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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
3
Local veterans returning from overseas refuse to live as their fathers did, while tired district farmers seek retirement in town comforts. Some residents resist public improvements, determined to buck betterment efforts. Outdoor plumbing harshness highlights the clash between progress and tradition as the town debates future needs.
A fragment expresses frustration over lack of world peace and community selfishness. It recalls postwar plans for returning soldiers and urges consideration for agriculturists and the coming generation amid a grim mood.
A warning article declares infantile paralysis polio targets babies and adults, thrives in filth, and flourishes where sanitation and water works are lacking. It cautions Rivers residents against opposing sewage disposal projects, saying polio could devastate the town if prevention fails.
Former students and visitors recall a long closed school where generations walked the stairs and desks. The master has passed on but ghosts of yesteryear linger as birds sing in the sun outside the grey-bricked building.
The piece recounts farmer James Higginson's trials after land speculation and railway work affected settlements near Daly. A series of personal blows follows: house fire, a daughter's death, wife's passing, and son Howard injured. Higginson继续 with help from older children as a wolfhound named Howie bonds with his son. a runaway wagon scene tests the family.
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