Waterfront pilfering soars despite anti theft plan
Melbourne faces tenfold waterfront losses amid war driven pilfering. Loot valued over £200000 from ships and warehouses in the past year highlights gaps despite fortified docks, permit checks, and a 24 man flying squad. Incidents include stolen dress materials, hidden cigarettes, and furs. Officials vow stronger guards and more staff to curb the surge.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria Dock
Harbor Trust
Parol
Rts
Port Ae May
Doc
South Wharf
Victorian Marine Underwriters Association
H. G. McDonald
A. D. McKenzie
Sayes
Prima Donna Surgeons Warned About Temper and People
In a Surgery article, Dr. Allen Whipple urges surgeons to swap showmanship for skill and humanity. Internists Mack Lipkin and Edward Joseph note patients’ anxiety and fear of death, pain, and disfigurement, calling for treating patients as human beings, not cases.
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Surgery
Allen Oldfather Whipple
Manhattan
Memorial Hospital
Mack Lipkin
Edward Joseph
Whipple
Lipkin
Joseph
Stingy Lor Kennyon Keeps Spare Hats and Wigs
An obituary note shows Lor Kennyon restricting his inscription to avoid estate costs. He owned only two hats and two wigs, one shabby and one new, often alternating them in court or hiding a wig under a chair to display the other headwear.
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Lor Kennyon
Divorces Filed Involving Comedian Roscoe Alls
ARV AILS filed a divorce suit against her husband Roscoe Alls, the comedian. A recording and a whispered confession involving a young woman and Betty Lankre figure in the case, with Flo rehearsing at home the night of the confrontation. Rosene Alls testifies as the hearing proceeds.
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Arv Ails
Roscoe Alls
Rosene Alls
Betty Lankre
Flo
Comical Home Scene and Film News From Hollywood
A Dan Dailey home incident ends with a frightened toddler after a masked return. Aimée Baxter joins the Dude Ranchers’ Assn trip to Colorado with John Hodiak in tow. Virginia She rises in The Fan and Methinks the Lady after Otto Preminger notices her. Peggy Moran and Henry Koster pledge film spots and a lucky statuette appears in Come To The Stable.
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Dan Dailey
Dailey
Dan, Jnr
Assn
Colorado
Aimée Baxter
Anne
John Hodiak
Roddy McDowall
Virginia
Fox
Otto Preminger
Henry Koster
Peggy Moran
Koster
Kosters
Just Divorced Car Parade Grabs Indianapolis Attention
A young woman drove a decorated car through Indianapolis with four percent displayed and old shoes trailing. Two other girls accompanied her. A visible notice on the vehicle read Just Divorced signaling a public expression or protest at a local event.
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Indianapolis
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