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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
9
A Ministry of Agriculture report shows UK yields for wheat barley oats and beans surpass a decade average with potatoes reaching a record crop.Storm damage delayed rather than reduced totals with August and September storms adding cost. Farmers can reserve a fifth of wheat for feed boosting poultry rearing and food production.
Huntington resident John L. Adam, a war veteran, refused 67 300 prize money from a radio quiz saying it wasn’t worth the trouble. Since the announcement he has fielded over 500 calls from estate agents auctioneers and car salesmen.
18 year old Shirley Maycock an Australian born performer in London for Rank Organisation received no option on her contract after working as a stand in and minor player in Blue Lagoon. She completed three months training at Rank’s School for Stars and will return home by first class travel. She expressed homesickness and a possible future acting interest. Richard Lyon son of Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels has been cast in Paramount’s Easy Does It a Bob Hope comedy at age 14 following an earlier role at age six.
A hen at Colindale Middlesex hatched a four legged chick. The bird otherwise appears normal with three normal legs and one extra limb. The rare birth is noted as unusual but not dangerous.
Colorado saw its largest big game season with about 10,000 hunters in the valleys and mountains. The harvest totaled 68,000 mule deer, 12,000 elk, 99 bears, plus livestock losses. Seventeen hunters died and 13 were wounded amid rising violence and rancher armed defenses.
Victoria Fire Authority warns against inflammable rim sunglasses and sleeveless or cotton clothing while battling fires. Cotton shorts flare up, wool resists heat. the recommended gear is the brigade uniform buttoned to the neck for maximum protection, with safety over comfort for campers nearby.
An American inventor at the US National Bureau of Standards has created an automobile clutch actuated by magnetic oil. The fluid uses an iron-containing oil that solidifies when magnetized to connect engine and wheels, then returns to normal oil when deactivated, acting like a conventional clutch.
A man in Sudbury Suffolk who missed his train stole a car and was chased by police at about 60 mph. The vehicle crashed into a wall and overturned, with the thief later found.
Ripley Maine resident Winifred Hatch the town's sole telephone operator has cut all wires as she nears marriage and leaves the switchboard.
Robert Hector of Mt. Rose Nevada fell short of win by five feet in the University of Nevada winter carnival ski jump. He lost both skis in mid air but still finished strong amid the competition likely affecting final standings.
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