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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
3
A historic blizzard grips the prairies isolating towns and slowing transport. Communities mobilize to share scarce supplies while crews battle to deliver essentials and keep lines of communication open. The piece urges prudent use of resources as the storm endures into midweek.
The fragment honors Robbie Burns with a blessing and notes a sequel event that followed the gathering. The text preserves memory and contextual hints of a post-event moment in a local notice style.
A farm scene near Wheatland ends with Tommy and a bored horse causing a window to shatter as a cow shares a partition. Tommy’s boss dislikes the place, recalling a prior incident when he warned about the venue. A fatherly exchange echoes a tale of a wayward Tommy and future plans to keep him home.
A fragment shows workers demanding shorter hours for higher pay, a claim likely to have been granted, but the stance effectively halted the distribution of meager food and fuel rations.
In Scotland Ontario Brantford Expositor notes an election day triumph with 176 of 184 eligible voters casting ballots. Only eight abstained, five due to illness and three for reasons deemed proper, yielding a turnout over 95 percent.
The annual district meeting of the association of Kinsmen clubs was held in Winnipeg with Walter Sra- involved in proceedings and planning.
Vancouver Province recalls Churchill’s pledge of blood and tears and notes eleven bitter days of cold and hunger endured after the war. The piece argues the peacetime hardship came from fellow Britons, driven by impatience.
Notice from Rural Municipality of Daly Manitoba that a council meeting will consider closing portions of N W 34 Sec 15 Tp 12 Rye 22 W P M and related road allowances to transfer to The Great North West Central Railway Company plans signed by Wilfred Humphreys. Copies available at secretary treasurer's office. eligible landowners may request to be heard. Dated January 7 1947.
Port Arthur and Kenora officials preside as arson charges link to a $20,000 New Year’s Eve fire at the New Year’s Eve Poodie Dog Cafe in Edmonton where four premises were damaged and a smaller blaze hit the Pig N Whistle Cafe the night after. Edward Pradbury of Edmonton is remanded for Supreme Court trial after police court hearings.
Vancouver Sun notes Dr Ivor Griffith of Philadelphia claims women primp to imitate men’s beauty and that males of any species are inherently more handsome. He suggests women have inferiority complexes and attributes such research to his studies.
The Peterborough Examiner notes the 1942 subsidy on tea and coffee has been removed. It argues subsidies are to be eliminated promptly and asks if the government will remit the saved funds to Canadian taxpayers. It highlights the expected price rise for ubiquitous daily beverages.
The Montreal Star reports Pope Pius's concern over unconditional press freedom, noting Canada’s press is free but bound by laws and must accept responsibility for published material. Alberta’s 1950 road plan details $9.5 million in construction, announced by Hon. W. A. Fallon.
The C.G.N.T. sponsors a Valentine Tea at the Legion Hall on Saturday February 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. Proceeds support club activities and community projects. Invited guests include members and friends of the Legion congregation.
If you are contemplating having an auction sale next spring, see George McCulloch, Massey-Harris dealer, Brandon, auctioneer. Charges reasonable with the best sales service. No sale too large, none too small. Reverse that call to 4854 or 3446, Brandon. Help Wanted Female.
Reliable man sought to sell Rawleigh products with no prior experience required. Apply today to Rawleigh's Dept WGB-266-189 in Winnipeg Canada.
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