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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
9
Forestry officials will request assistance from the RAAF within 24 hours of a request. At East Sale and Laverton aircraft and crews will come under RAAF Operations Room control. The room coordinates patrols and maintains a live plot of all movements for rapid response.
Archaeologist Franklin Fenenga reports an 1800s rainmaking artifact used by a tribal medicine man. The device, containing beaver tail, dragon seeds, eagle down, dust, quartz, black pebbles, and fossil fish vertebrae, allegedly triggered rain and floods in Kern County, California after being shown to the university.
The Department of Agriculture unveils a new bee variety after 21 years of development. Described as a cross between Italian and golden bee strains, the breed is promoted as industrious and capable of longer flights.
A blaze at Biddlington, Yorkshire caused curtain damage while magnified by rough glass like a goldfish bowl. The fire burned curtains and other damage but the goldfish were unharmed.
Esther Williams and Ben Gage led a star studded Santa Monica gas station launch with searchlights, music, speeches, and a free coffee offer for early callers. Keenan Wynn and Larry Parks arrived on a motorbike amid the celebrity crowd. Groucho Marx jokes about his moustache and future roles, while changes to The Bishop’s Wife and Cary Grant spark a teen audience shift.
After a military career, General Sir Oliver Leese turns to farming mushrooms at Worfield Shropshire. He converted a 14th century home cellar into a growing space, added sheds and Nissen huts, and now yields about 500 pounds weekly with a ten person staff, including ex servicemen. Plans include canning for the home market.
A circulated list from the National Inventors' Council of the United States Chamber of Commerce offers bounties for inventors. Items include improved polar storage batteries, wet ground igniting smoke mixes, rocket propellants, tire substitutes, non magnetic compasses, and cold weather vehicle steering wheels. The American army seeks these innovations and offers payments.
Nutrition experts say eggshells are a valuable calcium source with two and a half grams matching a pint of milk. A Nebraska plant has begun processing eggshell waste to produce calcium, drying and wringing about half a million JAF.
Demonstration models of the Australian made Holden cars are appearing in country districts with first local road use expected early next year after assembly begins at the General Motors Holden plant in Western Australia. The cars impress with fuel efficiency and engine design suited to Australian conditions, drawing keen interest from prospective buyers and motor users.
The piece extols Australia building its own car to meet farmers’ needs, likening the Holden to national advancement. It praises rural pride, mechanisation, and a move toward an American‑style economy with strong farming, minerals, and industry, highlighting local steel and farm machinery prowess.
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