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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 04, 1947

Page

2

Community Cadet Work Draws Attention in Daly Rivers District

The Rivers Gazette notes Daly's work training neighborhood boys, stressing discipline and cleanliness. Mr Barrett defends cadet recruitment as guiding youths toward service, amid election visits by W J Cundy and T C Norris. In Wheatland, fires awaken residents. a plain elevator burns, then A Madden home fire. Automobiles rise in local purchases, while a buggy runs Rivers to Wheatland. (To be continued)

Barrett Rivers W. J. Cundy T. C. Norris A. Madden

Toronto University president calls for stronger national citizenship

President Sidney E. Smith of the University of Toronto told the Toronto Rotary club that Canada needs a finer citizenship. He urged a better partnership at home in churches schools and political life to bridge gaps between youth and adults.

Toronto Sidney E. Smith University of Toronto Today Toronto Rotary Club Canada

Word and Light Verse Echoes in Beginning

A brief religious meditation recalls the opening of the Gospel of John, affirming that in the beginning was the Word with God and that the Word was divine life and light for humanity. The quoted lines frame the eternal presence of the Word as central to Christian belief.

God

Skimpy Christmas Ration Boost for Britons Declared

London AP reports the food ministry will allow Britons to buy an extra sixpence of meat for a frugal meal, plus an extra 1 1/2 pounds of sugar and four ounces of candy during the holiday season. Regular weekly rations remain low, with meat at one shilling, sugar at four half pounds, and candy at one pound per month.

Londons Food Ministry Joan Strachey

Indictment of 14 German High Command Leaders

Fourteen German military leaders including three field marshals one admiral and ten generals were indicted by the United States on charges of crimes against peace and humanity. They are among the last high command figures in American custody fit for trial and not promised for extradition.

Nuernberg United States

Arab sub committee challenges UN on Holy Land partition

Lake Success eightPower Arab sub committee on Palestine formally challenges United Nations authority in any attempt to partition the Holy Land separating Arab and Jewish states.

Lake Success Palestine United Nations Holy Land

Canada CN Rail Faces 30 Percent Freight Increase

Ottawa report notes a 30 percent freight-rate rise would yield CN Rail a small surplus. C N R counsel Hugh O Donnell told the board of transport commissioners.

Ottawa Canadian National Railways C.N.R Hugh O'Donnell Board of Transport Commissioners

Local visitors and arrivals noted in Rapid City district

Mr. and Mrs. L. Frank visited relatives in the Rapid City district. Mrs. Dr. Stephenson returned to Sidney after a week with Mr. and Mrs. T. Nevill. Misses Margaret and Josephine Frank, who had been visiting in Regina, Sask., returned home last Monday.

Mrs. L. Frank Rapid City Dr. Stephenson Sidney Margaret Josephine Frank Regina Sask

Births in local area announced for late November 1947

Birth notices report new arrivals: a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Broughton at Airs Mad den's home on December 2 1947. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lorne B. Forman at Rivers on November 23 1947. a son to LAC and Mrs. Kampen at Mrs. Madden's nursing home on November 29 1947. and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Weseen at Rivers on November 29 1947.

Weseen Rivers H. E. Weseen

Hundreds Die During Thanksgiving Holiday in U.S.

An AP survey shows about 98 people died in auto crashes since Wednesday evening and 16 more in other accidents during Thanksgiving, raising this year’s toll to 114 versus 83 last year and 69 the prior Thanksgiving.

New York United States

Canadian goose trapped near Rochester town limits

A Canadian wild goose escaped hunters near Rochester Indiana but was trapped by Hay Ray after it eluded gunfire. Ray said he cornered the bird in a fir clump and prepared for dinner, reflecting a rural Indiana scene.

Rochester Ind Indiana Ray

Youth centres planned in major Canadian cities

Fred J. White of Winnipeg regional superintendent of the unemployment insurance commission announced plans to establish youth centres in larger Canadian cities. The centres will develop youth placement and vocational guidance, with close cooperation between local employment offices and community agencies.

Fred J. White Winnipeg The Unemployment Insurance Commission Mr. White

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Jack Hamn Separaile Rivers, Man P. Charkas Lao Alloratuen and Steparring Masitebo Wilson H. Humphries George E. Jelliff International Harvester Agent Tiers Marksmith Amd Welding Aresoe Man Main Street Rivers Insurance Agency Alsert Wareham Second Avenue White the Rivers Cafe Harold Stanley M. Koweichuk CNR Manitoba A. R. Readey Rawleigh Dealer Rivers and District Alan Loans Imperial Life Assurance Company R. Stratford Insurance Agency Second & Main UHONE Oathe COUL Uathe Addiresses Fourth Avenue Brandon Wilbe R. Coleman Rivere Weert Brandon Reeser Klock Reever's Jewelry Store Rosser Ave Reesor’s Jewelry Store Reesor’s Daly Wheatland Anderson Alexandra’ Hotel T. E. Wright Trustees Association Elton Cornwallis Whitehead Glenwood Oakland Council Willmott McComb J. A. Durnin Harry L. Trump Optometrist Charles A. ‘Campbell Brandon, Manitoba James A. Dankin George E. Dankin Ered & White Libby Jide Coca-Cola J. W. Hanlon Fhone Bradwardine Hardware Lumber Coal Imperial Oil J. F. Toprinka Sul Bert Ford Manitoba Farm Loans Association Rivers Gazette
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