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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
3
A compact sentiment reflects on aging with resilience and a playful assertion that growing older does not equate to becoming stale or spoiled. It envisions maintaining vitality, curiosity, and self respect across the years.
Stockholm reports the world’s quietest traffic as car horns are outlawed and brakes are preferred. pedestrians gain rights while cyclists thrive. A 1946 birth in Ontario is noted amid a travelogue praising Nordic cycling culture and cross‑country commerce, with wry regional humor about national stereotypes.
New York arrival reports on Soviet science policy and atomic effort. Molotov hinted Russia would have atomic capabilities soon. Russia emphasizes science, funds laboratories, and rewards scientists with housing, cars, and salaries. Foreign observers note Russia behind the United States but treat science as a major factor shaping Kremlin thinking and diplomacy.
A regional program explains that 92 test plots across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will trial 51 varieties of grain including wheat oats barley sunflowers and peas. Most plots focus on observation rather than yield, with demonstrations hosted by Line Elevator buyers to aid junior grain club and school activities. Three new wheats Redman Rescue and Stewart are featured this year.
Ottawa reports a curious scheme as young Britons seek pen pals through Governor General Viscount Alexander. Anita Hill seven and Pauline Hill five from Middlesbrough thank Canada for chocolate and request Canadian girls to write. Others from Northern Ireland and England ask to join a British girls pen pal list and share addresses for correspondence.
AP report notes two British girls among 43 stowaways on an oil tanker ordered deported. Doris Smith, 82, a dancer, and 18 year old Marea Forte entered the United States illegally amid a chorus of men urging marriage offers. Officials say the two cannot marry and must return to England to try legal entry.
Government girls in occupied Germany grumble over civilian clothes bans and social limits. They received clothing coupons and pay, yet cannot wear civilian outfits for fear of misidentification. They are barred from officers clubs and must stay within 160 miles of husbands. Engagement rises but marriages stall as officers wives arrive, altering social dynamics and wardrobes.
H Talbot Royal Canadian Air Forces veteran opens a barber shop at Regina Beach about 30 miles northwest of here. He expects 26 years in business saving 1800 in family work with his three sons, plus $1000 for wife hair care and two permanents annually. He began a hairdressing course to serve his family and the public. He opens for business tomorrow.
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