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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
14
Mr. Wilson, a Supervising time keeper at the Public Works Department, has no hands after severe injuries and over 60 skin grafts to each leg. He dresses shave and cook using stumps, remodels rooms, builds a garage, and maintains his home while his wife supports the family and their 18 year old pianist daughter.
General Motors Holden introduced broadcloth for car interiors three years ago. The article notes cloth trim's durability, ease of cleaning, and growing popularity in the United States and Australia, comparing it favorably to leather and Cadillac cloth in abrasion resistance.
The editorial notes Railway Road Service made a profit of £7531 this fiscal year after a £6599 loss prior year. It covered about a million miles, carried 360000 passengers, earning £95866, with expectations to exceed 500000 this year. It argues country residents gain from improved fast road transport and forecast better facilities ahead.
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