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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1951
Page
1
The report notes CN trains operating in freight and passenger service with crews on switching and work duties traveling an extraordinary distance. The journey is described as 2,711,875 miles more than the sun to Earth distance, highlighting a remarkable travel metric attributed to the Gazttie Your Paper.
The week brought numerous visitors and travelers to Rivers and area. Mrs Violet Banting returned to Trail BC while Gordon Langman and a Brandon party vacationed with relatives. Other residents returned from holidays in Fort Witham and Langley Prairie, BC, Winnipeg, Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Local transport staff saw reassignment, and Bible school sessions drew large attendance at the Legion hall.
Judy Breen a 19 year old from Campden Hill Road Kensington England won a contest by a film producer to select the perfect British girl to tour the world. She leaves London August 1 visiting Montreal Toronto Vancouver San Francisco Auckland Sydney Singapore Colombo Karachi Cairo and Rome with a designed wardrobe and 300 dollars pocket money.
Fort Frances Ontario reports odd catches as fishermen on Rainy Lake pull in surprising combinations. John Beck of International Falls lands a two pound walleye on a reel and lure, while John Lyman of Ranier and Cecil Misner of International Falls share striking finds. The Times warns against confusing publicity with advertising.
A fragmented list of names and dates appears, mentioning Angeles Prown Aug 16, Mrs. French Beever Aug 17, A Spearman Aug 17, Doorothy Brown Aug 18, TR No Lang Edmonton Gary Lally Brandon Herbert McDonald Aug 20 Mrs J M Conover Winnipeg Mrs Richard Beever Brandon Leste Humphries Aug 22 Mrs W G Murray Ig nace Ont.
Geoffrey Mac Donald of Rochester New York tours Ontario by bicycle claiming expenses as low as two dollars fifty cents per day. Saskatoon sells five of its oldest noisy streetcars about twenty years old. Monural John Chapman dismisses a sob story after a man he hosted vanished with valuables. Victoria police seek a religious fanatic who looted and desecrated Anglican church prayer books. Regina Anix A Piotrofsky of Toronto was fined after a police chase at sixty five miles per hour.
Pembroke Qnt Paul Frieson waded into a pond while playing at the Pembroke club and retrieved his ball plus 32 others in fair condition. The quirky incident highlights a surprising search that yielded a full set of findable balls.
The Canadian National railways narrow gauge line in Newfoundland extends 47 miles and remains the only narrow gauge segment on the system.
Classified notice offers a studio couch, an arm chair, a dresser and a small Quebec heater for sale. Contact R. Ham at DOT in New Sarum via phone 576. pl6,23.
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