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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Apr 02, 1948

Page

7

Farmers' Feert And Time Save Farm Work Study

US researchers under Dr. E C Young at Purdue coordinate a 22 state effort to rationalize farm work. Through rearranged layouts and operation sequencing, a farmer cut daily walking by half and total chores time dramatically. One Minnesota farmer saved about 1000 miles yearly. a case reduced 47 operations over two trips to 5740 feet of travel.

E. C. Young Ear Purdue University Lafayete Indiana Dr. Young Minnesota

Three Men Build 30ft Silo In Fifty Hours

Sweden develops the Prometo method using self-raising moulds and hydraulic jacks to cast 30 foot grain silos in about 50 hours by three workers. The process cuts concrete use and labor, with potential expansion to other structures and industries.

Sweden Erik von Heidenstam Emrik Lindman Bjorneberg A/B Produktionsmeitoder Stockholm

Hollywood stars tour and new film deals unfold

Ron Randall plans a 38 city US tour by car after Sign Of The Rain premiere, back in Hollywood by May for a Columbia project. Donna Reed lands The Great Gatsby wife role. Claudette Colbert forms Sunrise Film Co directing and starring. Barbara Stanwyck to lead Paramount's Obsession. Van Heflin in Act Of Violence. Reginald Gardiner in armor on Fox set. Robert Montgomery to star opposite Bette Davis in June Bride. Linda Christians sails to Poly to marry Tyrone Power.

Ron Randall Randall Hollywood Columbia MGM Donna Reed van Johnson Alan Ladd Betty Field Donna Claudette Colbert Sunrise Film Co Claudette Robert Montgomery Bette Davis Warners Mr. Montgomery Dorothy McGuire Tosen Ias Stockholm

U S A the World No 1 Fire Trap

A historical report notes the United States as the leading fire risk nation since 1920 with higher fire deaths than World War II fatalities. It cites fires in homes due to electric switches, aging housing, and below standard construction, forecasting rising fire deaths amid housing shortages.

U.S America

Hubby Worship Described In Odd Domestic Text

A fragmented text describes the ideal wife as placing her husband on a pedestal and devoting her life to his needs. The odd phrasing references devotion and reverence within a traditional marriage dynamic.

Corecio Ge

King’s horses fail to pull apart air tight hemispheres

Otto von Guericke created the first man made vacuum by joining two hemispheres with precise machining. He attached strong handles and tested with ten king’s horses on each side for an hour. they could not apart until he released the air, at which moment the halves separated.

Otto von Guericke Prussia Vor Guericke von Guericke

First Taste in Montrose Fines Farmer for Neglect

In Montrose Pennsylvania farmer Elmer Greene was fined dollars and I cents after admitting he bought his sick horse a special medicine but had drunk most of it himself. The case centers on alleged neglect and the misuse of the horse’s treatment.

Montrose Pennsylvania Elmer Greene

Regional Gazette Composite Brief

A syndicated notice from a regional press pool lists multiple local papers including Boyne, Bridgetown, Northern Times, Avon Argus, Harvey Wirconn, Manjimup and South Western Advertiser among others. It reflects a shared service area covering Western Australian towns and districts.

Boyne Broan Balletin Bridgetown Advocate North Midlad Times Northern Times Coolyardie Miter Avon Argus Worth Eastern Courier Preoten Mail Doweri Wrardian Goomalling Gazette Harvey Wirconn Mall Basterr Recorder Dampier Herald Manjimup Mall Midlands Southern Beartied Miltowa Mall Norseman-Bapecane News York Chronicle Pemberton Post South Western Advertiser Southern Crom Mews Toodyay Merald

Gas Cloud From Sea Attacks Coastal Town

A south west African town reports sulfurous fumes drifting inland from submarine disturbances. Gas stings residents, blackens metalwork, fouls clocks, and kills thousands of fish while sharks appear in the surf. Scientists explain rotten egg gas from sea-floor bacteria forming bubbling mud that bursts.

Africa Gasplie

Civilisation Seen as State of Affairs Tied to Financing

The statement frames civilisation as a condition where progress hinges on financial backing. It suggests that no action can occur without funding, highlighting finance as a controlling factor in societal development.

Wool clip at risk over colored wool fears

Australian Wool Board chairman Doug las T Boyd warned at a Melbourne conference that introducing Karakul sheep could endanger the 100 percent white wool clip. He noted various breeds already bring colored wool into the crossbred clip, risking the national wool standard.

Short Sales Reported in Chicago Pajama Market

In Chicago M. J. Lovell director of the National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers said pajama sales averaged only half a pair per person per year, calling the level inadequate.

Chicago M. J. Lovell National Association of Stirt and

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