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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
3
The Gazette notes rapid growth in Rivers strains on health and sanitation services as new residents arrive, stressing the urgent need for modern waterworks and sewage disposal. It warns old outside plumbing and damp conditions threaten fire safety and disease control, urging swift, modern infrastructure upgrades.
A chaotic scene of would-be homeowners and carpenters spirals as delays and low bids stall progress. An excavator charges two dollars an hour for four hours, a boss salaried on sketches sinks under supply costs, and a surprise wood butcher caps wages at 1.65. Passers-by witness the boss filling a dug basement with water, joking it becomes a swimming pool.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes a radio program on humor and observes that anonymous letter writers cause trouble for newspapers. It warns that many people, while funny, lack courage to print truth and should remember they themselves are fallible public figures.
The New York Sun reports Petrillo’s offhand threat to quit the record business and start a rival venture backed by the American Federation of Musicians. Observers note a tougher climate for symphonic recording as Britain, France, and Italy seek to flood U.S. markets via affiliates, while orchestras depend on recordings for much of their income. Winnipeg reports: One Big Union and Manitoba Power Commission sign a district wage agreement, boosting wages by 10 percent for supervising and plant staff, following a prior construction pact.
A British census reveals over one million missing men aged 14 to 64, with 16.285 million in the working age group and 1.645 million unaccounted by official records. Police data show 518,000 tagged, 20,000 domestic workers unseen in employment rolls, plus thousands in institutions or prisons.
A so called nail aviator, described as unlicensed and flying a civilian plane owned by W. Winnick of Vegreville, Alberta, fled authorities from Fort St John British Columbia after a joyride. He dive bombed a speed boat at Charlie Lake, skimmed the water, and touched down repeatedly before refueling and taking off again. On a second landing the plane wrecked, he escaped and vanished.
Montreal couple Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Henkel, both 100, will celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary with a party in Ste Marguerite in the Laurentians. They married in Brooklyn in 1867 and moved to Montreal five years later. They credit longevity to family history and enjoy old fashioned dances at the celebration.
Canada plans to bring 12 to 15 German scientists directly from Hamburg with costs covered by Canadian employers. They will travel on medium freighters with two to four passenger accommodations, and the first group should arrive within two months.
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