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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
11
American consumers weigh comfort of single thong sandals against wide appeal of barefoot styles and new tattooed stockings. Gotham Hosiery rolls out butterfly motif tights, while jewelry shifts toward silver and bold pins. Cigarette-holders reappear with 1947 dresses as vertical stripes slim figures in a new two piece with belted skirt.
In Paris, love gloves become a trend as two handed mittens designed for couples to hold hands in unheated theaters. Glove shops report brisk sales amid the chilly season and rising romance mood.
EW Guinea natives report the royal wedding with a pidgin English notice printed in Lae. It declares King George Six’s marriage to Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose with excitement, describing Elizabeth’s marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh and noting the unprecedented event for the kingdom.
A mannequin faces attention at a big parade as the crowd focuses on its dramatic hip flare and fashion rather than the owner and her dog. The scene highlights the era's street style and spectacle.
A New York survey finds secretaries listing what they dislike in bosses from last minute typing duties to cigar habits and shirking. Albany reports and St Louis college delegates note that today’s secretary is better educated, dressier, and more indispensable, with some predicting possible marriage to boss prospects.
Detective Russell Schroeder arrived at a burglary scene in St Louis and found his fingerprint kit had been stolen just as he set it down. The incident highlights a security lapse during ongoing investigative work.
Mrs John Jacob Astor draws attention at Manhattan's El Morocco showing her chihuahua cat Wow Wow in a new look. The dog sports diamond rings on each paw and a sapphire choker around its neck, while the scene highlights high society style.
A Philadelphia cockatoo named Scratchpatch opened his cage lock and moved from a six-cockatoo home to join eight bachelor parrots in a neighboring enclosure. The unusual escape demonstrates the bird’s cleverness and social shift within the aviary.
In Oakley Idaho a schoolteacher took pupils on a field trip to show gambling dangers. The visit included placing a coin in a slot machine and hitting the jackpot to illustrate risks.
Frederick Newling, a middle aged married man and father of four, reaches the finals of the Lovely Legs Quest at Empire Theatre Goulburn after winning a heat against 11 girls. He shaved his legs wore women’s shoes and claimed he entered seriously to gain recognition for men’s legs.
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