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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
11
Editorial argues success against South Australia should reflect improved attitude and fair play rather than vengeance. It warns that treating matches as battles rather than sporting fixtures risks eroding the state’s sportsmanlike reputation, urging WA players to pursue victory without vindictiveness.
An embezzlement and arson case is traced to a store credit manager who burned his own premises to cover theft. The piece highlights the National Board of Underwriters department in New York led by Bruce Bielaski and notes rising US fire loss, arson cases, and the agency’s crime detection methods. It stresses preventing fires from carelessness or crime and the agency’s pursuit of convictions.
A fragment notes two guards at a state prison aiding a prisoner to steal a Buick coupe. They allegedly used time off to collect 4145 dollars and store the car in the prison lot when not used for getaway. Names cited are Walter Gump and Leo Stumbarpee.
At Oxford Christ Church a swan swam in the quadrangle pond wearing a dress tie. Thames Conservancy officials were called to remove the tie and restore the swan to its proper home.
A report notes a divorce decree awarding custody of the child to the ex-husband rather than the mother, highlighting a custody outcome from the Alabama case referenced.
A rural US town faced three fires in three weeks after a respected citizen Jim was appointed Volunteer Fire Protection Supervisor. An arson investigation linked Jim to the fires, exposing hidden pyromania as a motive. The piece discusses detection, juvenile factors, and societal prevention efforts.
A 1930s overview outlines arson rings led by Kings posing as public adjusters who organized fires for insurance gains. It contrasts professional rings with lone pyromaniacs who seek thrill and rescue heroism, noting investigators traced rings via repeating fire styles and sources.
Mr. Savile describes a radio controlled model powered by batteries achieving seven knots. The craft, six feet seven inches long, is pitched for future Atlantic trade and aims for a speed of at least one knot.
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