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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
5
Citizens urge city council to license sidewalk cyclists after repeated warnings and accidents. Proposal would fund sidewalk improvements through license penalties while not granting riding rights on sidewalks. Public safety and owner assistance are noted as outcomes.
In Passing. The Gazette presents T. W. Offen as Easter season features on the title page his contribution. Citizens wear long faces not from spring fever but from receiving tax demand notices, handed to them at the post office with a slip of paper bearing the heading Demand for Taxes.
The New York Times Sunday papers run 64 pages or more across sections. The paper weighs two to three pounds and consumes about 1,700 tons of newsprint, largely sourced from Canada.
The Edmonton Journal notes extremely large WWII costs at 1.116 trillion dollars, musing such figures may mean little or everything in scope and impact.
Experts estimate the money cost of World War I at 1,116,000,090,000 dollars. The vast figure reflects the enormous public financing required for a modern global conflict, surprising many readers with its magnitude.
The Scotsman notes the government will not surrender paramountcy to any British Indian government yet warns that paramountcy may vanish when power transfers. It argues Britain would lack authority to protect the Princes and suggests they may be left to fend for themselves.
The Toronto Star notes a growing trend of female political representation. Australia’s federal parliament now has four women MPs, Johannesburg’s first woman mayor is Jessie McPherson, a labor activist, and Venezuela’s 1946 Constituent Assembly elected 12 women, the first election granting women voting rights.
The report notes how royals and statesmen exchange handshakes as part of duty and diplomacy. It explains people travel to meet the President and cherish the moment, recounting Truman’s casual receptions held since the year began.
It is estimated that he shook hands with about 8,000 people at a White House event highlighting his public reception and outreach.
Chicago Daily News notes a former Lucas Iowa stage star testifying before a Senate committee on labor legislation. The piece mocks his theatrical performance while echoing his plea for freedom of enterprise and the right to strike. It questions the leap to totalitarian plots and references 19th century abolition debates.
Calgary Herald reports butter shortages persist in Canada. Officials in Ottawa are blamed for policies that render dairy farming unprofitable, while producers face criticism for resisting butter substitute discussions.
In Toronto, Wastor Nieompoeller contrasts the German crisis with a divine test, calling the war in Germany a conflict between God and Hitler. A church minister echoes the cry, aligning with the Nazis and urging the blame on Hitler.
Washington 24 AP The federation of American scientists urged that German scientists brought to the United States for military research be denied jobs in private industry or education. Their return to Germany as soon as possible was suggested in a letter to President Truman from W A Higinbotham, executive secretary of the federation.
Calgary instructor Douglas Edland and his nine year old passenger Roland Tolley died when their Aeronca Champion plunged 300 feet near Woodhouse field, Claresholm, as Tolley and wife watched, with Tolley’s wife and sister among witnesses, amid a broader report noting wartime Vichy envoy Fernand de Spynon’s death sentence in France.
I express gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during my bereavement. Special thanks to Dr. Stewart Rev Canon Norris United and St James churches choirs pallbearers and those who provided cars.
Mrs W H Crittenden expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during her husband Mr Crittenden's long illness.
Rural youth demonstrate resourcefulness adaptability and perseverance making them desirable in nonfarm occupations. Secondary industries seek farm youth for factory office transportation utilities professions and business. Only sound economy and prosperous agriculture can stem rural drain.
A note of heartfelt thanks from Jeanne, Catherine, Margar et, Mona and Jack Crittenden to friends in Rivers for their kindness and practical sympathy during their father's long illness. They say they shall never forget the goodness shown to him and his family.
Mrs. A. Gardin of Olds Alberta announces the engagement of her second daughter Marie Winnifred to Willard Vernon LePage only son of Mr and Mrs W LePage of Rivers Manitoba. The wedding will be held in the near future.
The Guelph Mercury argues that many criminals in Canada originate from the United States and urges strong legal action against gunmen who cross the border. It calls for rapid, severe measures with no sympathy, stating armed American criminals will shoot to kill and urging Canada to deter transfers of gun violence.
Auction notices urge participants to list sale details with George McCulloch of Massey Harris dealer and auctioneer Brandon C3 10 for best results.
Delegates at the annual civil service institute meeting in Ottawa passed a resolution urging the government to adopt compulsory retirement for male and female employees. The plan sets 65 as the compulsory age for men with voluntary retirement at 60, and 65 as the compulsory age for women with voluntary retirement at 65.
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