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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 11, 1945
Page
3
Ethyle Campbell describes strict Paris fashion show security to prevent thieves of designs. The crowded salons, hot air, and vigilant vendeuses create a tense atmosphere as buyers study silhouettes, trims, and details to copy for their firms while planning next day decisions.
Spotters of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps assist in the Third Victory Loan drive in Australia. Members at observation posts compete to raise subscriptions and total money credits for two large scale model Short Sunderland flying boats donated by the Daily Telegraph aeroplane modelling unit. The two winners are the top fund raiser and the top money total, with quotas credited to observers coast to inland posts.
Aurold Huillier of West Melbourne who lost his voice after a larynx operation for a lung infection now speaks clearly using an artificial larynx. The device, based on a reed principle with rubber tubes, was created by another patient and connects to the mouth and windpipe. A throat specialist noted no Australian firm makes such devices, though individuals have created speaking apparatus.
A World Telegram special from Athens reports that Britain’s presence in Greece aimed to reestablish lawful order rather than dominate. The dispatch notes long standing British ties to Greece and describes the Greek terrorism as fratricidal and fiercer than initially disclosed, with confidential cabinet reports favoring humanity over power politics.
A lighthearted note reports a young man telling his father of intent to wed. The father answers with humor that marriage is a grave step but also a flight of greased steps, adding a playful caution about the journey ahead.
Reportage from New York shows widespread grief among entertainers and the public. Earl Wilson notes tears in Lindy’s and Broadway clubs lament the president, while Sinatra quietly lights a candle at St Patrick’s. People gather at Dempsey’s window as the nation mourns the colossal showman. Roosevelt’s wife Eleanor is praised as lively and devoted, shaping his life and the nation’s memory through infantile paralysis and recovery.
A 52 year old farmer and engineer, Feder Emil Ferdinand Moriz Marie Gerenyl-Orme, sent a manuscript of four poems to his estranged wife in a bid to prompt her to return. The poems mix truth and fiction and reveal a broken heart as he faces desertion and possible divorce. He cites a court order in the divorce case filed by Bonney against his second wife.
In 1923 England explored work integrated learning for youths through one day a week in factories and Young People's Colleges. Kent promotes college networks building community education centres, inspired by Scandinavian models. Impington village college near Cambridge, designed by noted architects, serves 1000 in ten villages with mixed facilities for students and adults. Costing about £10,000 annually, colleges are council and Board of Education funded, with two built and two funded by benefactors.
The Duke of Windsor’s motives for stepping down in the Bahamas remain unpublished though likely tied to rising political agitation among Caribbean colored populations. Jamaica’s recent universal suffrage election saw 32 seats where Bustamante’s Labour party won 22, with the Tises recalling prewar riots that led to internment and a wartime stance.
A young married couple and their daughter explain a curious habit of the child. When she uses a pencil she moves it from right to left hand when alone. She tells her father she does it because God does. She further explains Jesus Christ sits on God’s right hand.
Queensland bushmen recount odd beliefs about crocodiles. They claim tickling the jaws frees trapped items, and that crocs avoid fresh human flesh for days, preferring water storage and deep water scenarios for ambush.
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