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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
12
Mrs. Hitty O'Sullivan, 65 from New Zealand, trains to tour the United States as an acrobat. She performs headstands and contortions in a gym, hoping her five month old great grandson will follow. Trainer Tom Langridge recalls past feats and praises her fitness.
Thousands of wild camels in South Australia will be driven to slaughter yards and shot. The license permits slaughter and processing into beet leather, tallow, and fowl food as herds threaten valuable pastures. Samples of tanned hides have been accepted by leather firms.
Mrs. Maude Brand in Florida toppled while trying to reach an electric iron. Her four month old St. Bernard pup tugged the cord free from the socket, ending the danger.
Marvin Alvey, a 37 year old ranch hand from Forsyth, survived nineteen days after a small Taylorcraft plane crash in the Medi leine Bow range. He rationed candy bars and used a lighter and water found in creek beds as rescuers neared within feet. He suffered serious injuries but was found conscious, memory returning, as deputies and police arrived.
Swiss tourists celebrate the Rigi steamer’s hundredth birthday on Lake Lucerne. Local lore credits frequent rebuilds for longevity while noting hull from England and engines from Antwerp. Launched in 1848, the vessel’s claimed resilience is compared to human cellular renewal.
Mary Elizabeth Wood served as a nurse from 1880 at a house in Cookham Berkshire and remained in service until her death last year, marking 67 years of devoted work.
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