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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
4
Manitoba publishers gather for the 23rd annual convention where weekly papers are judged on general and local news, editorial quality, typography, and service. Winners receive a shield, $50 prize, and certificates. top editors win an editorial award, with two circulation classes.
A strike at American Dynamid in Pearl River New York triggered an airlift code named Operation Lettuce to feed thousands of guinea pigs in a research laborat ory. A Vancouver hotel guest left a suitcase of clothing as payment and never returned. A crooked tailed cat rode by car to Lac du Bonnet Manitoba after being moved to Little Grand Rapids months earlier. A Berryville Arkansas trucker found a rooster still perched on his truck after a 500 mile trip.
Mrs Jean Tizard of Sunderland, England, had her application rejected by a soccer association. An official stated that they did not want a woman controlling men on the field as they already feel controlled at home.
A historic ceremony marked the opening of the Montreal YMCA railway branch, noting a long-standing bond between the transportation industry and the YMCA. The event highlighted the tenth railway branch on CNR lines in Canada, with mentions of rail history and cross-border connections.
Seeding operations on a 3000 acre seed farm by Johnson and Sons near Dugald Manitoba have been photographed by NBC news as the first stage of a North American wheat story. Production was directed by Texans Maurice Levy and Allan Starwitzman. The program will follow wheat growth from land preparation to harvest over a week long trip from Manitoba through North Dakota Kansas Oklahoma to Texas.
The article outlines Canada's vast hydro power potential across provinces. It notes Quebec leads in water power, Manitoba has extensive development, Saskatchewan mainly in northern mining areas, and Alberta distant from population centers. Ontario follows Quebec in total developed power, with British Columbia high in available resources and Maritime regions partly developed.
A Pennsylvania farmer appealed to the U S Department of Agriculture over damage caused by careless hunters to his chestnut trees in an orchard. The case centers on protecting valuable Chinese chestnut stock and seeks official action to curb the loss.
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