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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 21, 1939

Page

2

Live and Let Live as Guide for Postwar Terms

The piece argues that Germany’s future must be rebuilt as a democratic, economically rehabilitated power under safeguards to prevent a repeat of Nazism. It advocates an international peace framework free of vengeance, supports German self-government possibly via federal structures, and calls for a strong international authority to enforce postwar mandates.

Canads British Empire France Germany Peace Council Herr Rauschning Harold Nicholson London Vienna Hapsburgs Fourth Reich

Trans-Siberian Railroad Stands as World’s Longest Line

The Trans-Siberian Railway spans about 10 1 000 miles and holds the title of the world’s longest railway.

Bees become vicious at high altitudes

The University of California College of Agriculture reports bees that are gentle at sea level turn aggressive at 7,200 feet when moved to Laramie. Caucasian bees shipped from sea level to Wyoming quickly grew violent, with Professor C. H. noting a sharp behavioral shift within a week.

Seca College of Agriculture University of California University of Wyoming At Laramie California Wyoming University

Germany Surrenders Historic Baltic Interests Amid Nazi Aims

The piece argues that Germany’s surrender of its Baltic interests to Soviet Russia during World War I and II reflects a broader pattern. It notes longstanding German control in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania and suggests the current regime may abandon these historic claims in favor of aims against Britain and France.

Hermann Rauschning Danzig Die Zukunft Paris Herr Rauschning Poland Reich National Socialist Party Hitler Rusia Baltic States Germany Soviet Russia Feza Russia Great Britain France Estonia Latvia Lithuania Knights of the Teutonic Order Sweden Teutons Three States

Remembrance of Mounted Policemen's 1874 Prairie March

A ceremony at RCMP headquarters in Regina unveiled a tablet honoring 1874 Mounted Policemen who marched 1000 miles to bring law to western Canada. Captain W Parker, one of the original company, attended as the three surviving members remember their pioneering ride for a expanding wheat frontier.

Prairies Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regina W. Parker Mounted Police

Plastics Production in U S Surpasses 160000 Pounds Annually

A. E. Pitcher, general manager of EF Y du Pont's Nemour's plastics division in Boston, estimates current U S plastics output at more than 160000 pounds per year. He notes plastics are now used to imitate bone horn ivory wood metal and spores of other materials.

United States A. E. Pitcher EF. Y. du Pont’s Nemour's Plastics Boston

Judge Rules Trailer Taxable Under Auto Tax Law

Judge Paul Barns of the Miami circuit court holds a trailer without a motor is a minor vehicle and subject to the same taxes as a family auto. He notes a glider is a form of airplane, so a trailer is a form of automobile.

Paul Barns Miami Barns

Paper Making Through Ancient Times

The text outlines papyrus based methods used by Egyptians Greeks and Romans with layering strips of plant stem or pith at right angles followed by soaking pressing and drying. It notes a rare longevity figure of two men out of a million reaching age 105 and ends with the number 2338.

Alexander

Alberta Dominates Wheat Crown at Chicago Show

Francis Lloyd Rigby from Wembley Alberta won the wheat crown at the Chicago International Hay and Grain Show, repeating last year's achievement. Over 21 years Canada claimed 17 crowns with Alberta repeatedly supplying winners, while other provinces tasted success in oats rye and soy bean categories. The Globe notes wartime Canadian farming readiness and national pride in agricultural excellence.

Alberta Francis Lloyd Rigby Chicago Canada Rigty Wembley Herman Treille Saskatchewan Manitoba Columbia Alberts British Columbia Ontario Dominion Toronto Globe and Mail

Canada Faces Red Clover Seed Shortage and Winter Hardiness Tests

Canada imports red clover seed due to annual production around 3 million pounds against a 4 million pound need. The Central Experimental Farm tests imported seeds for hardiness, with higher winter kill rates in seeds from Europe and Great Britain than Canadian grown seed. Seed identification relies on dye stains, while Canada-grown seed remains unstained. autos and drivers are urged to exercise caution.

Canada Central Experimental Farm Ottawa United States Europe Great Britain South America Italy Africa Turkestan

Bankers See Canada Ready For War Demands

Bank of Montreal's 12th annual meeting stressed Canada's strong resources and finances as essential for wartime needs. President Huntly Drummond urged fair prices for farms and industry, while Jack Dodds noted a 78.2 percent quick-asset ratio and growing loan demand amid monetary expansion.

Canada Bank of Montreal Huntly Ro Prumimand Drummont Jackson Dodds Great Britain Dodds CW. Spraney Bank of Canada

Improving Their Time Technical Colleges Crowded by Evacuated Wives

In England some colleges see lonesome wives with evacuated children or husbands at war seeking study and a social atmosphere. Southeast Essex Technical College reports crowded domestic science classes in cookery housecraft dress making and tailoring.

England Essex Technical College

Veteran Mountie Frank W. McKenzie Dies at 83

Calgary resident and former member of the North West Mounted Police, Frank W. McKenzie, who drove royal visitors Queen Mary and King George V during the 1901 Banff tour, has died at his home in Calgary aged 83. The report notes his pioneering service in early Canadian policing.

Frank W. McKenzie Old North West Mounted Police Queen Mary Duchess of Cornwall York Banff Alta King George V Canada Calgary

Butterflies under police protection in Pacific Grove

Notices warn visitors that any molesting the Monterey Peninsula butterflies will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The city of Pacific Grove enforces an ordinance guarding these prized residents, reportedly the only butterflies in the world with police protection.

Monterey California Pacific Grove

Still Tongue Smokes a Wise Head Norway Grain Note

A proverb highlights prudent silence while noting Norway has grain enough to feed its population through the 1940 harvest. The remark blends common wisdom with a factual stock outlook for the nation.

Norway

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