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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
4
The London Free Press notes Mr. Bracken’s resignation was not shocking given poor health and physician advice to slow down. It cites internal party critics unhappy with his record while acknowledging his accomplishments. Attendees at a funeral included Mr. W. A. Thomas and Mr. G Thomas from Transcona and Dauphin.
See Bobby Locke of South Africa and Stan Leonard of Vancouver in an exhibition at Clear Lake Golf Course on Friday August 13 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $1.00 from the local Chamber of Commerce.
Blandford and Mes PB lee ami acted as co hosts at the bride elect Miss Lottie Warren s home Tuesday for a top tier honor event. About twenty ladies attended as a corsage and gift were presented to the guest of honor. Tea was poured by Mrs Hey Mitchell after the honor event.
Guelph Mercury notes sidewalks may later be required along rural roads at great cost and added road improvement complexity. If not mandated, a solution is needed to shield pedestrians from speeding drivers who ignore rights, as many motorists endanger walkers with mud and dust. Ottawa Journal cites Arab nations pledging to boycott London Olympics if the Tunisian flag is displayed, praising peace efforts.
The pyramids have endured for over 5,000 years, illustrating ancient engineering durability and long term monument prominence. Researchers note their construction era and future preservation challenges as they study historical sites worldwide.
The Canadian Press finds more people take fishing trips as car buying rises. Ontario reports 433,560 more license forms than last year. Manitoba shows higher licenses by July 15. Angling hotspots include White Shell Lake, Lake Dauphin, Rock Lake and St. Andrews Locka with goldeye, pickerel and bass plentiful. rainbow and brook trout also noted in Alberta water systems and nearby rivers and lakes.
Mr Bracken's resignation is mourned by many including opponents. He served twenty years as Premier of Manitoba, echoed Prime Minister Mackenzie King's lengthy tenure, and was known for safe steady views on legislation. He debated with quiet reasoning and never spoke unkindly of opponents.
The Windsor Star assesses Mr Bracken and his party sharing blame for a failed effort. It argues he was a good Manitoba premier but lacked federal aptitude and the attributes of a strong opposition leader. He failed to inspire unwavering loyalty and often rejected good advice. The party also failed to provide loyal support and energetic backing.
The dusty recess of Peterborough public library basement yielded relics from 1914, including a baby skeleton, an early bicycle, and a birch dark canoe, discovered during cleanup of a long-closed local museum.
London reports Britain will establish the National Advisory Council a 73 member body to develop a sound training system for industry. It includes representatives from teaching staffs of schools and universities aiming to improve commercial and industrial education nationwide.
Miss Mabel Howard, New Zealand minister of health and only woman cabinet member, notes Kiwis address people by Christian names, stating I mabel to everyone and that no one calls me the minister or Miss Howard.
Australia’s National University at Canberra appoints 27 research scholars in physics medicine social sciences and Pacific studies to study mainly in Britain. The scholars will focus on future needs of the university as it plans its buildings and equipment, including its first building.
Canadian Pacific Airlines wins permission for regular passenger and cargo flights on two trans-Pacific routes. Fleet planned includes pressurized four-engined Canadair planes with 40 passenger and three tons cargo capacity. HQs at Vancouver, overhaul work moving to Edmonton. Regular service expected to start next summer.
A three day battle over the Saskatchewan labour relations board powers under the 1944 act wrapped up with final arguments by Dr Morris OC Schulatcher. Five law lords preside as judgment on the case is awaited this autumn. A Calgary hospital report ties to a two year old Patrick Paterson death following injuries at his grandmother's Queenstown Alberta home. The child’s father Harold B Paterson of Edmonton was noted in the coverage.
A head on collision in Edmonton injured six people including four children. Mrs Cecile Solikowski, driver of one vehicle and mother of three injured, was the most severely hurt. The crash occurred as one car tried to overtake another. A Calgary bakery fire left two families homeless when a short circuit caused a $7500 blaze.
A bakery fire investigation centered on the dough mixer motor, which officials say sparked the blaze. No injuries reported as crews contained flames to the facility. The incident prompted routine safety checks on industrial mixers and electrical wiring.
Fukui, a Japanese silk hub, was wrecked by an earthquake and fire last month and flooded Sunday as the Ku zuryu river burst its banks after three days of heavy rain. The governor ordered evacuations and scores of villages on Honshu remained underwater.
The American licensed Neue Zeitung in Berlin reports about 6000 Germans have died from malnutrition and illness in the last 18 months at the Russian operated Muehlenberg Saxony internment camp.
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