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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
9
Robert Craig fifteen months old endures ten leg fractures since birth amid a rare disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Doctors expect gradual improvement and normalcy by age 27. A mother fears another hug could cause further injury.
A 1930s feature outlines Percival Cole’s claim of a revolutionary solar power plan for Australia. He describes trapping sunshine with hidden pipes carrying heated water to generate steam for industrial use, potentially making Australia coal independent. The piece also notes a Washington civil disturbances brief and a rapid Buenos Aires to Tucumán train, 40 miles apart, taking about four hours.
Scotty Beckett, 19, still on the MGM payroll and unchanged in his role as Gable's son, paid a 150 pound fine after a night in jail for drunken driving. Mervyn LeRoy calls it the poor kid's first offense as reporters wonder about his future on screen. Glenn Ford's Columbia contract tops 431,250 pounds yearly with a 425,000 pound bonus and freedom for outside work.
A brief note indicates the January 15 issue across multiple local titles, including Bridgetown Advocate and North Midland Times, as well as other listed papers. The supplementary reads as a joint regional edition with a focus on local briefs and notices.
General Electric describes the rotechute, a device devised by engineer I. B. Benson to recover science instruments. Carried inside the rocket, it deploys at 60 to 100 miles up, opens blades, and slows the load to about 27 mph for a safe landing.
A sparse note describes a regular rail line in Vatican City spanning roughly one third of a mile, highlighting its limited reach within the compact city state.
Puzzle style list of questions covering broad topics with mismatched phrases and garbled text. It asks about camels eyelashes a Gringo Mexican California Babylon motto All for one and one for all Sea Fever and more, presented in a quiz format with stray non English strings.
An American sawmill presently runs powered by sunlight. A visionary entrepreneur foresees power lines linking inland Australia. Cole seeks capital to fund the plan. An elderly Sydney typewriter technician believes his long stored knowledge from South Africa could yield a jackpot in his invention.
Kendall, a Caldwell County man wrongly convicted of murder 42 years ago, writes Governor Cherry to protest a tombstone epitaph accusing him of murder. The governor expresses sympathy but says he cannot act to correct the slander.
Mabel Williams of Durham explains she will not press charges against Clea Cozart who stabbed her, saying the two were posing to be married. The incident centers on a self professed engagement and a threat of violence.
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