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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
3
The Che Rivers Gazette is a community weekly newspaper established in July by TW Offen and issued Thursdays from The Gazette Office in Hivers Manitoba. Subscription rates are 4 years in Canada for $230 and $200 per year payable in advance. G FL Darker.
Town officials in Rivers discuss installing a combined waterworks and sewage disposal system to ensure pure supply amid rapid growth. Local springs near Daly provide abundant water, aiding future fire protection gardens and potential industry and housing expansion, while private septic tanks may risk contamination. The piece notes broader civic themes from community churches to public services and modernization.
The Reston Recorder touted an electric light bulb lasting over twenty years in the town, a claim challenged by a Rivers resident who notes today's bulbs are aged at that span. The bulb, owned by A. K. MacKay, is one of the old clear types.
A fragmented religious note asserts that the Lord provides graces and glory to those who walk rightly, urging steadfast faith and divine favor despite garbled phrasing and unclear context.
A Brantford Expositor style note mocks tanning as winter immunity, cites Newsweek on car lifespans, Calgary and Windsor editorials on rent control and discrimination, plus Sarnia Canadian Observer on Canadians' leisure time. It urges physical recreation for health and cites common-sense routines like walking, swimming, or golf.
A manufacturer boasted assembling a car in seven minutes prompting a curious call the next day. The caller said nothing urgent, but claimed to have that car in possession, prompting a wry exchange about the boast.
The text blends scattered notes from a Canadian context with mentions of families Wedderburn Wolfe and others, reflections on labor and economics, and brief anecdotes from Montreal Star and Time Magazine. It includes scrambled names, partial quotes, and a Weathered look at postwar concerns and social questions.
The text presents a tangled, damaged OCR reflecting mid century political and religious turmoil. It mentions a five week coal strike, proposed home towers, and Arab Jewish enclaves, with scattered references to governments, provincial secretaries, and a growth note about Dandeliosis. The overall meaning is obscured.
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