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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
4
Town residents express indignation over rising property values and civic spending, fearing a downhill future. A letter cites sidewalks breaking up, streets turned into race courses, and pedestrians unsafe, urging unbiased RCMP policing to ticket sidewalk parking, reckless driving, and illegal crossings to curb the town’s bad behavior.
Mrs. J. P. Gordon nee Muriel McKellar, 52, died July 11 at Lashburn Sask union hospital. Born Hamiota, she moved to Rivers district, worked in Winnipeg, married J. P. Gordon of Marsden in 1921, and resided there with four children John Alice June Lyle. Funeral services at Marsden July 13 conducted by Eastern Star.
A Bible line from Jeremiah 13 11 is quoted about Israel and Judah as a people and praise. The text then shifts to a humorous remark that even good husbands turn hard boiled if kept in hot water.
Two former Rivera boys and RCAF members have come home from overseas. Sgt Willard LePage, son of Mr and Mrs W LePage of Carnegie, arrived Thursday on a special train. Cpl Philip Charron, son of Mr and Mrs John Charron now of St Lazare, has been visiting Mr and Mrs William Audette.
The piece notes a looming European food shortage for the coming fall and winter, despite Canada’s wheat surplus. It highlights shipping constraints due to ongoing war requiring space for troops and munitions, and warns that Europe will need substantial livestock and agricultural products for years, potentially diverting Canada’s war effort.
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