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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1945
Page
3
Fashion coverage from wartime to peacetime London highlights designers like Norman Hartnell planning new dinner gowns. War khaki fades as two tone effects, curved silhouettes, and dramatic sleeves lead a revival of dining room chic and theatre dress, with vivid colors such as jet black, victory red, and royal purple blue dominating trends.
A country mother argues for family flats designed with sunshine, balconies, and communal facilities to solve housing for workers and families. She cites lower costs, easier chores, and better welfare through on-site kitchens, librarians, and playgrounds, urging municipal councils to build and maintain such flats.
Government of India imposes a total export ban on cloth with warp yarn 48s and finer from British India. The restriction covers textiles acquired before or on February 7, 1945, regardless of Australian licence dates. Materials with warp counts 36s to 47s may still be exported to Australia.
A planned spiraling modern structure at Fifth Avenue and 89th Street will house non objective painting with an exhibition floor rising around a central glass dome. A globular sound and color room will let spectators view ceiling projections while reclining. Rockets plan rapid transport between New York and London with a 14 minute schedule, says G E Pendray.
A new postwar fruit growing method sprayed on the green calyx after flowering makes seedless soft fruits that resist frost and avoid pre harvest loss. Dr J Swarbrick of Bristol University leads years of chemical trials on tomatoes and apples, with promises of seedless raspberries and strawberries in English orchards.
A recipe for making fresh raw milk curdled with lemon, flavored with parsley and mint, then drained and served with mid day salad on wholemeal toast as a calcium rich breakfast. It adds spinach greens and optional onions and tomatoes while warning against tomato on toast with tea. Life begins at 4 if you know how to choose a meal for vitality.
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