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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
8
Pictures show typical mobile radio telephone usage in Australian cities and outback stations. Applications are already considered for private owners though not widely mobile yet. High frequency channels are limited so shared usage will occur in urban and rural areas with varying costs.
Thousands of factory owners traders and households hire private guards as Britain’s police are seen as under manned. Manchester alone recruited 500 Ajax Guards Bureau two man patrols with Alsatian dogs in blue uniforms under manager W R Dewis.
Fragmented report describes a plan for private guards and police collaboration. It notes Ajax bureau plans a transport guard and 8 to 16 armed escorts for convoys, plus a London base reopening prewar. Also mentions Jane Greer crowned Queen of Glamour by Mollywood press, with other names and recruitment chatter.
The International Wool Publicity and Research Executive meets in London for the first time in two years to set policy for the International Wool Secretariat. Members include Douglas T. Boyd and H. K. Nock for Australia, J. H. Moorman and B. Hobson for South Africa, N. R. Jameson and W. Horrobin for New Zealand, with officials from North America and Europe observing. The drive aims to expand Secretariat activities worldwide, with consultative committees in multiple countries and plans to study new markets through market surveys.
Hollywood sees a revival of silent cinema as The Movie screens only silent features and musical accompaniments. Lon Chaney stars in a feature with a comedy short and a Pearl White thriller while audiences attend in silence to preserve the genre’s prestige amid censorship moves against unsavory titles.
The Royal Academy summer display features a striking portrait by 35 year old John Merton of a Belle. Mrs Wall of Baraney commissioned the work seven years ago and the piece required 1300 hours of Mr Merton’s time plus six weekends of sittings. The painting, hung amid controversy over its bold style, drew praise from the academy president and sparked threats of resignation from a committee head.
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