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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 12, 1939

Page

4

Kay Breaks Into Anger In Chaos At Night Verandah

Jack confronts Kay as Jeanne Towers claims leverage over the affair. Kay accuses, denies, and threatens to expose truth about Bruce Kenning and the MacKenzie Joe land dispute. Jack resolves to seek Bruce Kenning alone at McKenzie Joe's test shaft.

Jack Kay Jeanne Towers Mar Jeanne Lew Snade Anir Jak Bruce Kenning McKenzie Joe

Mystery of the salted gold at Kay’s claim unfolds

In a tense scene the plot explains why the so called miper gold betrays a setup by Kenning and Kay. Hammond confronts Lew Snade and confronts Kenning’s actions as he searches the Kenning cabin and Whoopee lights. A dramatic cliffhanger ends with Hammond seeking Whoopee.

Kenning Lew Snaide Hammond Kay Lew Smade

Rival miners seize claim as river gold yields to schemer

The narrative shows Bruce Kenning manipulating partners to seize control of a gold claim. Joe McKenzie and Jack Hammond clash as Kenning exploits long standing tensions, transfers the mine rights, and guards the newly found bed of gold near the river, with Hammond unaware of the full stake. The scene ends as Hammond realizes his proximity to McKenzie's operation.

Joe Kenning McKenzie Joe Bruce Kenning McKenzie Jack Jack Hammond Hammond McKenzie's Joe's

Felt Invention Legend From a Weary Monk

A legend credits a tired monk during William the Conqueror era with discovering felt by stuffing wool into his shoes. After a pilgrimage, his feet matted the wool into a new material, felt, seen as a miracle and proof of divine favor.

William the Conqueror

Wales Has Leaning Tower From Caerphilly Near Cardiff

The article describes a remarkable leaning tower near Cardiff at Caerphilly Castle. It stands about 75 feet tall and leans 11 feet from vertical, noted as the most notable leaning tower in Britain.

Great Britain Caerphilly Caatie

Anemone Boom Transforms Cornwall's Flower Market

A 1920s chance experiment in Cornwall sparked a thriving anemone industry. Seed from Du Caen grew thrivingly in the milder Cornish climate, sending blooms to Covent Garden. By year’s end over six tons, 600000 blooms, moved to London, signaling record traffic for this crop.

Cornwall France Corniall Garien West Country Covent Garden London Penzance Devon and Cormish Paddington Station Britain

Women Volunteer Nurses Report Front Line Duty in Spain

Ruth Davidow and Evelyn Rahman, New York volunteers with the medical corps, served 19 months in Spain during the civil conflict. Evelyn drove a three ton truck supplying hospital bases and food while Ruth tended anesthesia on the Cordoba front and later at the Ebro front, witnessing shelling and a hospital destroyed near a white house.

An & Three Ruth Davidow Evelyn Rahman New York Medical Bureau Evelyn Spain Ruth Cordoba Ebro White House

Costly Newspaper Business Triggers Widespread Suspensions

The Niagara Falls Review notes that since June 1937 at least 41 daily U S newspapers halted publication many by merger or switched to weekly issues. Rising production costs and broader reader value are cited as core pressures, a stark contrast to past eras.

United States Niagara Falls Review

Lost Will Reveals Long Missing French White Fleet

Paul Dubuc, grandson of Charles Alexander Dubuc, asks Brock Shipping of Montreal to locate data on the French White Fleet ships once on the St Lawrence. The 1887 will was found in 1938 after being stolen from the testator’s deathbed, with ties to land tax exemptions and waterfront docks near Montmorency Falls. The Brock Shipping Company continues the search in Labelle County, Quebec.

Ught Lake Gatineau Labelle County Brock Shipping Company Montreal Paul Dubuc St. Lawrence River Charles Alexander Debuc Ivor Superior Court of Quebec Charles Alexander Dubuc Canada

The Bell Ringer of Otterville Mrs Ruth Elliott

In Otterville Ontario Mrs Ruth Elliott aged eighty one has rung the village bell for over sixty years. She began as a teen and now rings five times daily except Sundays when it rings once. Her skill is known by villagers and even when a fire alarm sounds she operates a separate rope in the belfry.

Canada Paris Dominion Otterville Ont Ruth Elliott Hiller Mrs. Elliott

Germany bans swing music in amusements

A Germany order prohibits swing music in amusement venues, with observers noting it reflects lingering Nazi era attitudes. The piece also cites California boasting 8,190 miles of railroad lines.

Germany State of California

Addicts Accuse Japan of Sponsoring Nanking Narcotics Trade

Dr. M. Bates, American educator at the University of Nanking, claims Japanese controlled rings poison 60 000 residents of Nanking with heroin. He reports 5 000 000 Chinese dollars monthly from narcotics in the Nanking area and that four trafficking groups are run by the Japanese Army special service.

Nanking M. 8. Bates University of Bates Shanghai

Italy’s Ethiopian Campaign Tax Hits Capital and Real Estate

The Chatham News notes Mussolini’s 7.5 percent tax on capital and real estate to fund Ethiopia’s development, paired with a prior 10 percent levy. Together they total 17.5 percent of Italian capital and real estate, plus campaign costs, totaling about 175 million dollars, seen as a risky investment with unclear returns.

Ethiopia Great Britain Italy Mussolini Chatham News

Western Union Receives 15 Cent Conscience Letter

The Western Union Telegraph Company in Chicago reports a boy sent a conscience letter with 15 cents in stamps as payment for an insulator he broke on one of the firm’s lines. It marks the first such compensation for damages among the 20,000,000 destroyed over the last 60 years.

Western Union Telegraph Company Chicago

Landmark fair site to become airport after 1930s exposition

A post fair plan envisions the former World Fair grounds in San Francisco becoming an airport. The article notes the site’s transformation and mentions a barrel cactus noted for its high water content, reflecting the arid landscape of the area.

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