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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
3
The letter argues against proposed fees for Canadian citizenship claiming adults would pay five dollars and under twenty one pay one dollar. It condemns selling citizenship and notes pensioners and wartime families would be harmed, warning such moves could fuel unrest and drive talent south. The writer calls Ottawa to wake up.
Publicity is sought as many groups elect new officers this year. Secretaries are urged to cooperate with newspapers to publicize activities and ensure their records are reported.
A 13 year old wins a Sunday school prize for the essay Definition of a Gentleman. The fragment notes the prize and hints at the boy’s completion of the sentence describing a gentleman as a starting point for the piece.
The Peterboro Examiner from Ottawa quotes guidelines for a true gentleman. It urges gentleness toward the bashful and outcast, mercy to the abused, restraint in speech, avoidance of gossip, fair disputes, and not dwelling on injuries. The piece emphasizes lofty conduct as the mark of true gentility.
A government assertion that housing remains relatively under control and a prediction of improvement within a few years is contrasted with real hardship of families sharing crowded living spaces, sleeping four per room, and inconveniences that force residents to relocate daily to accommodate routine needs.
Public notice announces a Daly Manitoba council meeting February 19 1947 at Rivers to consider bylaw 687 closing and conveying land to The Great North West Central Railway Company and reestablishing government road allowances. Copies of the bylaw and plan of survey available for inspection. landowners may request to be heard.
In Hamilton Spectator and Fort Erie Letter Review pieces readers confront demands for accountability. The India Palestine debates warn that anti imperial trends do not guarantee peace. St Thomas Times Journal reports a Milton man abducted and car stolen after hitchhiking near a traffic light. University of Saskatchewan plans four new buildings costing 2,600,000 urged by the university senate to the provincial government.
Cards of Thanks from the Dutka family express heartfelt gratitude after bereavement. Rivers Hockey Club hosts a modern and old time dance at Community Hall with Shuttleworth Orchestra, admission 50 cents, following an 8 p.m. hockey game between Rivers Intermediates and Cardale. Door prizes include three turkeys.
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