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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
10
Display by U S Mills marks first postwar participation with an invitation from the Wool Bureau New York. By the auspices of the International Wool exhibit will run six weeks featuring fabric displays from the United States United Kingdom and SELEcte It will run for six weeks.
In Menlo Park California Charles E Brown 82 cancelled his 62nd wedding anniversary celebration after catching mumps. The piece mixes reflective couplets about mood and hope with a nod to a cure for colds and an airy reference to soothing words.
A Polish speaker recounts being stopped in Stamford England in January and accused of dangerous driving after a collision at a crossroads. He describes his position in the middle of the road and his attempt to halt before the crash.
In Worstead Norfolk a village school teaches weaving as living history under Mr H A Wright. Pupils study the Worsted trade, visit local sites, and celebrate ancestors like John the Dyer and John the Carver, tracing the craft from medieval revolts to Britain’s renowned woollen cloth.
A local note from Joliet describes Minois Otis Wendling guiding drivers toward defensive habits amid traffic. The item emphasizes caution as other motorists are portrayed as dangerous.
In Newark Frank Churak says he phoned in a false fire alarm to test whether his wife would stay with him when police rushed to the scene. He explains the act as a loyalty test gone wrong and notes his wife’s reaction during the police response.
A Commonwealth Economic Committee analysis shows Britain's raw wool consumption rising from 390 million lb in 1938 to 493 million lb in 1940, about a 25 percent increase. Over 1937–38 averages, UK wool use ran 414 million lb yearly, with postwar share of textiles dominated by wool.
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