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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1949
Page
11
The 1949 Ford V8 Custom Sedan debuts with a lower five foot height, wider six foot stance, improved visibility, new front hinged doors, ventilated windows, and a fresh air intake. It features a 100 HP engine with advanced fuel system, top mounted pump and filters, revised hydraulic brakes, and a new suspension aimed at smoother handling and easier steering.
Miss Cock Van Gent, 24, a Dutch artist, advertised in a Santa Monica paper that she would sell her left ear to fund her art and daily needs. She stated she works as a domestic and rolls her own cigarettes to save money while remaining in America, but had received no offers.
The Country and Democratic League proposes a Liberal Country Party Federation to defeat socialism in the upcoming federal elections. The plan creates a joint federation for the anti socialisation effort while allowing separate party conferences and rules under a unified ticket. The executive seeks immediate steps upon favorable reply from the Liberal Party to implement this concerted action.
The editorial notes Anthony Eden’s Australian trip where he praised the countryside yet saw limited country exposure. It argues the visit could boost Australia by urging mass migration of people and industries to the Dominions to ease Britain’s food strain and strengthen the Commonwealth.
Swedish American engineer John W. Nystrom, born in Sweden in 1794 and emigrating to the United States in 1849, earned renown for steam engine and ship propeller improvements. He devised a circular disc calculating device with two clocklike levers, an early precursor to modern calculating rules, noted in Franklin Institute journals.
In Hope Mills North Carolina a local constable acted after Robert Allen made a frantic appeal seeking help and restraint. The incident reflects a tense moment as authorities intervened.
Weather woes hit western states with heavy livestock losses. The Wool Bureau reports about 97 000 sheep destroyed across Colorado Wyoming Nebraska and South Dakota. The bureau cautions the toll may rise beyond initial estimates.
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