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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
7
Private pilots avoid gulls during takeoffs and landings as birds cause fatal risks. Most collisions occur at night with ducks, geese, and during spring and autumn migrations. Two thirds occur below 2000 feet and 95 percent under 6000 feet, prompting pilots to stay low during land preparation to avoid dangers.
A collage of film lore notes future looks for stars like Alan Ladd Betty Grable Dan Dailey Gene Tierney Edna Best Henry Fonda Robert Preston Catherine Craig and Randolph Scott. It covers on set prop rent 4000 books a Dream Girl shop and on set watchmen for Miracle on 34th Street with linen needs.
London veterinary researchers adapted a mine detector from Cinema Television Ltd to locate metal objects in cattle. A detector head finds metal up to three feet deep and triggers an audible tone in the vet’s headphones, aiding surgical removal.
An Adelaide scientist Dr. Pennycuick argues that the egg precedes the hen, tracing evolution from fish to amphibians to reptiles to birds. He suggests each stage yields an egg from which the next form emerges, concluding the egg always came first.
In Houston a deaf mute husband filed for divorce from his deaf mute wife claiming he was sick and tired of her sign language. He described ongoing conflicts over communication and daily life as the core issue driving the split.
A 1946 US automotive industry report shows net income after taxes down across 22 car and truck firms and 57 auto equipment manufacturers from 1945, with aircraft and parts companies also hard hit. The decline reflects high retail prices and weaker prospectus trading in the year.
Supplement to multiple regional papers dated Sept 1 features a compilation of local notices and brief items from towns across the Wheatbelt region including Northam, Toodyay, York, Goomalling and Bridgetown. It lists community updates, ads, and short notices typical of a wartime or early 20th century bulletin.
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