Duke and Duchess of Waind-MoT visit Canada in spring
A large crowd gathered at the Llauuen to greet the distinguished visitor as the Duke and Duchess of Waind-MoT plan a spring trip to Canada and visit the Duke's ranch in the High Haver district. Some locals recall years ago when HRivers passed through as Prince of Wales and were seen as heirs to the British throne.
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Duke
Waind- Mot
Canada
High Haver
Alberts
Hrivers
Prince of Wales
Llauuen
Visyter
Borrowman’s Garage Rivers-Man Catchphrase Mystery
A fragment notes activity at Borrowman’s Garage in Rivers-Man, hinting at a local business event or incident. Details are sparse with no clear dates or names beyond the venue, but the item suggests an ongoing local business matter or inquiry in the town.
Canadian atomic expansion eyed by government officials
The notes from Ottawa describe proposals for a major expansion in Canada's atomic program possibly starting in 1950. A new reactor may replace the Chalk River unit, with costs running into the millions. Officials stress the need to modernize to stay current, while concerns about equipment aging and project disruption persist. A Commons committee on atomic energy endorses expansion. Freight rates on farm implements face long delays as the Board of Transport Commissioners prepares a ruling after hearings.
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Ottawa
Chalk Rover
Rommuns Committee On Atomic Energy
Freight
This shop will close on Monday at 6 p.m
A local shop announces its hours with a note that it will close Thursday at noon or Monday at 6 p.m. The condensed reading indicates a scheduling change or multiple closings within the week.
Railways Proteinecrease Case To Hearings In March
The report mentions after returning it will dear further evidence in the railways 2 per cent proteinecrease case and notes hearings scheduled in March on an Ontario Quebec telephone rate case. Lower rates on farm implements remain in effect. A report by FL A. McGregor on the rubber industry, the combines commissioner, is expected to be released around Jan. 10. He resigned Jan. 1 amid a dispute with the government over rejection of his findings in the four-milling industry.
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Board of Transport Commissioners
Ontario
British Columbia
Quebec
Combines
FL A. McGregor
Elderly Housekeeper Saves Life Amid Gas Leak
In Winnipeg on January 3 an elderly housekeeper, 74 year old Mrs. Woagh, crawled through a gas filled house to reach a telephone and call for help. She saved her employer George Cox from a deadly gas leak though she collapsed and later recovered in hospital.
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Winnipeg
CPI
B. Weugh
George Cox
Fire destroys Don Carlos Casino in Winnipeg
Winnipeg fire crews battled a blaze at the Don Carlos Casino a dine and dance night club in south Winnipeg. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars as firemen from four stations fought the three hour fire in 20 below zero weather with water reaching the flames.
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Winnipeg
Don Carlos
McGregor to Help Mackenzie King Write Memoirs
F A McGregor, central figure in Canada's combines controversy, agreed to assist former prime minister Mackenzie King with his memoirs. He resigned December 31 as commissioner of combines investigation after serving as King's secretary for 11 years from 1914 to 1925.
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F. A. McGregor
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Canada
McGregor
Combines
Mr. King
Seek Escaped Men From Headingley Jail
Police across western Canada and northern Ontario and the mid west United States pursue two convicts who escaped Headingley jail near Winnipeg yesterday afternoon. Authorities with the R C M P and Headingley officials will not release names.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ontario
Mid-West
United States
Headingley
Mon
R.C.M.P
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T. EL Wright
D. Mitchell Prop
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General
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Rivers, Man
B. R. Coleman
Wareham’s
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Charles A. Campbell
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Brandon, Manitoba
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Rosenman
Rasser
George E. Dunkin
Crawford
Buckingham & Stordy
Canadian Bank of Commerce Chambers
Telephone
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Bs ‘Rayne
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Focuuve
White
Rivers Insurance Agency
Albert Wareham
Second Avenue Rivers
Robert Taylor
B.A
Quick Oil and
Massey - Harris
Jack Hamn
P. Charkas
Harry L. Trump
Room
DR. J. R. Fowlie
Imperial Life Assurance Company
J. R. Stratford Insurance Agency
Rivers Corner
Second & Main Phone
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Ford Parts
Paul Schulze
S. Harveth
Massey-Harris Agey
C. G. Baizley
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