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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

8

Fleming's Folly to Dam Mediation on Irish River?

Buzz Hamilton shoots at Fleming after an irrigation plan triggers anger. Fleming uninjured. Buzz arrested and sentenced to three years. Helen and Fleming seek bank loan for dam wages while tensions rise with Roper Kilgo Jackpot Mell and hired workers. Link refuses Buzz power of attorney. altercations continue as threats loom.

Link Fleming Boone County Buzz Hamilton Helen Link Kilgo Fleming Buzz Buster Townsend Rawhide Roper Kilgo Jackpot Mell Roper Triple H Hamilton

The Dam Cash Heist and Link Fleming’s Vow

Fleming loses the eight thousand dollars from the cattle payroll to a masked gunman. He captures one thug and vows gunplay to recover the money for the dam workers, Helen Hamilton, and the Star Loop outfit as Sime Haltby and others plan a town-side pursuit.

Marty Bush Ralph Link Meara Waco Byrne Fleming Star Loop Triple H Mell Helen Hamilton Costa Berrens Mister B. I. V. Berrens Western Improvement Company Art Laverty Stephen Shore Ames Haltby Clem Drew Waco Byrne Sime Drew Porth Main Street

Old Tradition Broken in Viceroy Meeting Tale

A correspondent relays how Curzon broke the tradition by not greeting Lord Minto on arrival. Curzon, resentful of Minto as successor, refused a warship escort and delayed official reception until Minto entered Government House, later appearing in a shooting coat. The incident notes the expected royal courtesy between Viceroys.

Lord Curzon Lord Minto Curzon Minto Aintree Aden Bombay Government House London Daily Sketch

England's Five Richest Men

The five wealthiest Britons include the Grosvenor family Duke of Westminster, Sir John Ellerman and Harold Harmsworth. William Morris of Nuffield, Joseph Rank of Rank flour mills stands out as the plain Joe Rank, the likely wealthiest without a title who has refused knighthood twice.

England Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor Duke of

Courtesy On The Highway Dim Your Headlights

Night driving risks rise from bright headlights blinding oncoming motorists. Dim or drop lights before passing other cars to reduce accidents and show courtesy to fellow drivers.

Men Make Best Cooks Say Depew Instructor

Mrs. Margaret Metzger in Depew New York teaches a men only home economics class under the WPA and the State Education Department. She says men bring a scientific viewpoint to the kitchen and are thorough in their work. In a separate note, the Philippines imported over 1 000 000 pounds of toilet soap in the last year.

Margaret Metzger Depew New York Philippines

Little Helps For This Week

Text urges overcoming evil with good citing Romans 12 12 and prayer. Author A P Stanley counsels active good works to curb impure thoughts and doubts, urging focus on heavenly things to lessen earthly troubles.

A, P, Stanley

Snuff Habit Revived in London Shops

Snuff has come back in the United Kingdom with London tobacconists reporting a near 1000 percent rise in the last three years. Old family customers who lapsed for about eighty years have returned, joined by younger buyers, prompting new brands and blends while old pedigree recipes from the 18th century persist.

United Kingdom London

Soviet decree ends job discrimination for privileged classes

The all union Soviet control committee in Moscow abolished employment discrimination against czarist era privileged classes. The order removes bars to hire former nobility and merchants and signals growth of Soviet democracy. It also ends discrimination against people with criminal records.

All-Union Soviet Control Committee Moscow

Four S’s Spotlight Industry Intelligence and Imagination

A reader notes four S symbols in individuality representing Industry Intelligence Initiative and Imagination. The remark adds that the trio share IT demonstrated in the phrase.

Rainbow Observation and Horse Sense in Daily Driving

In our latitudes rainbows are not visible at midday and Horgelesa vehicles should be operated with horse sense. The note references 2154.

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