This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
2
A 112000 word majority report blames American failure to anticipate the attack on Washington military officials and Pearl Harbor commanders Maj Gen Walter Short and Admiral Husband E Kimel. The joint committee made 25 administrative change recommendations after disclosures related to the attack.
Seven Americans landed in Moscow to verify how $90 million in American relief goods sent by the American Society for Russian Relief over the past five years were used.
Premier Alcide de Gasper notified Provisional President Enrico de Nicola in Rome on Saturday that the Republic's first cabinet had been completed.
The Daly municipality appointed Joseph T. Bowman as health officer and municipal sanitary constable with pay set at $2 a day plus 10 cents per mile travelled, payable semiannually. The council faced road needs as progress stirs in the district. A notable wedding at Forresters hall saw Harold Bicknell wed a daughter of Charles and Mrs. Howard, followed by the Bicknells opening a general store. Talk of a railroad serving the area sparked excitement and land speculation before crop plans resumed.
The passage notes residents near Tarbolton cared more for sports than railroads in the district’s early decades. A league formed with Oak Lake and Griswold among participants, with some player names available.
Contributors include A. S. Wedderburn Stephen oe E. C. Dyer with municipal notes. continuation indicated. Copyright 1946 by The Rivers Gazette.
Guests included Miss Ruth Groves fresh from England Miss Osmond of Harding Victoria Wiens of Lothair G Campbell and Mr and Mrs G Emslie and family. Maurice Bridgeman recuperates after an appendicitis operation at Hamiota Hospital.
A jeep demonstration hosted by E McCallum at the T Nevill farm Tuesday of last week showed the vehicle’s use for land work and transport. Tractor discs and cultivators were pulled by the jeep. Visiting Churchill residents Marjorie Jim William and David Lawson stay with Mrs G Scott.
Members of the boys seed club won 2nd prize for their exhibit paint-up and clean-up 3rd prize for weed identification and first prize in the grand parade. Victor Lowe returned to Sherridan after a month with relatives. Cutting in the district starts this week. Kenton visitors included Mr and Mrs T H Seens Mrs V Lowe and Darry. District attendees also went to Hamiota horse races on Wednesday.
Friday evening a gathering was held at Mrs E M Lindsay s home to honor Mr and Mrs Les lie Harvey Twenty three guests attended and were served supper after which Lind say and Nanette Forman presented the honorees with a basket of gifts
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.