TENDERS INVITED FOR SLED PUMP UNITS AND CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
Tender offers are invited for purchase of 21 complete Sled Pump Units and Centrifugal Pumps from the District Contract Board Perth. Items include Kelly and Lewis two stage pumps with National Diesel engines, canopies, radiators, and various assembly states. Closing time is 2 am on Friday 21 December 1945 at the Commonwealth Bank Building office.
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District Contract Board
Commonwwealth Bank
Perth
Kelly
Lewis Jin
National Diesel
Athens court convicts Lambau and aides for wartime crimes
A Athens court after a 26 day trial sentences General Lambau chief of the Special Security Police to death for collaborating with the enemy. One officer is also condemned to death, three to life terms, four to two years plus ten acquittals. The Times Athens correspondent notes public belief the sentence is too lenient given the trial's atrocity revelations.
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Athens
Lambau
Tfe
Times Athena
Parkinson Bros Lead West Australian Furniture Revival
In wartime Perth the Parkinson Bros of Hay Street pivoted to essential furniture like cots beds and chairs for workers and families. As controls ease postwar, they unveil bedroom lounge suites new kitchen sets and modern designs, claiming to be first with the latest in quality home furnishings.
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Parkinson Bros
Hay Street
Perth
Parkinson Tos
Stardust Laura Returns to Screen After Marriage and Kids
Starred as Universal’s top actress Laura Stardust, she accepted Army Brat after marriage to Irving Asher and focus on family. She reunites with Francis Gifford and James Craig while Bette Davis reconnected with ex-husband Ham Nelson. Other notes include Ginger Rogers honeymooning with Sgt Jack Briggs and Paulette Goddard lighting on Diary set with Chaplin Jr.
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Laura
Universal
Irving Asher
Francis Gifford
Butch Jenkins
James Craig
Ginger Rogers
Sgt
Jack Briggs
Oregon
Paulette Goddard
Charles Chaplin, Jnr
Paulette
Chaplin
Charley
German brain alarm device warns of fatigue during war
A Kaiser Wilhelm Institute device records brain waves to detect fatigue and trigger a warning bell. Researchers hope to adapt it for automatic wakefulness in drivers and pilots, and to alert sleepers after restful periods. The headset resembles a cigar box and is worn on the head despite discomfort.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute For
Lana Turner Ends Romance As Turhan Bey Heads Home
Actress Lana Turner and Turhan Bey reportedly split amid Bey's return to Turkey. The couple's breakup is tied to Bey leaving the United States for his native land.
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Lana Turner
Arizona
Turhan Bey
Turhan
Turkey
Atom Car Aims To Drive Without Petrol
London reports a claimed first car run by atomic power. The Morris vehicle was fitted with an "atomic set" in a small round box. inventor, who wishes anonymity, says he has driven thousands of miles petrol free. Mr. T E Naylor, MP, introduced the inventor to the Ministry and notes uranium deposits at the owner's London grounds.
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Ecretary
W. Foster
T. E. Naylor
House of Commons
Ministry
Naylon
London
Naylor
Aan
Mansion for a Spook and a Baronial Mausoleum Tale
The piece recounts the legend of John P Bowman who built a grand mausoleum and adjoining mansion in Cuttingsville Vermont after a series of bereavements. His costly tomb features mirrors and statues, a wreath bearing scene, and a trust for perpetual care, but the ghostly return never occurred and the estate has waned.
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Cuttingsville
Vermont
John P Bowman
Bowman
Ella
Receipt practice and cheque numbering suggestion noted
The text urges marking receipts with the cheque number for easier identification and verification. It proposes printing receipts with Cheque No and suggests using the last three figures of the bank serial if cheques are unnumbered. It also mentions Susan Hayward winning a title role in Angelica and Lovella Parsons appearing as herself in Thank God I’ll Take It From Here.
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Lovella Parsons
Exquisite New Sheer Woollens Exhibit Aids Wool Benefits
Miss Grace MacKinnon of the Australian Wool Board addressed the Housewives Association on The Science of Wool. She highlighted all wool advantages from crease resistance to heat and cold protection, noted new shrinkage controls, seaweed fibre fabrics, droughty wool use by Czechoslovakia, and potential looms for new novelty weaves.
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Grace MacKinnon
Australian Wool Board
Housewives’ Association
Liberty
London
Australia
Miss MacKinnon
Revolutionary air stream drill may replace dentistry soon
Dr Robert Black of Toxma introduces a compressed air and abrasive stream that allegedly removes pain heat and vibration from drilling. A New York City dentist uses music headphones to quiet the drill, claiming sound, not pain, unsettles patients and speeds work.
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Robert Black
Toxma
New York City
Greene
Middle Age Tiredness and a Pink Pills Remedy
Many face fatigue and low mood in middle age with headaches dizziness and vague pains. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted to restore blood iron levels and nerve strength, helping energy and mood, sold at chemists and stores.
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Crete
Reed
Dr. Williams
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Murray Street
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Great Britain
Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction
Yorkshire House
ST. George's Terr
Commonwealth of Australia
Department OF Supply and Shipping
Kelly & Lewis Jin
Greece
Lea Weing
Alvertisera
Stardust
Bette Davis
Ham Nelson
Ham
South Pacific
Bette
Corp
Louis Riley
Bill Holden
Brenda Marshall
Palm Springs
Maureen O'Hara
Will Price
Okinawa
Lewis Bush
Janet Blair
Lake Tahoe
Bing Crosty
Bing
Sir Sire Pee
Jennie
Susan Hayward
Walter Wagner
Angelica
THE
United Nations
Hague
Geneva
Howe
San Francisco
Ws International Capendention
Alser Thiegior
Washington
U.S.A
Czechoslovakia
England
Mss MacKinnon
de Witt
Barnett Bros
LTD
Bennett Street
Te Timbers and
Patranie
Peesi
Murray ST. Perth
Eer
Stephen King-Hall
Truman
America
aJor
Shopping
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St. George's Terrace
Erie
Western Australia
Pearse Bros
Pearse Bros., Ltd
North Fremantle
British General Electric Co., Pty. Ltd
Beechamt Anes
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