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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
1
Local note records Tiltman of Winniper attending the funeral of Mrs. S. Madden last week in Riv ops cred. The event, described with fragmented OCR, mentions attendance by Mrs. Char George and others, with several garbled phrases about households and gatherings.
Iovers Keen-Teeners received strong encouragement from the weatherman as they sponsored an Moccasin dance at the arena last Saturday. Despite sudden temperatures, a fair turnout gave the young folks real support.
The Oak River student association elected officers led by Jack Paxton as president and Eddie Shamroy as vice president with Denise McKague secretary and Fred Glint treasurer. Committees named for Athletic Drama Emergency Paper English and Press reporting. A whist drive by Klipper Kutters Knlothing club saw twenty tables and multiple prize winners.
Vancouver Alderman Halford Wilson told the city council in the Vancouver Tourist Association annual report that the tourist trade, which earned an estimated 34.875 million in 1950, could double with more hotel accommodations. He warned conventions are lost to other cities due to inadequate facilities, and projected 1950 tourism value could rise by about 625,000 over 1949 if lodging improved.
Journalism in the RCAF is expanding with a dozen air force stations producing their own papers. Some look professional, others are mimeographed sheets made by volunteers. No public cost. editors work off duty. The morale value is high on isolated stations. Two are highlighted.
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Mrs HL Lean, Mrs A Walker, and Mrs a A Walker Fort William. Other scattered words refer to locations and people briefly, with unclear actions or events due to damaged text. The readable items are personal names without a clear incident or date to summarize.
Conscription measures and price control efforts face Ottawa as major labor groups and a consumer association press for action. Four large unions representing over 1,000,000 workers prepare a cabinet brief for the new session while rent control is urged to stabilize postwar prices.
From RCAF Station Whiter Horse Yukon the Golden Horn claims far north status with an 8 by 12 inch 16 page monthly paper plus weekly sports and entertainment bulletins. John Bryant of Kamsack Sask leads as managing editor. Goose Bay Labrador’s Gosling is a 56 page weekly mimeographed booklet led by Flight Lieutenant E D Stuart of Morpeth Ontario Protestant Chaplain, featuring special content.
Fragmentary notes discuss Goce and ration activities, a weekly roundup style piece, and mentions Thomas Time Journal. It references Sinclair Lewis and ideas on American literature, with scattered reflections on Windsor Napoleon Bonaparte and caricature concepts. The passage reads as a garbled blend of unrelated fragments.
At Forman's nursing home on January 22, 1951 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Freeman of Shilo.
Classified notice offers a portable gran ary in perfect condition at 2812 for 175 dollars. Contact Pete Ledgebokoff at Wheatland by calling 326-6 to arrange purchase.
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