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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
2
Waterside workers on the Auckland waterfront night shift receive a hot, hotel quality meal at 2.30 a.m. provided by a renowned catering firm and served by nine waitresses. The shift runs 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. with double time pay and a minimum eight hours, and workers hope for Sunday rates after eight hours.
Two odd tales from Grafton N W recount unusual creatures. A Corinth man’s cow birthed a fully developed heifer with a bulldog head and bulldog ears. A carpet rug box escaped from Wesley's Hotel three years ago was recaptured on the top floor amid hotel repairs.
The report lists horses that finished fourth last Saturday in three venues. At Belmont Park Stockyard Tresigne Aga King Red Vic Bundambs Trac tion were fourth in various stakes. At Gloucester Park Wilfreds Wonder Thebes Golden Eagle Sir Raymond Earl Mavista Fancy Patch King's Guide also placed fourth. At Ascot Melbourne Sir Trac Cimranda Parmasia Phildolla Chamberlain Honey Clever Son were among the fourths recorded.
Gloucester Park highlights include the Roebourne and Rockingham Handicaps for WA bred horses, with Halveto tipped for the Flinders Handicap and Will o' the Wisp noted for a repeat victory in the main Cunderdin Handicap. A crowded program features six furlong sprints and mile and a half distances, with strong fields across the Trotters and Kellerberrin events.
Racing card lists events at Mentone including the KOKOROIT HURDLE ten miles two yards and the JUVENILE HASS DICAP two year olds. Other races feature the CHAMBERLAIN HULLABALOW ANDEIS AUGUST THE TWELFTH GELLIBRAND HANDICAP and BEACH WELTER with listed entrants and weights.
Dr F H Wood reports on a possible radio version of his book Ancient Egypt Speaks about how the Egyptian tongue emerged through Rosemary mediumship. Negotiations with the Columbia Broadcasting System are underway as American Egyptologists show interest.
The NSW Department of Agriculture notes lucerne cultivation boosts honey output and seed yields. Beekeepers and lucerne growers collaborate, with bees aiding pollination and beekeepers gaining access to premium honey and pollination opportunities.
Drs Roger W Stoughton J H Baxter and J R Baxter from the University of Nashville announced a sleeping drug that cannot kill or cause bad effects. The finding was presented to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
A clipped line features a playful banter about freshness of eyes. The exchange teases perception and realization with a dash of wit, capturing conversational humor in a brief fragment.
In casual exchanges the speaker says business is picking up while noting several civil answers to questions. The dialogue implies improving activity without confirming concrete orders or revenue figures.
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