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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
6
A travel vignette describes Keewatin near Kenora with lakes and summer camps, then Dryden ahead, noting its 3000 residents, growth since 1942, a whimsical fairy godmother promise, hilly streets, no avenues, and a focus on sports goods as the town offers hunting and fishing thrills.
The item lists birthdays for July 30 to Aug 5 including Ruby Konsmo and Charles Blandford with multiple other names and places like Winnipeg and Flin Flon. It also notes Canberra RAAF Liberators and Australian navy vessels ready to carry arms to Malaya if the British government requests them, according to unnamed sources.
Mrs. C. Hall, chief operator, announces a third switchboard is being installed to handle rapid growth in the Rivers exchange. She notes a possible numbering change for rural telephones as the exchange nears 300 installations with a five-person staff.
The Gazette announces an early copy call due to Civic Holiday. Advertising copy for next week's issue must reach the Gazette office by 6 00 p m this Saturday July 41. Copies arriving after this time will be held for the following week's issue.
The driver Alex McDougall of St Norbert and his companion G Oak escaped serious injury when a Hight delivery truck went out of control near the second crossing west of Rivers. The vehicle left the road, ran into a ditch and rolled over three times, police report.
Radio inspectors from the department of transport patrol the province to ensure owners have purchased radio receiving licenses since April 1. Delinquents will face court action soon. Canada has drawn 80 million of a 300 million loan from the United States export import bank. Finance Minister Abbott spoke in the commons. Goods valued at 13 008 were lost when a northern transportation barge sank in the Athabaska river about 35 miles north of Fort McMurray. Fort McMurray lies roughly 250 air miles northeast of Edmonton. Cause of sinking and barge value were not provided.
In tribal splendor and with drums, 66 members of the North American Indian Brotherhood arrived at Parliament Buildings and presented a magnificent headdress to Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
London reports Britain's adverse trade balance for the last month at 64.5 million pounds, rising sharply from 218.0 million the prior month. The month over month increase reaches 35.46 million pounds, marking the largest gap since September.
A second week storm damaged farms and town in the district on Saturday night. W. T. Dyer’s implement shed collapsed and the Rivers skating rink wall was pushed in by wind and lightning. Rural telephone lines failed, hydro service was disrupted, and crops and gardens suffered very heavy damage in Daly municipality. Evan White’s trailer, swept from its yard west of Rivers, was saved by quick action.
A Rivers Dal y Hospital Fund committee will inspect former Carberry armed services buildings offered by War Assets Corporation to see if they can be moved to Rivers for a hospital unit. G L Davies and C J McFadden lead the inquiry, reporting on suitability after visiting the Carberry site. The fund’s chair T H Seens retires, replaced by R J McKenzie, with grants noted as $2,000 per bed but capped by project value. The fund has about $19,000 on hand toward a 10 to 15 bed starter unit.
Anglican church services will resume at all points on the St James circuit commencing next Sunday Aug 1 with Rev G R F Elsary conducting. Services are Roseville 11:00 a.m Ancrum 3:00 p.m. and St James Rivers 7:30 p.m.
When the main attraction My Wild Irish Rose risked being cut, Rex theatre arranged to have a Calgary flown film copy delivered to Rivers to salvage the entertainment bill.
A worker at the airport was fined 25 dollars and costs in provincial police court for speeding near Poplar Point on July 10. The case was heard locally, not requiring the defendant to leave work in the area. Nicaragua joined seven nations in recognizing Israel. Australia reports a record apple yield with 14,600 bushels in 1939 from T G Thompson’s Geeveston orchard, totaling 306 tons from 12 acres.
Yael Shertok, daughter of Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok, travels with him in Tel Aviv amid Cairo reports that she was captured by Arabs. The accounts from Cairo are unconfirmed and could not be verified.
Comedian Red Skelton and wife Georgia welcomed a seven pound boy just before midnight in Hollywood marking the couple's second child. The Skeltons already have a one year old daughter.
Egbert L. Durham, a former Tennessee farmer, bequeathed 70000 in government bonds to the United States Treasury to promote world peace, highlighting a philanthropic pledge tied to international harmony.
Members of the Daly council stated they were dissatisfied with Polish veterans employed on farms in the municipality. The resolution expressed grave concern over veterans’ unwillingness to conform to regulations for admission. Copies were sent to the department of lines and natural resources and the unemployment insurance commission.
Last minute preparations for Rivers Sports Day on Monday Aug 2 promise a lively event sponsored by the board of trade. Baseball and softball prize money totals 500 with grounds concessions by the Rivers branch Canadian Legion and two downtown dances. Three Joint Air School teams enter the ball games as entries close soon. In New York the ninth member of a 12 person communist party national board surrendered to U S authorities.
A recap of local events shows the fair board arranging for the 9th regiment band on fair day, rural councils and Rivers town initiating a public health nurse, and past residents moving or passing. Also noted are a memorial tablet at Ryers United church and a Winnipeg death of a former Rivers girl. W. E. Stewart sold Main and Second corner property to M. Kowalchuk.
Marcel Pages of Roseland Ontario now at Jaont Air School was badly shaken after a sideswipe crash 10 miles south of Dauphin RCMP said the car was forced into a ditch as a truck continued on police expected an early arrest and charge in the Sunday incident
James Scott exhibited garden produce at the Oak River fair on Tuesday of last week earning six awards from nine entries. He captured four firsts and two seconds as the event marked its 56th annual show with a record entry and attendance.
A man appeared before W T Dyer JP last week charged with intoxication. He was assessed ten dollars plus costs with the alternative of temporary detention. The fine was paid.
The article recalls 1925 events in Daly and Rivers, noting a coal guessing contest won by J H Barker and T McManus, a goose prize, and a series of local deaths from January 1925 including Malcolm Martin, Georgina Helen Mitchell, a Murray infant, Mrs Nowe, George Parker, and Tom Richardson. It mentions Albert Hunter’s ingenuity in Bradwardine and signals continuation on page 3.
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