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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Mar 12, 1948

Page

7

Wool Displays in Five Capitals This Year

The Australian Wool Board will stage wool exhibitions at Royal Shows in five capitals including Perth. From Brisbane the display moves to Perth in October after talks with WA’s Royal Agricultural Society. Wool on Wheels travels to Adelaide in September and the Sydney Easter showcase returns next month. Negotiations also cover Hobart and Launceston exhibitions later in the year.

Brisbane Melbourne Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Hobart Launceston

Wool on Wheels tour attracts large crowds in Victoria

The Wool on Wheels exhibit by the Australian Wool Board drew more than 7000 adults and 500 schoolchildren across Uppeland and stops at Leongatha Bunyip Mirboo North Dalyston Warragul Moe Morwell Traralgon Yallourn Kooweerup Dandenong. Workers at Dandenong and Bunyip factories joined the public. students from Yallourn and Mirboo North attended. It is the tour’s third run with continued strong public enthusiasm.

Australian Wool Board Uppeland Victoria Leongatha Bunyip Mirboo North Dalyston Warragul Moe Morwell Traralgon Yallourn Kooweerup Dandenong

Diner Patron Garnishes Burgers with Cash at Willies Diner

Patrons at Willies Diner in New Jersey watched a drunk man top ham burgers with 41 dollars and a five dollar bill, then eat eagerly.

Orange New Jersey Willie

Snowfalls Challenge Nudist Colony in Hertfordshire Winter

Large nudist colony in Garston Hertfordshire endures heavy snow with 20 permanent families and about a dozen visiting couples. Camp warden Charlie MacCaskle notes nudists stay warm by activity and skin conditioning. He works indoors by a stove. outdoors, fur boots and heavy coat are worn only for brief trips. Residents, including his nudist wife and two daughters, remain healthy despite the frost and snow.

Garston Hertfordshire Charlie MacCaskle Charlie

Models Fear Policeman Drones Haunt London Artists

London artists report anxiety as the Ministry of Labor order requiring spies and drones unsettles models. Some disappear before artworks finish, while guarantees to exempt 30 hour positons fail to reassure. Schools fear art classes suffer as students drift from modeling work.

Ondon Ministry of Labor Polytechnic Art H. Brownstreet

Grasshopper Plague Moves Wool Board to Seek Funds

At its last meeting the Australian Wool Board discussed the seriousness of the grass hopper plague in New South Wales and South Australia. It recommended funds be made available for research to control the menace as the plague adversely affects pastures in many areas.

Australian Wool Board New South Wales South Australia

Honolulu tattooist spared after minor nude sketch incident

Urbano Manipon from Honolulu received a jail term for drawing a naked girl on a minor's arm. The sentence was suspended after he added a skirt to cover the depiction.

Honolulu Urbano Manipon

Time In Ellsworth Wavers Snider Released to Marry

Ellsworth Wisconsin reports that time in custody for Snider has ended as he is released to marry the mother of his nine children. The move underscores a family focal point following legal proceedings.

Ellsworth Wis Snider Australia England Charles Morin Portias

Susan Peters Turns Down Roles After Accident

Susan Peters refused sixteen parts after her hunting accident opting for a wheelchair role in The Sign of the Ram. She believed the film required a chair-ridden star with a strong personality. Sidney Gillis develops London Belongs To Me in England while Frank Launder works in the South Pacific on The Blue Lagoon.

Susan Peters Columbia Sidney Gillis Frank Launder London England Frank South Pacific Fiji Sidney Gilham Red Stelson

One of two American brothers dies in aviation history

A fragment hints at a death of one of two American brothers prominent in aviation, with various trivia questions included about naval, military, and literary topics. The text mixes biographical note with quiz prompts and garbled OCR elements.

Unclear regional notice from March 12 date.

Fragmented OCR shows a long list of Australian regional newspapers and a March 12 cue, with unreadable names and towns. No coherent event or person details are readable to summarize beyond the date cue and titles.

Old Onion Cure Gains Respect as Remedies Return

Old anecdotes praise onion cures for colds and worms. Modern scientists note a sulfur compound linked to antiseptic effects may form when the onion is cut, though cooking destroys it. Raw onion chewing could aid colds and limit contagion by keeping others away.

Rome Pliny the Elder Hicalde Hyde Kohman

Bianco Bianco: Publicity Stirs Memory of Queen Politics

Bianco Musso ni's milk-white steed stars in a sensational turn as cameras frame her ventures through political glare. The piece recalls an infamous balcony moment and hints at Bianco's evolving fame overshadowed by past scandals.

Bianco Musso Duce Bianco Piazza Venevia Bianca

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