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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
2
Unreadable OCR text appears to record a legal matter with addresses and dates. The legible portions indicate a signing party at a security building and a date near September and August. No clear names or actions are extractable from the fragment.
In loving memory of our dear mother Bessie who passed away Aug 26. We are father John who passed away Aug 17 1644. A tender memory chord is touched these days. Beautiful memories of you so dear we cherish with love sincere. Dies that come with sad regret. Inserted by George Hilla and grandchildren.
The Toronto Telegram notes a Canadian motorist boasting of driving almost 1300 miles around the Gaspe Peninsula in under two days. The piece mocks such speed records as wasteful and distracting from pleasant holidays, arguing insurance costs and public safety concerns, and contrasts it with typical travel enjoyments.
Ottawa Citizen reports jet aircraft travel too fast and high to use standard maps at eight miles to the inch. Pilots lose landmarks before a fix. A special jet map styled like a marine chart is proposed, showing only major topographical features such as arterial roads, railways, and cities.
Classified notice listing a 1949 Whizzer motor bicycle for sale. Item located at 32 Trenton Road, New Sarum, with page references p24 and p31.
A collage of brief items from multiple papers notes a Winnipes fall term start after a visit with parents, school reopens in Robinville, Regina homebound travel, and a Lakehead grain shipment to Antwerp. It cites medical opinions on desk feet posture, and Manchester Guardian quotes on Korea and UN sacrifices.
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