Germ-killing Aero sporin: from market garden to antibiotic tests
Scientists traced a germ later named Aerosporin to a market garden sample obtained by Dr Geoffrey Ainsworth. The compound showed activity against whooping cough and several bacteria in lab tests, with early human cases suggesting benefit. Further trials were urged before clinical use.
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Geoffrey Ainsworth
Wellcome
Gordon Hogg
George Brownlee
Branley Bushby
Annie Browne
Farnborough County Hospital
Peter Neville Swift
Hollywood and Britain Face Tax Strains and Film Deals
Frank Sinatra faces heavy taxes with 10 million earned over six years, forcing loans to pay dues. Lana Turner plans a comeback amid world tensions. Deborah Kerr eyes a return to England with Clark Gable at MGM. Britain and Hollywood battle for the world market as Petrillo debates lifting a gramophone ban. Sergei Eisenstein, age 49, dies. Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible noted milestones in cinema shown in Australia and Perth draw crowds.
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Frank Sinatra
Frank
Leonora Corbett
Britain
Leonora
Deborah Kerr
England
Clark Gable
MGM
Able
Sergei Eisenstein
Potemkin
Australia
Ivan the Terrible
Perth
Easter timetable changes hit railway and road services
Extensive alterations to Railway Dept timetables over Easter. Goods sheds and delivery yards close on Good Friday except for perishables. On Saturday and Easter Monday, roads sheds operate 8 am to noon for urgent and perishable deliveries only.
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Railway Dept
Genis
Turkey Ventriloquist Bergen Settles Turkey Shot
Ventriloquist Berar Bergen and Bob Woodruff's associate hunted a turkey on a Georgia plantation. After firing together they argued whose shot killed it. Bergen asked the turkey who shot it and the bird replied that Bergen killed it, prompting a humorous resolution.
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Turkey
Berar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Cca
Georgia
Bob Woodruff
Bergen
Woodruff
New Zealand Road Safety Drive Cuts Death Rate
NZ emphasizes road safety through education and positive messaging. Programs use visual aids in schools and public campaigns to reduce road deaths, placing NZ among the world leaders in road safety and car ownership per family.
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New Zealand
Dominion
New
Ithe
Elias
Courwil
Simple Wedding Costs Shoulder the Burden
A brief wedding note explains that a simple ceremony often costs only twice what a family can afford, reflecting budget constraints and modest celebrations.
Britain’s Drive to Improve Pasture and Feed Output
Britain’s 1945 agricultural plan aims to lift net output to £100 million in four years. Focuses include potatoes, wheat, and sugar beet, with improved feeding stuffs. Efforts target grassland quality, silage, dried grass, and hay, plus cooperative drying centres funded by government.
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Britain
Old Jap Had Right Bait in Tokio for Bride
In Tokyo a 60 year old man named Akimoto advertised for a bride to share his tidy income from rolling new cigarettes from butts. He received 2100 applications as the bait drew eager responses and dubious promises.
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Tokio
Chiro
Akimoto
Local Papers Report March 26 Issue Across Regions
A collection of regional newspapers across North Midland Times Northern Times Coolgarding Miner Avon Argue Preston Mail Guardian Goomalling Gazette Harvey Wacoona Mail Eastern Recorder Damper Herald Manjimup Mail Midiaude Advocate Southern Sentwal Mullens Norseman Esperance News York Chronicle Pemberton Port South Western Advertiser Southern Cross News Toodyay Herald Wongan Ballidy Budget Wheatbelt Tribune Leonore News Northam area. The issue aggregates brief notices, local notices, and community updates from multiple titles.
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Suppemoo
Bovup
Ktiok Bildintiy Braugeue
Allocate
North Midland Times
Northern Times
Coolgardig Miner
Avon Argue
North Eastern Court
Preston Mail
Duwerup
Guardian
Goomalling Gazette
Harvey
Wacoona Mail
Eastern Recorder
Damper Herald
Manjimup
Midiaude Advocate
Southern Sentwal
Mullens Mai
Norseman-Esperance News
York Chronicle
Pemberton Port
South Western Advertiser
Southern Cross
Toodyay Herald
Wongan Ballidy Budget Wheatbelt Tribune
Leonore
Sorthiam News
SSUE
MAECH
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Swift
Jack Boorer
Ainsworth
Greer
Barque
Lawhill
East Africa
Baroque Lawhill
Jeanne
Victoria
South Australia
Beira
Africa
St Hlm Wews
Lana Turner
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
James Caesar Petrillo
Maureen O’hara
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Malone
Ieaster
NZ Road Safety
Hearne
Nla.gov
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