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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
3
A reflective piece traces tipping expanding beyond hospitality into daily life from hospitals to schools and weddings. It imagines a tipping culture spreading through family milestones and social rituals, predicting medals for restraint and a future era of pervasive gratuities across professions and events.
A reflective piece notes tipping endures through time from 1947 to 2047 and beyond. It recalls how tips influence service quality, with dining cars and cloak rooms sharing take based on customer generosity. A wartime example shows twelve staff at $40 each per run, plus salary, illustrating the scale of tipping.
Retired men in Rivers seek tasks to stay active and earn a small fee, as deputies could support an officer who reaches the limit of his policing abilities. The idea would provide useful work and economical staffing for local enforcement.
Daily offenders pile pulverized heaps on sidewalks and boulevards while hedges intrude on walkways. Citizens tolerate the neglect, despite penalties for continued breaches. a deputy’s vigilance and warning could curb the nuisance and protect neat premises.
The editor defends Mr Bracken's leadership noting his record is solid, that he has narrowed the government's majority and may improve with a new rival at the next general election. The piece cites prospects of a leadership change among opponents.
In the house of commons Minu later Attlee stated the Labour government will force the British people to work harder with less to eat while some heavy industry privileges may remain. The piece reflects on harsh economic measures and the grim slogan Work or Want as a bleak forecast. A Minneapolis Star Journal note adds that farming remains a dangerous occupation with a predicted high toll on farm folk over the coming year.
The Natimal Safety Council urges farmers to boost summer safety as harvesting peaks. It warns many remain safety careless, risking accidents that could have been prevented with precautions and awareness during the harvest months.
In fondest memory of our dear husband and father Robert J Madden who died August 30 1939. A light of God's kingdom shines behind a white cloudy veil. Sadly missed by his wife daughter and son in law.
Legal notice to creditors for the estate of Caroline Matilda Shuttleworth of Daly Manitoba. All claims must be sent to Canadian Bank of Commerce Chambers Brandon Manitoba on or before September 16, 1947. Dated Brandon Magallana 16 August 1947. STORDY & ALDER solicitors for Robert A Shuttleworth and Robert Ormond Shuttleworth.
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