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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
1
Jobh Bracken progressive conservative leader urged the Commons that the government reconvene the Dominion Provincial conference to try to achieve a united front in the attack of postwar problems.
Mabel Ross daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Ross married Arthur Hugh Kelly of Welby Saskatchewan at Tarbolton church with Rev Nordlund officiating. Bride wore a white jersey dress with veil and carried a bouquet of sweet peas and yellow roses. Attended by sister Jean, best man Maurice Kelly. Reception at bride’s home then couple left for Clear Lake to reside in Welby.
Miss Betty Hanlon visits relatives in Winnipeg and Leona Hill vacationing at Churchill. Maurene Setter holidaying with relatives at Russell while E Goodeve spent the weekend at home. Thomas Parker heads to the Pacific Coast. J A Grummett and family enjoy a long weekend at Delta Beach. Jean Johnstone travels to Bracken Sask. W J Thomas and wife vacationing at Sioux Lookout Ont. Mrs S Cochrane of Brandon visits with the Cannons. Rivers ball team places fourth at Oak River on Tuesday. Mildred Brown of HartellAlta visits her mother. Mrs J Slevin and family Brandon visit town over the long weekend. F W Wilkinson of Winnipeg visits her parents. A M Kissich of Killarny visits the Warehams. J Mitchell and wife of Winnipeg spend time with relatives. Mike Chernos of Hamilton visits before heading to Oliver B C.
The column lists residents and visitors at Clear Lake including Mrs George Wareham and friends, plus Win nipeg guests A F Wyld and Mrs Blandford. It notes Lottie Blandford returning from Winnipeg, James Russell's two-year overseas service, and several other local visits and travels. It also mentions District No 5 meeting attendance and Ruth Wareham returning to duties in Trenton Ont.
A fragment from Calgary Herald reflects on security, risk, and life choices. It mocks certainties from birth to death, noting death as the only assured end while taxes loom as a boundless gamble, tieing it to public policy debates and classic sayings.
It is a strict policy to keep flags visible not ragged. The piece condemns weather-beaten substitutes for national symbols and questions Canadian respect for the Union Jack and the Red Ensign, contrasting with U.S. communities and tourists.
A terse item notes Ruagia’s prestige fading within a week, as reported by the St Thomas Times Journal. The snippet outlines a swift decline in standing or reputation connected to Ruagia, with emphasis on rapid changes over a short period. The exact details remain sparse in readable text.
The postwar European conference will open in Paris with nation representation. Russia's performance among many debates is awaited. In global assemblies, critics say Russia has dominated discussions and hindered progress, becoming unpopular. Taabel A. Munroe of Edmonton is named supervisor of welfare services for Alberta, announced by Health Minister Claxton in Ottawa.
Alberta farmers face severe heat and dryness with dwindling moisture harming corn and wheat returns. A provincial report warns yields may drop further this week, yet details are described with limited clarity and several garbled figures remain uncertain.
Edmonton dispatches report renewed vigor in the search for Joe Barber a civilian pilot from Jamestown New York who disappeared after a forced landing during a flight to Alaska about a month ago Ground parties tracked possible signs along a creek bed as they press the northwest British Columbia wilderness search effort
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