Wives Go Along On This Ship
Two wives join the Norwegian freighter Hoegh Silver Star crew in Sydney as sign on stewards yet enjoy a long holiday. If not aboard they would have seen husbands only every three years as Hoegh Line ships skip Norwegian ports. Wives Erika Moerk and Hilda Amundsen accompany veteran officers. Chief Steward Moerk notes the conflict between duty and family.
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Fraighter Hoegh Silverstar
Sydney
Heogh Line
Norwedian Porta
Erika Moerk
Hilda Amundsen
Amundsen
Moerk
Pastels In Wool Fabrics at Paris Spring Shows
Fashion notes from Paris displays highlight spring wool fabrics in pastel colors. Gentle harmonies with pinks and yellows dominate, while light blues fade. Grey range remains leading, with darker blues and browns providing contrast.
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Paris
Overseas fashion emphasis on tailored clothes and modest hemlines
Mainbocher in New York showcases made to order gowns with ankle length skirts and mid-length hemlines. Castillo introduces short dresses and an ankle length "abanico" silhouette with fitted fronts and pleated backs. Adrian and Beregdorf-Goodman highlight movement, curve emphasis, and draped fabrics. Paris focuses on gloves, hats, and unusual shoe and accessory styles with bold combinations.
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Mainbocher
New York
Castillo
Hollywood
Adrian
Beregdorf-Goodman
Mark Mooring
Lestie Morris
Mary Gleeson
Paris
Gilbert Orcel
World’s largest plate glass window rises at Brabazon hall
A vast window near Bristol’s Brabazon assembly hall, described as the largest plate glass pane in the world, is being erected along a wall. It is designed to endure 80 mph Atlantic gales sweeping the Bristol Channel, as Britain's last airliner takes shape in Bristol.
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Great Assembly Hall
Britain
Bristol
Bristol Channel
Connubially Speaking
A Georgia couple and a separate couple are described in a court context. Details note a judge arranging a night out for Donald Boerst and his wife from Chitugee to reconcile briefly before further dispute over plans for the evening. Another case follows Mrs. Albert W. Daughtry reporting domestic violence with repeated arrest and bail actions within hours.
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Donald Boerst
Chitugee
New US Range of Worsted Yarn for Australia Testing
The Hon. J J Dedman announced the first sample batch of worsted yarn produced for CSIR by an American technique has reached Australia. The US textile industry is testing methods to reduce process stages, producing fine yarns on modified cotton spinning equipment. Further yarn sets are expected soon and can be inspected at Geelong’s Wool Textile Research Section. Leading US manufacturers helped with tests using Warner and Swasey Draft All and Saco Lowell machines.
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CSIR
Australia
J. J. Dedman
The
Council
Geelong
Wool Realisation Commission
Warner
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Hoegh Silverstar
H. Amundsen
E. Moerk
ENT
Life Assurance
Lite Assurance
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Albert W. Daughtry
Georgia
Beryl James
Cen
Daily Telegraph
Lyndon Dadswell
Phos
Sheen
Nla.gov.au
Nla
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