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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
2
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Lovingly remembered by husband and family. Our dear one passed away after five years in Gouna. The dove on her grave remains a comfort though the flowers fade. The inscription honors her memory and faith.
A fragmented item recalls events from past years including railway changes at the Alexandra, a renamed site, and a large train convoy westbound from Winnipeg. It notes community links, marriages in Rivers, a 702-name elector list, housing demand tied to airport works, a CNS closing souvenir issue, Air Force Day crowds, and local obituary and tragedy reports.
A fishing smack off the Cape Breton coast hauled a 500 pound six foot sea turtle, a rare find for the fishermen who usually encounter smaller specimens as turtles are typically found in southern waters. The British Commons debate on Scotland self government featured Robert Boothby urging Scots not to abandon England in crisis while Ontario Marketing association notes highlighted tobacco's strong Western Ontario economy with last year’s crop earning over 48 million dollars and a per acre return of 558.87 dollars.
Classified notes advertise a five room cottage with garage at 664 Fourth Avenue and a 189 Whiz motor bicycle at 92 Trenton Road New Sarum. Also a CCM bicycle by R Kerry of Rivers Watchmaker in River, a 1930 Packard at Rivers Service Station and stove wood at $9 per cord delivered by Bill Cetulsky Pettapiece.
The piece notes Korea is often called the little Republic yet by size and influence it rivals Great Britain and Canada. It cites Korea’s area about 5.6 million square miles and a population around 20 million, with Seoul’s population given as 50 000 in one source and 2 million in another.
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