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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
3
Advertisement in the Western Star lists a 12 year old horse weighing 1200. The seller praises the animal as loyal and kind with great strength and gentle disposition while lamenting the sale and noting a need for beer.
Clinton C. Burson was convicted of assaulting two women police officers after claiming he mistook them for naval Wrens. He said he believed a cruiser had just entered, explaining the mistaken identity.
A driverless milk truck rolled down a hill in Launceston Cornwall struck a wall and dented a car but did not break a single milk bottle. The incident drew attention to autonomous vehicle performance and dairy deliveries in the town.
The Dominion government enjoys the best paying monopoly in Canada via postage stamps. Last year stamp sales totaled $93,500,000 while $32,000,000 was spent on mail carriage contracts. The piece argues for a new post office in St. Catharines to boost convenience and federal revenues.
Outdoor fireplaces are often built to entertain children, but in most cases the parents enjoy the cooking area even more. The piece suggests trying cooking a steak over an open fire as a worthwhile experience.
The ruling requiring a new permit each time a traveler crosses into the United States has been replaced. Permits are now valid for one year, reducing red tape at border crossings. The change signals a retreat of strict controls and a shift toward looser regulations for travelers entering the country.
Canadians face years of unification of armed forces amid vested interests and tradition. The piece notes stealthy progress and cross border collaboration as North American defense moves toward joint structure. Also a tongue in cheek aside on unoriginal flower theft and roadside skunks by St Thomas Times-Journal.
Oil from wild mustard and stink weed seeds resembles rape seed and offers a readily cultivated prairie crop. It can yield edible fat and serves many industrial uses including brown and sulfur oils, plasticizers, and raw materials for valuable chemicals.
Four University of Saskatchewan research chemists stated that farmers can benefit from knowledge of how plants take up fertilizer. In a joint paper Dion, Dehm, St Arnaud, and Spinks describe experiments mixing radioactive phosphorus with fertilizer phosphorus and tracking its movement in the soil and plant using Geiger counters. They report how much fertilizer is taken up and where it goes.
Gerard Royer a 36 year old Montreal cook turned himself in to the RCMP in Montreal two days after 37 year old Helen Bowner was found strangled in a dingy downtown hotel room. Police say Royer admitted in a signed statement that he strangled her because he was too drunk and he went mad.
Mrs Col D F Mc Ammond, wife of the Salvation Army leader, died in Vancouver after 47 years of service. A native of Danville Quebec, she served with her husband in Peterborough Toronto Hamilton Northern Ontario centres and Winnipeg before moving west. Her husband died last February.
On June 1 Mauna Loa began erupting and lava pours, yet observers appear calm. Tourists flock to the area as soda pop stands spring up along the lava river and vendors report brisk trade.
The department of agriculture predicts a 23.34 percent decline in British Columbia apples this year. Last year’s harvest reached 8,632,576 boxes while this year is forecast at 6,618,020 boxes.
Don Taylor of Vermilion, president of the Dominion and Alberta Postmasters associations, said in Calgary that increasing remuneration for Canadian postmasters will be the top objective of the Canadian Postmasters association during 1950.
Sqdn. Lar. William Waterton, once the world airspeed record holder, left Edmonton for Montreal to survey the route for flying CF-100 back to Britain. Waterton, chief test pilot for a British aircraft company, predicted the jet fighter’s performance would be startling.
Ernest Toffan, 22, said he was attacked by a gang of zoot-suited youths at a suburban Vancouver intersection after an argument. He suffered a 20 time stab wound to the right hand and was hospitalized. Authorities said the assailants’ wounds were not serious.
Field Marshal Smuts, bedridden with sciatica since May, was described as bright and alert in a Pretoria medical bulletin. In India, 120 of 480 jailed communists were released on written assurance not to engage in violence or subversion. In Lisbon, four men and a woman charged with communist sympathies and attempting to overthrow the Salazar government were acquitted by the court.
The Austrian Cabinet authorized a note to Russia requesting the repatriation of 5000 Austrian prisoners of war still held in the Soviet Union. The move follows Allied pressure and aims to bring soldiers home after years in captivity.
Buddy Baer, former boxer, suffered a flesh wound when nearing a lion cage on MGM’s Quo Vadis set. He is expected to leave hospital in a few days as 22 lions are featured in the production. Manitoba flood relief reached 6,411,841 with a $37,113 CP Rail donation. A Calgary man, Henry Hecker, entered a Cooksville home to eat and sleep, now charged with breaking and theft after five hours. A train crash near Bierbaum, Styria, injures 46 people as boxcars collide with a passenger train.
In Newfoundland a suggestion to drop the term Maritimes in favor of The Atlantic Provinces sparks debate among readers. The shift would include the tenth province, complicating a sense of identity for next generations who still see the Ancient Colony as part of the Maritimes.
Oak River hosts a strawberry social in the Massey Harris building on July 8 to aid the hospital. Guests enjoyed strawberries and cream with cake and tea or coffee while volunteers from WMS evening auxiliary Orange Lodge Rebekahs W I CGIT and others assisted. Proceeds after expenses totalled 89 dollars to fund linen and other hospital needs.
A two room modern school in Moline totaling about $17,000 with contents was destroyed by an early-morning fire last Tuesday. The blaze followed a severe storm that passed hours earlier and the building was insured.
In Blenheim Ontario residents once missed the cheerful operator Dorothy Hancox. The telephone company installed her as manager, and now most people dial zero and let Doll handle the rest.
Lethbridge Herald argues tragedies persist from human nature but could be reduced by barring physically and mentally incapable individuals from driving. It calls for mandatory exams for all applicants, regardless of prior licensing, and bans for those unable to read or write.
The Windsor Star notes a 1951 parliamentary guide listing 35 Members of Parliament as farmers and, per The Peterborough Examiner, some are seen in overalls for news pictures, indicating their agricultural ties and public image.
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