry formal decrees. It contrasts a briar-root pipe with a cricket bag as the emblem of imperial recreation and hints at expansion through sport.
A lone figure in a dark spot asks a stranger for aid, presenting a revolver and claiming to own nothing else in the world. The moment hints at danger or a possible plea for mercy as the man seeks assistance.
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