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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
4
A garbled wire service summary reports delays in the Japanese claims commission and ongoing legal proceedings with Justice Henryird continuing to handle applications amid confusion. Also noted are a U S loan update showing Britain repaying and Longview Texas obituaries for Rogers E Lacy, a Fort Worth era oil wealth figure, plus a fire at Pine Camp barracks and canned food shipment from Moncton to Britain.
Fragmented dispatches report a belated wedding gift for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Penly Alderman J. A. Keefe, along with notes on reduced Cardinal membership in the Holy See. Separate items mention Ottawa asking about war effort recognition and a terrifying murder in Tokyo Shimbashi, where a famed beauty was killed and her mother wounded by two robbers.
A head on collision of two Missouri Kansas Texas passenger trains near New Braunfels Texas killed two trainmen and injured others. The crash occurred ten miles south of the town at 11 43 p m CST with locomotives stacked and cars telescoped. Rescue and investigation follow as crews assess damage and determine causes.
J McGowan of Canadian National Railways says the Dutch government will sponsor emigration of 14 000 Holland citizens to Canada in 1942 with potential for more ships and dollars. Settlers to Bradford Ontario Holland Marsh area and western Canada including Edmonton Alberta and central British Columbia.
Winnipeg December CP report states Ma Bell 89 of Flin Flon Man plans to wed 81 year old George Jeffry of Brandon Man right after the new year. The couple aims to live at the Independent Order of Oddfellows home in suburban Charleswood while Mrs Bell remains revered across Canada’s north for aiding prospectors.
In Vancouver, two of 14 youths who escaped Oakalla prison farm on November 29 were captured. Maurice Sycotte 15 and Roy J. Allison 16, both of Vancouver, were found in a cabin at a north shore summer resort about 10 miles northeast of the city.
The article explains that many weed seeds can remain viable in soil for decades, with examples from buried seed tests showing germination after 40 to 50 years. It notes the limits of plowing as a sole control method and highlights the continued importance of good cultural practices alongside chemical weed control.
The Arab league reported over 5,000 volunteers from the Commonwealth, United States, and Europe offered to fight in Palestine. US veterans led with about 3,000 offers, including high-ranking officers, while British commonwealth volunteers, including Canadians, totaled around 2,000. Many served in the Middle East during World War II.
A six foot cut binder built in 1887, once owned by William Rogers of Shoal Lake, is being considered for donation to Saskatchewan’s agricultural museum at North Battleford as the Massey Harris anniversary year unfolds. The relic, now in the possession of R. W. Beamish, showcases the legacy of early machinery before the Rome labor strike.
Cargo bound for the lakehead moves through Sault Ste Marie as the freighter William Connley clears for Fort William before navigation season end. Dr Fadhil Jamaili, Iraqi foreign minister, says Moslem world will mobilize fully against Palestine partition once British troops depart the Holy Land.
London State Secretary Marshall told Russia that the United States is not prepared to agree to any program of reparations from current production as a price for German unification. This statement signals Washington will not condition the unification process on wartime economic penalties.
Eighteen Arab convicts escaped from Acre prison today as local Arabs clashed with guards in gunfire across the town. An official announcement confirmed the breakout and ongoing manhunt.
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