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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
4
Winnipeg and Montreal host Canada’s two largest waterless laundries cleaning cotton wool waste used to lubricate railway car axles. They process over 1,090,000 pounds annually with oil based washing, reducing hot box delays which arise from axle bearing failures.
The article notes reuse of waste oil to lubricate cars and claims a saving of about six cents per pound compared with the cost of new oil, suggesting a practical measure to cut expenses.
Charley Chong a Minnedosa businessman became a Canadian citizen in a court ceremony. He arrived in Canada in 1913 at age 62. Also notes sale of debentures for a Su-bed hospital at Morden, available 100000, with total cost 241000 to be covered by hospital grants.
The Canadian Save the Children Fund seeks funds for food clothing bedding and medical items for projects in Italy Austria France and elsewhere. Founded in England in 1919 to aid child victims of war it now operates with units in Britain Sweden France Italy Finland Denmark the United States Canada and India. Manitoba division runs a Winnipeg clothing depot seeking clothing soap toys school supplies scribblers pencils crayons and small textbooks.
Capetown reports Mortimer in the Cape Province faces a veld mole plague after a bumper cereal season. The pests damage maize and tomato patches, invade homes, and a farmer estimates losing one fifth of his maize crop. The town appeals for a solution.
A reader letter shows readers endorsing the Monitor as a carefully edited daily world newspaper. It promotes a special introductory offer for 26 issues at $1 and provides mailing instructions to subscribe.
Mrs W H Thomas wife of the former Bishop of Brandon died in the Wheat City after a life of service in the Anglican church. Funeral was held last Wednesday with delegates from the diocesan Women’s Auxiliary attending at St Matthew’s procathedral. The service was led by Bishop A Norris, her son in law. Interment followed in Brandon cemetery.
Ottawa reports the new Indian act was adopted by the House of Commons after final reading. The bill promises a better deal and a modern administrative setup for Canada's Indians and followed the defeat of a Progressive Conservative attempt to alter its terms.
Richard H. Kinsella long time Grand Trunk Pacific employee from Rivers, retires after nearly five decades in Yards and Montreal districts. He started with the company in 1901, later worked as cashier at Prince Rupert, served at Rivers and Transcona, left in 1914, rejoined in 1915, and served overseas in World War I before returning in 1919.
The Canadian army received a bill from former German prisoner of war Polzhofer Franz for 25 he deposited with a government department while interned. He was in a Manitoba lumbercamp from Nov 9 1944 to Apr 17 1946. Army HQ passed the letter to the proper department for action if any.
Toronto gasoline produced from Alberta crude oil went on sale in Ontario after a pipeline delivery of Edmonton oil to Sarnia refineries. The oil moved from Edmonton to Superior, Wisconsin, by pipeline, then shipped to Sarnia by boat.
Winnipeg based Canadian National rails announces the 15th annual air expense tour from Winnipeg to Churchill and back scheduled for August 10 to 16. The 2300 mile journey attracts travelers from the United States and Canada yearly.
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