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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
4
Toronin, Canaan and unementit parks and location re notte Scot may have an omurage feature miniature weam Tas. Eric Hackin Way company and former owners of a miniature rm En establish tecfess in Canada to preserve Pricish interests and promote rail links between nations.
A description of early steam locomotives notes engines capable of hauling heavy loads at 14 to 25 mph and a Scarborough resort trial run carrying 5 000 riders weekly. In Ottawa, inspector Ubald Sauve rules out foul play in the death of Ernest G Sibley, 76, found with head injuries. Harry Yaroa, 238, is jailed eight months for stealing £566 from Canadian government offices in London while working in the treasury and betting on dog races.
Dr. F J Greaney of Line Elevators Farm Service Winnipeg reports germination tests on over 6000 seed samples for 1950 planting show many Western Canadian seeds germinating below 70 percent, especially oats and barley from Saskatchewan and Alberta. farmers are urged to test seed at home, request free germination and smut tests via local agents, and to treat oats and barley for smut to avoid poor stands and low yields.
A Toronto area medical drama recounts a patient with a punctured throat who survived after an improvised eletro magnet extraction. The report, though garbled, highlights medical ingenuity and risks of self remedy in youth.
Veronto reports a memory award for the first septynet of the four lane highway project from Windsor to Toronto. The 260 mile route will begin construction in April from the Windsor end, aiming to improve regional transport between Windsor and Toronto. Local dog tags distribution noted for citizen participation.
Reporter Maniive L DeRome presents findings of an inquiry into a Christmas Eve fire at Volcartier camps canteen. The blaze caused a large canteen hut to burn, with losses about $25 000. Police say sabotage is unlikely while a Port Arthur message requested urgent help. Officers found Blanche Winters faint from coal gas alongside Allan Pallister unconscious in bed.
Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir depart the United Kingdom on December 28 for a combined holiday and business trip to North America. January 1 they will address the Empire Club in Toronto. He will tour Eastern Ontario visiting the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, which he commanded in Italy and Sicily during the war.
Two hounds seen pursuing deer in Charlotteville township were shot by Provincial Police. Officers warned the practice violates the Ontario Game and Fisheries Act and cautioned dog control measures.
Vancouver merchants urge the provincial government to repeal the unfair sales tax on food served in restaurants. They argue shoppers buying food off the shelf avoid the tax, while diners in restaurants pay it, showing clear inequity.
A car sliding on an icy Brantford road collided with a transport carrying 488 dozen eggs. Minor damage occurred with only four eggs broken. The rest of the piece reflects on public worry about those in power and how they handle the world.
Regina, Sask. The Canadian Forestry Association's tree planting railway car completes an eight month prairie tour. The car hosted meetings to educate residents on the value of tree planting and soil conservation during a winter lay-off.
Two earth tremors were felt in interior British Columbia along Okanagan Lake early Wednesday. No damage was reported.
Miss Winters expected to leave hospital Wednesday. Over 300 people killed by a devastating tornado on Comore Island. Madagascar sent medical supplies and 460 tons of rice to ease suffering as relief efforts begin. A Japanese ship, the Mukahi Maru, heads for Vancouver with 16,400 tons of Canadian wheat to aid the relief effort.
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