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Toodyay Herald

Location

Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 20, 1946

Page

6

Jack of all trades carob bean star Ava Gardner film set

The item discusses Ava Gardner in The Killers directed by Ernest Hemingway notes. Burt Lancaster co stars with Gardner while George Sanders and Laraine Day appear in related on set drama. It mentions a paternity suit against Henry Fonda dropped by Barbara Thompson seeking support for daughter Sharon born June 1943.

Ava Gardner Mark Hellingers Ernest Hemingway Sanders Taatek Laraine Day Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Lippy" Durocher Laraine Ray Hendricks Durocher Henry Fonda Barbara Thompson Sharon

Carob bean story spurs notes on uses and dangers

The article surveys the Carob bean in Western Australia and the Mediterranean, praising its fodder value and soil benefits while noting odor and palatability issues. It describes tree propagation, pruning, flowering, and fertilisation, plus historical Caribbean trade and Bolivian yields. It also tangentially references dog training trends in New York magazines.

Caribbean Western Australia Mediterranean Perth Rsts Europe New York

Artificial frosts to save potato crops fail to impress

A long list of controversial agricultural claims describes chemicals that allegedly induce artificial frosts to stall potato growth. The piece notes Dow Chemical’s nitro-ortho-secondary butylphenol as Dowspray 66 Improved, claimed to shrink vines and prevent clogging during harvest, while other lines discuss defoliation and seedless fruit, plus scattered notices about unrelated local topics and letters.

Dow Chemical Company Dowspray 66

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