Hurricane Preparations Echoed in Fort Lauderdale Letter
An letter from Mrs Parker, in Gloucester, describes Fort Lauderdale hurricane prep as boards on windows, stores stocked, and people sheltered by the main highway. Radio bulletins advised evacuations and Red Cross pickups, while residents shared tales of past storms and kept oil lamps ready.
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Florida
Unite States
Fort Lauderdale
PF. Parker
H. J Channell
Gloucester
Frank
Webs
Cines Lago
Fed Cross
Key West
Elfin Visitors Spare Miami as Sky Fireworks Mark Night
Residents describe a strange meteor event crossing Florida from Jacksonville to the east coast. Planets appeared to shed light as shooting stars fired for over an hour, coinciding with a brief meteor surge noted by witnesses. The event ended without impact on Miami, leaving an anticlimactic sky show.
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Miami
Florida
Jacksonville
Loan over subscription tops second security issue
The 164 million cash portion of the Second Security Loan opened on November 1 was oversubscribed by at least 64 million. A record number of 50 cities and towns filled their quotas, signaling strong demand in the public issue.
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Viesel
Piece SunSuits in Bright Florals and Plain Cotton
Assorted sun suits in bright florals or plain cotton priced from 21/6 to 29/6 with 7 coupons.
Renewing Dairy Herds Faces Severe Stock Shortages
Mr J T Reid flags steady decline in young stock for renewal as war era policy and coast restrictions reduced rearing. He criticizes Commonwealth subsidies as poverty dole and demands transfer of 3 to 14 million pounds from British funds. He notes 3000 dairy farmers out of production and worsening conditions for the rest.
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J. T. Reid
Legislative Assembly
Reid
Bush Fires Threaten NSW After Dry Season
Chief Secretary Baddeley released figures showing last summer's bush fires totalled 223 outbreaks causing an estimated £71000 damage, while 1844-45 had 312 outbreaks and £156,719 in damage. He warned coastal and mountain areas face greater danger unless rains arrive and cited motor tractors as a major fire source.
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3. M. Baddeley
M.L.A
New South Wales
Bush Fires Advisory Committee
Baddeley
Cornells
New Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilizes Milk in Italy
A new method uses hydrogen peroxide stirred into milk to sterilize it. The process reportedly yields milk that tastes better than pasteurized and remains sterile for three days. An Italian chemical company supplied purer peroxide and American scientists study the treatment. containers must be nonreactive to peroxide such as tin, aluminium, glass, or clay.
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Italy
American Chemical Society
Milan
Wanted to Buy Palings and Pianos in Newcastle
Wanted to buy palings and second hand tron frame pianos. Full value paid. Call, write or phone BI238. Palings at 130 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
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Hunter Street
Newcastle
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Devor
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Harvey Ivers
Radiola
Hotpoint Electrical Appliances
H. C. Hewett
Dombkins Bros
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Mitchell-Shearer Farm Machinery Pto. Ltd
Allis-Chalmers
Spik-N-Span Dry Cleaners
Walsh's Fruit Shop
Down Lane
Gloucester Gil
A. Dan Church ST
Itil
ETA
John Garfi
Faul Henred
Sydney Greenstreet
Eleanor Parker
Johnny Angel
George Kapt
Claire Trevor
Sic Hasse
Serlat - News
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Metro-Goldwyh-Mayer
Lassie
Peter Lawford
Donald Crisp
June Lockhart
Nigel Bruce
Will
William Gargan
Nancy Kelly
Regis Toomey
Scarlet Street
McCormick- Deering
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McCormick-Deering
Furniture Department
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