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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 23, 1947

Page

2

Daly Municipality Debates Country Life and Local Happenings

In the Daly municipality a debate favored country life over city living. A hired man attacked a farm wife with a hammer near Bradwardine, but the victim survived after surgery and the man was arrested. The community organized a Presbyterian board, Anglican church lighting was upgraded, and a hockey season thrived despite deep cold. The Rivers Gazette 1947.

Bradwardine Germany Japan Great Britain Canada Ted Daly Lenore Rivers F. G. Schwalm Clifford Sifton The Rivers Gazette

Self-Styled God Dies On Gallows in Syria

In northwest Syria the self-styled god Suleiman Mershid was hanged in a public square after a 23 year rule. He terrorized about 60 000 peasants, levied government taxes, commanded a private army of 1200, and claimed divine authority before his capture while ill with fever.

Syria Damascus Reuters Suleiman Mershid

Women Own Rice Farm In New South Wales District

Two sisters Margaret and Lois Grant have managed a 525 acre mixed farm in Leeton New South Wales for 25 years proving women can succeed at rice farming in Australia. The Grants, with origins traced to 1850s migration, grew rice and other crops, once selling rice in Melbourne for 15 pounds a ton. Lois handles finances while Margaret oversees farm work as partners since 1912 when rice began in the Leeton irrigation area.

Leeton Australia New South Wales Margaret Lois Grant Donald Grant Grant Misa Margaret Melbourne Slaters England Duke of Sutherland Riverina Lola

Government to import New Zealand butter for rations

Ottawa reports the government plans to import butter from New Zealand to maintain the present six ounce daily Canadian ration. The move is tied to a seasonal winter shortage period and aims to stabilize supply.

Ottawa Jan New Zealand

Daly Church Annual Meeting Holds Re-Election Of Officials

The Daly church annual meeting on Jan 3 at Mr and Mrs E Ratz home drew a strong turnout. The board of stewards was re-elected with members E Dyer R Deer E Ratz O Brown W Sergent J Archibald and W Rutherford as honorary member. Q W Brown was re-elected superintendent FE Ratz secretary and Mrs W White and Mrs W Sargent named teachers.

Daly Church E. Ratz E. Dyer R Deer O. Brown W. Sergent J. Archibald W. Rutherford Q. W. Brown FE. Ratz W. White W. Sargent

Winter Wheat Prospects in Prairie Provinces

Winter wheat proves hazardous for general Prairie Province farming though southern Alberta shows satisfactory results. Experiments over three years across Alberta and Saskatchewan indicate limited acreage with some success in certain districts. Recommendations urge cautious sowing, small trials, and reporting outcomes to university or Dominion stations.

Prairie Alberta Universitas Vy Cowley Macleod Cardston Dominion Experimental Station

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