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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
3
Public health notice advises parents to monitor all children for fever and isolate at first sign while calling a doctor. The Gazette reports on outbreak concerns across parts of the United States and Canada with no local cases noted yet.
A warning urges owners to repair dangerous hanging gates occupying sidewalks or remove them to prevent injuries in darkness. The local note mixes a playful echo about Rivers and grazing with a reminder that understanding the issue matters as much as addressing it.
Letter discusses the taxpayer’s perspective on postwar tax policy in Canada. It argues for lower taxes and prudent use of revenue, stressing the taxpayer’s ongoing burden and desire for relief while the federal and provincial governments clash. A birth notice follows for a daughter born Aug 4, 1946 to Mr and Mrs A Gullen. Mrs Bowman thanks friends for support during illness and hospital stay.
The passage reports Jesus saying I am the light of the world and that those who follow me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life from John. The verse emphasizes guidance, salvation, and spiritual illumination through faith.
The notice lists Sunday services for August 18 1946 with Sabbath School at 10:45 a.m. Daly and 11:15 a.m. Daly service followed by Pettapiece 3:00 p.m. and Rivers 7:30 p.m. Rivers 11:00 a.m. Sabbath School.
Three young women recently arrived from overseas to join their husbands here were presented with a silver casserole by the Ladies Aid at Mrs. C. Lynn's home. Recipients were Mrs. D. Ross, Mrs. Alex Ross, and Mrs. W. Edwards.
A brief editorial asserts steam power reshaped the 19th century and urges collective effort to drive industrial and social progress in the 20th. It emphasizes teamwork across sectors to harness innovation for national growth and modernization.
The item promotes Margaret O'Brian in Our Grapes have Tender Vines showing at the Community Saturday and Monday.
Redman, a new hard red spring wheat bred for Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan rust zones, outyielded Regent and Thatcher in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan tests from 1943 to 1945. It resists stem rust and bunt, offers drought tolerance, and overcomes straw breakage. Redman matures between Regent and Thatcher and matches high milling quality, graded equal to Marquia.
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