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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
4
Measles Epidemic Strikes Duck Lake District
Canadian Press dispatch from Fort Churchill reports a measles outbreak in the Duck Lake district northwest of Churchill. Fifteen patients, fourteen Indians and one white, are the initial cases with further outbreaks noted as medical men investigate. Duck Lake, primarily an Indian settlement with some Eskimos, faces rapid spread due to tightly packed native communities and delayed isolation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Churchill
Duck Lake District
Churchill
Man Who Cashed Cheques in North Gets Penitentiary Term
Kenora Ontario April CP Chris Ue John Williams 25 pleaded guilty to cashing phoney cheques during a northwest Ontario tour. He was sentenced Friday to three years in penitentiary for each of the primary charges three years for intimidation and alien in possession of firearms and one year on seven counts of obtaining money by false pretences. All terms run concurrently. Williams surrendered to a Hudsons Bay post manager at Fort Hope after the manager refused to send him out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenora
Ont
Chris Ue
John Williams
Ontario
Willams
Williams
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Hope
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Grave Flowers
Henry Ferrara, 23, pleaded to stealing spray baskets from graves in Detroit. Judge John J. Haher set sentencing for April 4. Ferrara, a Chrysler striker, admitted taking the baskets due to financial hardship and said he sold them to florists for 50 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ferrara
Graves
John J. Haher
Ferrara
Chrysler
Jet powered rover car dares a new era in Britain
The Rover Motor Car company in Britain demonstrated a jet powered passenger automobile that reached 90 miles per hour on coal oil. The car is not for immediate market and will appear late next year. It eliminates several costly components and promises large fuel savings if widely adopted, easing oil scarcity worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Rover Motor Car Company
Britain
Traffic expert warns one in five drivers risks life
A Guelph Mercury report cites a traffic expert who states that one in five drivers regularly endangers themselves, implying that the remaining four pedestrians also expose themselves to risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph Mercury
Minnedosans Endorse Waterworks Plan
The Minnedosans endorsed a waterworks installation at a meeting with a muted dissent from some attendees. The plan aims to protect public health, shifting the issue from affordability to necessity as residents state we can't afford to go without it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea
Minnedosa
Othe Tribune
Boy finds father dead under sled of logs near North Bay
A boy returning home Friday found his father Elmo Smith crushed beneath a sleigh load of logs at Rutherglen, 20 miles east of North Bay. The sled jack-knifed, sending Smith to the ground as the heavy load slid off and crashed down. The incident was reported as a fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherglen
North Bay
Elmo Smith
Filipino barber Guillen to die in electric chair April 26
Julio Guillen, the Filipino barber who tried to assassinate former President Manuel Roxas, will be executed by electric chair on April 26 under a Manila court decree. Guillen hurled a hand grenade during Roxas's rally in 1947, killing or wounding attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julio Guillen
Manuel A. Roxas
Manila
Guillen
Roxas
Wax effigies to be restored to Westminster Abbey after decade absence
Wax effigies of Queen Anne Lord Nelson and other famous figures once removed during the war for safety are set to return to Westminster Abbey after ten years away. Space constraints during the abbey's damage delayed their reinstallation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne
Lord Nelson
Westminster Abbey
Senate considers age cap for future appointments
Senator Wishart Robertson predicted that future upper chamber appointments may require retirement at a certain age. Government leaders floated the same stipulation for appointments to provincial superior courts. A baby was born by flashlight at St. Pauls Hospital in Hearst during a coal shortage causing heat and power shortages. Nurse Ruth Dunn assisted the delivery. A six week old Indian girl died from bronchial pneumonia after a mercy flight from Duck Lake to Churchill. Maj. Brosseau travelled to Duck Lake to bring out the infant. A woman in need of hospital care accompanied the return flight. William Wallace, about 70, formerly of Wilkie, is in serious condition after being struck by a car. John Bracken urged business leaders and city workers to help farmers with farm and food problems in Montreal. The Manitoba legislature deferred action on a request by the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association for partial remission of last year’s fees pending nonprofit status confirmation.
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Wishart Robertson
Senate
St. Paul’s Hospital
Hearst
Ont
Ruth Dunn
Windsor
Fortier
Churchill
Duck Lake
B. L. P. Brosseau
Manitoba
Manitoba Registered
Music Teachers’ Association
Blind British bride regains sight after nine months
VancouverApril Mrs Mary Clarkson a 28 year old war bride regained sight after nine months of blindness. She called it a miracle of prayer as medical aid failed. The mother of three noted her vision returns slowly and she can be independent again. She held a birthday party for her two year old son Michael during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
April
Mary Clarkson
Michael
Potpourri on Westward Life and City Pride
The piece contrasts Vancouver’s busy pace with Alberta’s Edmonton and other prairie cities Saskatoon Winnipeg and Manitoba. It notes traffic noise and police court fines in Edmonton and hints at future growth. It references a controversial funeral for a dead communist and comments on the rising prominence of Edmonton as a young, growing city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Saskatonians
Por
Edmoenten
Edmonten
Manitoba Farms Now Have Electricity 17000 Strong Rural Grid
More than 17 000 Manitoba farms now have electricity under the provincial post war rural electrification program. Minister William Morton said in the legislature that another 5 000 farms and 37 villages, towns and hamlets will be added this year, as the department estimates 131 942 dollars for the 1950 31 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
William Morton
Plumbers Chalk Up Rising Costs At Edmonton Counter
Two housing contractors lament steep trades prices while sharing coffee at an Edmonton lunch counter. They compare plumbing costs from 1910s bargains to present figures, noting a six month lead time and a bungalow plumbing price jumping from 1000 to 1200 dollars. An old farmer recalls paying 5 50 for plumbing on his half section, joking about a leftover plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maclean's Magazine
Edimonton
Mercy killing debate tests medical infallibility
The Dr. Sander case sheds light on mercy killing by showing that eminent medical experts on both sides can challenge each other, undermining the belief in physician infallibility held by mercy killing advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Truman administration may drop stake in St Lawrence power plan
Washington reports indicate the Truman administration has dropped plans to oppose New York state's jurisdiction over St Lawrence seaway power development. If confirmed, New York would gain a major victory in the dispute, potentially ending federal efforts to feder alize the project.
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Washington
Truman
New York State
St. Lawrence Seaway
Devel
New York
St. Lawrence
United States
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