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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
9
U S medical specialists report a rise in success, with about 40 percent of previously childless marriages achieving fertility. They find sterility rarely due to a single cause, noting 40 to 50 conditions and that in over 80 percent of cases both partners contribute to infertility.
In Spennymoor County Durham a 14 year old boy faces charges of stealing £1000 from a trunk his grandfather kept £2500 in. The case details indicate the youth spent the stolen money.
Infertility in many cases stems from endocrine gland issues equal to reproductive organ disorders. About one marriage in eight or nine faced involuntary childlessness. In the United States over 3,000,000 couples wished for children but needed medical assistance.
In Wisbech Cambridge the Rev J P Pelloe writes in his Irish money raising magazine that the Bible does not say the Lord loves a cheerful punter or sweepstake competitor but the Lord loves a cheerful giver.
Fulton J. Sheen, after a recent visit to Australia, recounted a humorous self-deprecating anecdote at a New York luncheon. He described entering a Cleveland restaurant in purple robes with a pinkish vestment, noting a waiter asked him what he would have.
Bell Telephone announces a new telephone booth with a ventilated ceiling and four times the lighting of older drab boxes. The interior uses smooth steel to deter graffiti and a rubber floor to endure heavy use, signaling a dramatic departure from Turkish bath style cabinets.
Bogart hands out tiny aluminum pens engraved with his baby's name and birth date in promotion tied to Tokyo Joe. Arline Judge faces marital and financial upheaval after a New Jersey wedding and a string of ex husbands. Lisbon police ban barefoot street walking in the city.
Southgate north London blooms Jlinnerass won first prize at a chrysanthemum show. The display was exhibited by Mr Reg Salmon, noted as an illusionist.
A gale driven blizzard blanketed Wyoming as Andy Archuleta, his wife, and their 5 year old daughter perished after seeking warmth from a fire lit in a car hubcap. The storm swept from Canada across the Dakotas and into several western states, lasting three days with temperatures plunging and winds up to 70 mph.
A portion of Tiverton Devon electricity supply was interrupted to free a kitten from overhead lines. Emergency workers carefully disentangled the animal before restoring power to the area.
A Tampa florist assistant with cross eyes earned extra pay after a temporary eye correction. He claimed his job required inspecting plants for disease and could survey both aisle sides at once. After rejecting continued treatment, he kept being cross eyed and stayed in the role.
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