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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Aug 22, 1947

Page

9

Wartime Zululand sect clash and Nazarenes over wives

A Zululand religious schism between the Szionia Nazarenes led by Johannes Galilee Shembe and a rival faction, each with hundreds of wives claimed, risks a small-scale war as the South African government watches. Separately, Australian ant expert Miss Ellen Clark studies bull ants, claims they are highly intelligent, and ships them worldwide using new air freighting methods.

Siziona Zululand South Africa Nazarenes Nazarenes Johannes Galilee Shembe le Ders Schembe Nazarenes Australia Ellen Clark Box Hill Victoria Chan Danean Miss Lark Western Australia Melbourne New South Wales Queensland America Clark Haskin Research Laboratory New York

Famous People Endorse Heenzo Cough Remedy

World famous figures including Sir Harry Lauder, Mr Peter Cawnon, Miss Gladys Moncrieff and Captain Frank Hurley endorse Heenzo. The remedy is claimed quick acting, economical and easy to take for coughs colds calarrh croup bronchitis and influenza. A bottle of concentrated Heenzo costs 2 shillings.

Harry Lauder Peter Cawnon Gladys Moncrieff Frank Hurley Storey

Wings Of Song Broadcast At San Quentin Prison

Warden Clinton Duffy curates a prison wide record programme. Time On My Hands They Didn t Believe Me Till the End of Time I ll Do It All Over Again are among the selections available for inmate listening over the public address system.

Wings of Song San Quentin California Clinton Duffy

Fire panic again as wool store blaze causes alarm

A year-old fire description warned Sydney wool firm executives of a £350000 loss at the Pyrmont New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agent Wool Co. store. They phoned Fire Headquarters after a rebroadcasted live description sparked concern that the fire had reignited, but officials said no new fire call had been received for six hours.

Sydney New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agent Wool Company Pyrmont Wool Firm

Toes About a Labor-Saving Rubber Device

An advertisement from a New York manufacturer touts flexible rubber separators for toes as a labor-saving device for women. It claims the tool keeps toes apart to ensure pots dry thoroughly without smearing.

New York

Witch doctor seeks help over unpaid lion threat bill

In Dar Es Salaam a witch doctor visits police to collect payment from a client who claimed he ordered a lion to kill his enemy. The enemy died and the client refuses to pay for the service. The case raises issues of alleged magical retaliation and financial dispute.

Dar Es Salaam Tanganyika

Capped Cops In Ada Oklahoma

Three convicts escaped from the Ada jail with a faulty getaway car stalling briefly They were aided by police officers who pushed the vehicle to restart and continue the escape before finally fleeing the scene in Ada Oklahoma

Ada Oklahoma

Australian sports trivia and historic queries list

A fragmented 1930s style Australian sports quiz item lists players, records, and events across football boxing swimming and horse racing. It mentions Laurie Bandy Arthur Christian Ernie Bromley and asks about Carnivals, weights, and referees with terse cryptic notes and OCR garble.

Wly Weollamdl Jfickelel Ehusen Laurie Bandy Arthur Christian Ernie Bromley Nippet Truscott Jerry Dolan Staunch Owens Phoenix Park Au Fair Treloar Dunn W.i.a AJC Phar Ajax Bernborough Bert Nanksville Garrick Agnew Percy Oliver Jou Sealni Auredcorp Fayjo

Soviet drink innovations unveil first rum and vermouth

Russia announces its first rum from the first Soviet sugar cane farm in Uzbekistan now yielding 30 tons per hectare. About a year ago vermouth appeared in Moscow shops amid a growing list of Soviet wines as champagne was noted in the record.

Russia Uzbekistan Moscow

Hollywood Stars Mix Personal Glimpses and Starlet Trends

Margaret Lockwood embarks on a six week US Canada personal appearance tour with her five year old daughter Julia. Ida Lupino adopts a stray cat from The Man I Love set naming it Minerva after kittens arrive in her garage. Sam Wanamaker rises as a fresh Hollywood find with Broadway roots in Joan of Lorraine, while Victor Mature secures dramatic roles after My Darling Clementine. Jolson craze follows The Jolson Story and a possible Bar with Jolson remake. Isaac Stern’s Stradivarius violin valued at 40 000 dollars plus bow 41 000 dollars draws interest amid Perth visit. Grace MacDonalds eyes a stable of racehorses following Bing Crosby precedent.

Margaret Lockwood Canada Margaret Julia Man I Love Ida Lupino Socrates Minerva Hollywood Sam Wanamaker Errol Flynn Wanamaker Broadway Ingrid Bergman Lill Palmer Victor Mature Clementine Mature Navy Jolson Larry Parks America Warners Coe Bar Isaac Stern Perth John Garfield

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