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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1947
Page
3
A fragment from a historical newspaper page shows the publisher listed with partial text likely part of a masthead or notice. The readable content hints at editorial or publishing staff, but the exact names, dates, and full context remain unclear.
A criticism of a monthly publication selling itself as a guide notes repeated errors across issues. It cites false bus routes Brandon to Rivers, Wheatland, and the air school, a census misreporting Rivers population, and a inflated Vancouver city figure, urging rework of its forms to regain reliability.
Opinion by Rev. S. B. Guille at Roseville dedication service urges change in thinking as key to honoring sacrifices from two wars. Also reports Vancouver shipyard workers vote 94 percent to strike if negotiations fail and fire at Humphrey Mills destroys L. D. Lockhart and Son mill with $100000 damage. Detroit mayor Edward J. Jeffries seeks a fifth term after filing. Ottawa unemployment costs puzzle: $31.7 million yearly with only $12.5 million in benefits. 60 cents of every unemployment dollar funds administration.
Fourteen Japanese former officers were tried as war criminals in China but acquitted. Accusers hosted a dinner to save face, illustrating how prestige and honor shape reactions. A North Carolina service club controversy prompted national scrutiny over a Negro raffle prize. Taxes are highlighted as a major factor in the rising cost of living, with gasoline taxes noted since 1928.
The piece notes gasoline prices spiking from two tents to thirteen vents in provinces, with about 33 cents of every motorist dollar taxed by government. It argues high levies outpace producer costs, urging the 2008 budget to curb expenses. London Free Press also discusses parliamentary reforms.
Recent visitors to the home of Mr and Mrs B F Nunn included their brother in law G H W Bar low of Windsor Ontario their niece Mrs Cuttle of Calgary Alberta and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Crossly.
Carnegie Mr and Mrs W Quinn and son Jimmey have arrived from eastern Canada for a holiday. They will visit Mrs Quinns parents Mr and Mrs Broley. Mrs A Medows and David have returned to Regina Sask after visiting with Mrs Leonard Frank and Mrs Geoffrey Frank. Miss Marion Watts left on Sunday for a holiday at the Pacific coast.
Short, historical note presents Psalm 1 1 in King James style and urges contemplation on righteous paths and avoiding the company of the ungodly. The fragment emphasizes blessing for the mindful walker guided by divine instruction.
Refusal of Brooklyn longshoremen to load a ship carrying ammonium nitrate, the fertilizer linked to Brest and Texas City explosions, raised the possibility that ships with this cargo could be barred from the port of New York.
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