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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
2
A town seeks a new secretary treasurer after audits reveal serious book issues. District residents gather at William Lowe farm amid floods in Assiniboine, while debate swirls about politics and new radio tech arriving in Rivers with Dr. G R D Lyon installing a complete radio setup.
Local residents learn that the Bijou theater will drop the feature Dangerous Lies and lose its manager H Wood, as the billboards alert patrons and the community ponders the sudden change. The incident unfolds on a Monday evening with an unfinished report.
Edward Wolfe spent the week end at Brunhild and returned home with his wife, their small daughter, and infant son. John Lowe has come back to his home from Brandon where he spent the winter. Mrs. Emerson Wolfe is visiting relatives in Winnipeg this week.
May dates list birthdays for Mrs R B Lee George Sutherland George Seens E O Dyer and others in Winnipeg Flin Flon Fernald Dyer and more. A tractor with two plows showcased at the 20th salon of agricultural machinery in Parla lets a farmer lift the unused plow with a lever, reducing turning.
In Nanking on April the National Assembly elected Chiang Kai-shek as China's first constitutional president with nearly dictatorial powers. He had preferred the premiership but accepted the role with broad authority, receiving 2,440 votes in an orderly assembly.
Winnipeg reports Canada’s air service will debut a new fleet by June 1 as Trans-Canada Airlines completes its North Star aircraft lineup. G R McGregor, TCA president, cites improved supply and modernization boosting speed and capacity.
Promptly moved up the date for introducing the new fleet in Canadian service by 30 days. By end of next month the country will be flying faster with more seats between coasts than ever before. Taps opened to prevent freezing. a busy man returned home to frozen waterpipes.
At Klawock Alaska Robert Armour water plant manager gathers water bills and tells residents to leave their homes as part of an ongoing public works effort.
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