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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
12
Police hauled David Davenport to court for the 110th time this year charged with illegally selling liquor in Washington Union Station. He stored liquor in station lockers and sold the locker keys to customers. To dodge loitering charges he carried a Baltimore ticket.
Transparent seed tapes are now marketed to help beginners plant seeds in even rows. Each tape carries evenly spaced seeds that dissolve after a few days of normal watering, enabling simultaneous germination and tidy, straight rows.
The article describes postwar reconstruction across Holland with new brick houses along dykes and canals. Women scrub and restore homes while disabled British tanks remain as relics. Pillboxes along dunes host families as they reclaim land once drowned by sea water.
In Houston Texas ex cowboy Patrolman Elmer Dyke leapt from a speeding vehicle on a busy street to prevent a bolting steer from endangering traffic. A friend recalls a modest wedding notice while a larger account was sent to another family member.
The British Government plans a National Parks Bill in the autumn session, creating twelve national parks over three years. The scheme, guided by the Hobhouse committee, would place a National Parks Commission in charge with local administration committees, cost about 9.25 million pounds in ten years, and cover 5700 square miles including the Lake District, North Wales, Peak District, and Dartmoor.
A jumble of trivia prompts asks about quorum opera arias and philosophers alongside garbled lines and foreign characters. The readable portions include questions on Kiss Me Again translations and osculation with messy OCR debris throughout.
The Shah of Persia shows a taste for speed with a Fra ser Nash two seater bought during his England visit. The vehicle tops 118 mph in top gear and reaches 91 mph in third gear, highlighting his early interest in fast motor cars.
In Los Angeles, Arthur Moon was arrested for drunkenness on his 100th birthday. Moon faced a police interaction marking a rare centennial milestone amid the incident.
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