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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
9
The Merazigues, one of the few moneyless tribes in Southern Tunisia, face extinction as four years of drought devastates pastures and dries wells. They refuse money, trade for flour and sugar, and resist relocation, hoping to preserve their desert life.
President Sean T. O’Kelly laments excess of single men in Ireland. He says the bachelors are sour and hopeless while saving money instead of seeking partnership. De Valera accuses old parents of clinging to farms, urging retirement to let youth pursue marriage.
John Lynch, 52, says he cannot catch illnesses and would become a human guinea pig for medical research. He claims immunity to colds after a severe flu 20 years ago, recovering within minutes, and recounts a 1935 wreck where his immunity kept him from falling ill.
US Treasury officials label doctors as among the worst tax dodgers after a random check in a district found all five doctors underreporting income. Farmers also cited as significant offenders alongside gangsters and racketeers.
A patent in America covers a combined milk bottle holder and door knocker by four Californian inventors. The device could swing to one side when the house was locked at night and grip a live milk bottle in its position.
A letter from Michigan signed B Marilyn Alden seeks Errol Flynn adoption as grandmother to publish a book about her experiences. Brussels council debates Belgian cinema nudity with a magistrate cautious on moral policing. Judy Garland Fred Astaire musicals return at MGM with Easter Parade tie ins and Neptune’s Daughter postponed as Red Skelton rests from overwork.
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