Migrant's Fatal Leap Near Train Tracks
Inquest into the death of Yakiw Maksymexuk, a Polish Ukrainian migrant aged forty, concluded by District Coroner J Ansell in Geraldton. He died after leaping from a passenger train near Walkaway on December 9. The coroner attributed death to injuries from the fall while the man suffered from a deteriorating mental state and home-country concerns.
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Yakiw Maksymexuk
Dongura
Geraldton
J. Ansell
A. KE. McLaughlan
Maksymczuk
J. A. Scott
Alv
Mbwengweruk
Victoria District Hospital
Nolme
Cleveland Starr
Makeymexuk
Bradley's Siding
Walkaway
Mr. Criddie
Criddleden
Mirksymeruk
D. J. Allan
Ikob Makeemeku
Dungara
Dutteulty
Makaymexuk
Mukeemecky
Wo Eaton
Kiradley's
Mat Maksymexuk
Lenin
Parachute tests at Beaulieu Hampshire with dummy troops
At Beaulieu in Hampshire observers saw a man-like dummy with rotating blade devices above the head descending from the sky. The Airborne Forces are testing a new parachute design said to be gentler and more controllable than the current type, featuring a whirling telescopic propeller over the head and shoulders. Further experiments are needed before human trials.
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Beaulieu
Hampshire
England
Supply Ministry
Opposition cheers as Commons votes 288 to 257 in adjournment
In the House of Commons last night the opposition cheered as the motion for adjournment passed 288 to 257. The government, starting with a small majority, saw defections and deaths reduce support to three, while the opposition leader Winston Churchill earned wild cheers from his supporters.
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Seretve Kham
Bob Hope Big Contract Reported by Variety
Variety reports a National Broadcasting Company contract offering Bob Hope about 1,000,000 per year, a record for TV performers. The deal would grant explosive rights to Hope’s radio and television services while freeing him for stage engagements. Vogue recently earned 120,000 dollars for a Broadway tour.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
Journal
Variety
Hope
The
Voge
Training Young People Soviet Methods in Germany Units in Police Force
Berlin reports that East German Communists train youths in guerrilla and Gestapo methods. The Free German Youth Movement, set up by Russia in 1945, allegedly numbers 2,000,000 future guardians of communism. The US Hugh Commission claims police units already show political task entrustment.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
Hugh Commission
Russia
Free German Youth Movement
Ten Strokes of The Lash in Adelaide Court Action
Frederick Horace Baldock aged 42 received ten strokes of the lash at Adelaide Gaol following a Supreme Court order dated March 12 for an attack on a ten year old girl in Hampstead on January 10. The punishment was carried out last Thursday under the Chief Justice's directive.
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Adelaide
Frederick Horace Baldock
A Spectacular Change in British Farming Machinery
A wartime shift in British agriculture is highlighted by Ministry of Agriculture data showing fivefold growth in tractor use over a decade and a global spread of machinery. Harvesters, implements, and imports notes reflect a revolution powered by Britain’s engineering sector with exports surpassing £20 million and total annual machinery output around £70 million.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Britain
Radio Theatre Screenings Show Mix of Classics Tonight
The Radio Theatre presents Biondie and Dagwood in Bion die's Anniversary and Roughshod tonight, Mexican Hayride tomorrow and Saturday with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Johnny O Clock and Last Honeymoon headline weekends, To the Ends of the Earth and The Return of the Whistler come upcoming nights with Give My Regards to Broadway teased for Thursday.
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Radio Theatre
Biondie
Dagwood
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Marjorie Kent
Robert Sterling
Gloria Grahame
Claude Jarman
Jun
George Cooper
Tomorow
Bud Abboi
Lou Costello
Matadors’ ’Association
Lotis Procuna
Bud
Lou
Bod
Virginia ‘Grey
Laba Malina
John Hubbard
Joheny O'Clock
Dick Powell
Evelyn Keyes
Johnny O'Clock
Ginger Rogers
Franchot Tone
Ann Richards
Tom Conway
Frances Rafferty
Signe Haxso
United States Treasury
Narcotics, Customs and Coast Guard
Shanghai
the Whistler
Whistler
Michael Duane
Tenore Aubert
Richard Lane
Earl
Lenore Aubert
America
Dan Bailey
Betty Grable
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Meekatharra
Murchison
Airlines
W.A.) Ltd
Mac’s Motors Pty. Ltd
Inquest
Propeller Idea
Bob Hope
Radio Theatre Talkies
Goldsmith’s Hall
Marine Terrace
Satan
Miz
Welfarmers
Cent
Wesfarmers
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