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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
14
Seattle women challenge a claim by an X ray service that Seattle shows more falsies than other cities. Esther Seering questions how metal detectors would reveal non metal pads. X ray techs say sponge rubber falsies can appear as shadows on film.
A German shell exploded near a Leeds shop fitters' works after a delayed fuse. An air gunner fired shells into the night during the war. A bullet lodged in a brech tree trunk in a German forest, but Ernest Jough of Leeds escaped with only a cut hand.
Mrs Dorothea Bemis Radford won a divorce in Los Angeles after alleging her husband refused to let her sit on his lap to watch television. The ruling cited the controverted domestic conduct as the basis for the dissolution.
A six year old girl at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney woke to find her pink wool koala bear Koka beside her in an oxygen tent after a blue baby operation. Nurse staff confirmed Koko stayed with Lesley Holt throughout the procedure and convalescence.
Christian Dior unveils a gaucho themed collection for spring with a cowgirl styled dress. Buttons form chap lines, a neck scarf, a large sombrero, and wide cuffed gloves complete the look to keep the festive atmosphere.
Perugia crafts new Schiaparelli footwear featuring magnetic attraction as a marketing highlight. One low cut pump uses a built up back to secure a frail shell, while a beach style shows toe exposing linen spats on sandal soles.
Beans Travel Service announces a tour of New Zealand. The group will depart Fremantle by ship next January and return in April, with a personal guide accompanying throughout the journey.
Arturo Marcon ag an Italian seaman faced a stipendiary magistrate Mr J B Macdonald after the ship’s master noted his ancestors were five Scots when asked how an Italian bore a Scots name.
In Hamilton Ontario the owner of a china shop took a 150 dollar bet to test a bull in his store. The animal caused little structural damage but onlookers and spectators prodded it to charge. The crowd broke about 100 dollars worth of china.
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