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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
5
A 1948 reflection urges readers to avoid worry and take purposeful action. It notes a holiday season ended and many map plans for Easter, July, and other events, stressing that the year will repeat past patterns unless individuals decide to act. It emphasizes diligence, progress, and not wasting time.
A biblical verse from Jeremiah 10 24 urges divine correction tempered by mercy to avert ruin. The line cautions against anger that could destroy, emphasizing righteous guidance over harsh punishment.
A compilation from The Halifax Chronicle and St Thomas Times Journal recounts British influence on Egypt, warns of Russia’s meddling in the Near East, and notes a CBC broadcast about Lord Tennyson’s recordings by Edison. A Vancouver piece explains brakes on speeding and drunken driving by license suspension and car impoundment to curb reckless driving.
The piece compares a Soviet analyst’s view of American culture with popular interest in Toynbee’s A Study of History. It cites Ehrenburg’s visit, his critique of American civility, and questions how Americans interpret Toynbee. It also quotes opinions from St Thomas Times-Journal and others on driving safety and expert forecasts.
Buffalo Courier-Express urges Americans to value the friendship with Great Britain and avoid undermining shared interests. Windsor Star notes a proposed cut in 1948 tag day fundraising, praising restraint but warning taggers now overwhelm streets and harm worthy causes.
A Canadian labor organizer urges union members to stay vigilant in elections to defeat any public official who attacks union leaders as agitators. Other excerpts note MPs' knowledge gaps, celebration of a U.S. Senate chaplain born abroad, Punjab catastrophe casualties, margarine vs butter debate, and praise for rural mail carriers under low pay.
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps asked the House of Commons to grant Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth £50,000 a year, arguing the figure should not be “a few thousand pounds” matter, while Food Minister Strachey announced a ration change effective Jan 4 of three ounces each butter and margarine weekly, replacing the prior two and four ounce mix.
Republican readers report that Agriculture Secretary Anderson should be ordered to appear before a United States Senate committee to provide all information he has on grain and other commodity trading.
A London official stated Britain will not re export American goods to Russia as part of the pending Anglo Soviet trade pact. In St Paul a street car and a mail truck collided causing fires and injuring at least a dozen people as passengers scrambled to safety after windows shattered.
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