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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1949
Page
9
The hen Adelaide Orpington reportedly laid three eggs in ten minutes after being mauled by a puppy. All eggs were normal in weight. A second hen is described as a freak with two vents and four legs and has consistently laid two eggs daily for weeks, with scientists noting two separate egg-forming compartments.
In Harlington Middlesex for nine years a sturdy black and white cat named Bouboulle makes trips to the local newsagent to fetch the daily paper for his mistress Mrs Leguy of Bourne Avenue. Despite occasional traffic delays or detours the cat always returns home with the paper.
The member gains power to propose and pass his own resolutions and run secretarial duties as chairman for three years. None of the six retiring council members or others in Ireland sought re election. On a 70 acre farm Mr Levesley explained that people are too busy to serve though someone must do the job.
Packaged oddity from Sidcup Kent describes a hen laying an egg weighing one liter containing an eye complete with shell. The bizarre claim has puzzled readers and local observers.
Elphinstone Forest Gilmour, 26, an entomologist and Royal Society member, was jailed for three months for stealing 160 beetles from the Natural History Museum. A two year museum pass and a unique beetle claim preceded a stop with 55 specimens in his possession. detectives later found 6141 beetles at his home across 85 boxes.
Bournemouth council backs a committee with an open cheque to purchase a more suitable car for Mayor J. HL Turner. Turner has driven a 1937 model bought for 25 guineas since 1949, and the move aims to reflect the town's dignity.
At Harrow Middlesex Mr Edmund H Brietacke calculates the annual State expenditure of about 3 000 000 000 pounds if converted to farthings and stacked would reach 2 455 000 miles high about ten times the distance to the moon
An aptitude session at West Kingsdown in Kent featured Mrs Nightingale demonstrating bird calls to members of the Women's Institute. The event showcased practical skills and local club participation.
Jean Simmons plans a tour through Switzerland Germany and Austria next month as British fashion ambassador. She will attend a German dubbed Hamlet with the Ophelia voice in Munich and visit Zurich LoraNo Hamburg Dusseldorf Cologne Frankfurt Heidelberg Vienna and Salzburg before retiring to the Tyrol and returning to London to start So Long At The Fair with Dirk Bogarde.
In a London East End pub a man, Mr. Clifford Pilbeam of East Ham, found a pearl valued at £5 inside a tinned oyster snack. He bit it while eating at the George in Commercial Road Stepney and joked about buying more oysters to match for his wife.
A Hamp shire postman ends a five decade career but is refused pension benefits due to being classified as temporary. The retirement marks a long service into the late career as officials review eligibility.
Quiz style item lists ten clues about words and meanings with hints suggesting correct options in column three. Each clue prompts identification of terms like trees winds or legal terms while mixing playful misdirections.
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