Riverse Gazette Granted Second Class Mail Status
The Rivers Manitoba weekly newspaper established July 1966 by T. W. Offen is authorised as second class mail by the Ottawa Post Office. Published Thursdays from The Gazette Office at 200 71 Main Street Rivers with subscription rates of $2.00 yearly in Canada and $3.00 outside, payable in advance. G. F. Barker is listed as publisher.
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Post Office “Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canta
G. F. Barker
Apathy At Local Vote Draws Strong Words
The piece laments low turnout of 747 electors with under 250 voting, calling the populace selfish and indifferent while contrasting democracy with dictatorships in Europe. It notes the town’s passivity mirrors broader discontent and questions civic engagement. It also touches on Canadian food habits and catsup preferences in Newfoundland.
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Europe
Woodmen Dry Windbreaks In Manitoba Farms Highlight Plan
In Manitoba region the drift to clearing bush exposes land to dry winds. The piece praises planting windbreaks and shelterbelts, showcases Daly district resident Orlo W. Brown who planted miles of trees, and argues farmers should protect soil and shade. It notes a Canadian insurer offering accident-free rebates.
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Orlo W. Brown
Daly District
Nevada desert and atomic tests spark booming era
A kaleidoscope of jokes and quotes spans Hal and Pal banter about heartbreak and bait. A Wall Street Journal digests withholding tax. A London visit yields comic misreadings of city life. A country elder jokes about leg sightlines. A bee’s sting is defined as one thirty-second inch, with imagination filling the rest. Churchill shots spark talk of campaign poise.
Will It Pay Off Curling Charge Spoils Spirit of Sport
The Brandon bonspiel committee imposes a slight spectator charge and the writer argues this unwise move risks commercializing curling. Taxes-like effects may spread to other organizations, threatening the sport’s spirit unless retrenchment is adopted to keep it under control.
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Brandon Bonspiel Committee
Curling
Perse for Today and The Wise in Heart
A compact reflection on Proverbs 10 8 14 contrasts the prudent to the foolish. The wise in heart receive commandments while a praying fool falls. Knowledge is stored by the wise yet the foolish mouth nears destruction.
Heavy snow paralyzes roads trains and telegraph
A backward look notes heavy snowfall disrupting traffic blocking roads forcing train reroutes and telegraphic outages. It cites local effects in Rivers and Brandon while listing obituaries and social notes from prior decades and mention of dog license increases thirty five years ago.
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George L. Johnson
Carnegie District
Brandon
Cigars Waning in Popularity Here Forty Years Ago
A 1951 article from the Department of Agriculture notes changing tastes in Canada reduce cigar-type tobacco demand. Cigar-leaf production fell from 6,000,000 pounds in 1946 to about 3,000,000 pounds in 1951, leaving manufacturers with large leaf stocks and lower consumption.
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Canada
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Saskatchewan
Russell Banner
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Hal
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London
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Winston Churchill
Christian Science Monitor
Lucille Ball
Technicolor
Bill Dewolf
Mona Freeman
Edward Arnold
Ruth
Brat
Walter Pidgeon
Stewart Granger
David Niven
Soldiers Three
Mister
Food For
U.N. Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Adrian
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Assembly
Perse
Amos Buller
Daly
Prince Albert
R. M. Frayne
Frank Bridgeman
Emily Brada Stoddart
China
T. B. Ro
St. Jamies
Church of the Water Dragon
Lgc
Beatty
Marshall- Wells Stores
Forman's Hardware Owners
the Rivers Drug Store
Valentines
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