19 Jun 1952
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
1
An amphibious Weseie cap that glows in the dark and a thief-proof walk figure among 140 inventions at the Lepine show in Paris. The exhibition named after a former police chief draws huge crowds to a popular city display.
Editors across Manitoba weekly newspapers are urged to stress Canadianism in editorials and reader guidance. The piece argues papers should actively highlight Canada’s unique opportunities, natural resources, and national unity, urging editors to lead public thinking with principled, patriot messaging.
The article explains how beavers build dams to control water flow, using sharp teeth to fell trees and pile logs with mud and stones. It notes beavers choose dam shapes to suit a stream, and warns they flood areas if left unchecked, recounting a Canadian river where repeated railroad attempts to breach a beaver dam failed before humans abandoned the fight.
Gregory Clark laments the decline of old hardware stores in Winnipeg and notes clerks in modern outlets lack knowledge of stock. He recounts his search for a maul and discovers newer shops push ready-made post holes. The Herbert town council plans to spend 11000 dollars to pave its main street this year.
A fragment lists multiple personal names and days tied to regions including Portage la Prairie Winnipeg and Rapid City. Names such as Mae Lally Kandot Gibe Mrs J Thompson Jack Beever Robert Her rivy Lois Elliott and May Barker appear with days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and locations across Manitoba and Winnipeg area.
About 30 Scots boarded the Continental Limited at the Canadian National railways depot in Winnipeg for a trip to Scotland. The party is part of 160 Canadians of Scottish birth descent who met in Montreal for the sixth Scots' reunion. James Arthur, organizer and founder of the reunions, was among those leaving and they will tour Scotland for about a month.
In Chicago a shift toward female drivers is under way as women are seen as more stable in the role. A woman driver led a bus route with a dozen others in training, following complaints that recent male drivers drifted and hopped from job to job.
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