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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
4
Britain loses thousands of pounds yearly to smuggling as customs officials report that only about 1 percent of offenders are caught. Prewar seizure levels were far lower, with 21 seizures at seaports daily, and the overall annual loss estimated at £1 125,806. Officials attribute the rise to new import controls and stricter travel alliances for Britons abroad.
In Times, London, a satirical take on pride in dress amid inflation and tax burden contrasts with war costs seen as a civic virtue. The piece argues fashion loyalty masks economic strain, while another note praises free enterprise and warns that many ventures fail despite investor risk and optimism.
A baby girl born weighing one pound 12 ounces at Memorial hospital in South Bend Indiana survives at 22 days old. Parents Mr and Mrs Casimiar Dzikowski report she now weighs just over two pounds and remains thriving.
Premier TF T. C. Douglas announced a reshaped cabinet five members lighter in a five hundred fifty word statement. J. H. Brockelbank becomes resources minister while J. H. Sturdy moves to social welfare. Phelps and Varleau defeated in the recent election.
Fort Willam in Ontario was established in 1805 marking an early frontier settlement. The brief notice notes its founding as part of regional expansion and settlement efforts during that period.
Ottawa reports that U S defence secretary James Forrer tal will visit Ottawa for two days starting Sunday Aug 13. The informal talks with Canadian cabinet ministers and defence officers may cover standardization of arms and defense arms supplies for Europe’s western union, with possible northern defense cooperation.
In Hearst Ontario a two month old named David Achilles suffocated after blankets slipped over his face during a cold night. The tragedy prompted an investigation into safer sleep conditions for infants in the region.
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