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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
2
Manitoba power commission realized a construction record in May. Fire weight was responsible for an early start in the 1962 farm program. Service inspection was completed.
The Duke of Edinburgh becomes president of the British athletics board tasked with selecting Britain's Olympic and international teams. The appointment places him at the helm of national track and field oversight.
Fragmentary OCR line mentions Forrest River circuit and multiple lines on a page. Context insufficient to determine event or specifics.
A garbled item notes a zoo feature involving a bear cub linked to Russell and names like Winnie the Pooh and Betty. Mentions pets, two persons, and a distant Ontar reference amid weather and remodeling talk. Reports the Rapid City firm of Stady & Haslen removing a roof during rain.
A new fruit grader has been designed in Kent England. It handles fruit at high speed with complete absence of damage or bruising according to developers.
Qui Qui, a Manx cat owned by Mr and Mrs Frank Hughes of Victoria BC, has reached its 20th year. The cat is in good health but spends most of its time beneath the kitchen stove, a habit interpreted as humor by the owners.
A scattered collection notes various topics from ancient myths to geography and biology. It mentions Adam's Apple, Afghan customs, aurora borealis force, mountain passes, Napoleon's arch project, Argentine leaders, army worm spread, swimming crawl origin, and the avocet bird, combining curious historical tidbits with concise definitions.
Everett Nowland aged 11 from Lethbridge Alta led a field of 200 in the first annual Lethbridge marble tournament to claim the title. Veterans of the South African war marked the 50th anniversary of its end at Mocsomin with Jim McGuire Archie Blyth Harry Brindle Norrie Homes and Graham Kerr in attendance. Calgary retired chiefs form a makeshift baseball team as five fire chiefs and four police chiefs have retired since 1943. A parachute with human remains floated near Ashdown Island prompting police to open an investigation. A small tornado ripped through Graehi near Fairbanks Alaska tearing roofs and tossing cars with no injuries reported.
Forty English and Scottish high school boys will depart Britain on July 31 for a tour of Ontario and Quebec centers. The trip is sponsored by the W. H. Rhodes Canada educational trust, founded in 1938 by Bradford businessman Mr Rhodes to provide yearly Canada visits for high school students.
High collars, wide sleeves, and hip gathered skirts define coats on view in London fashion, contrasting with a trend toward lower waists and narrower skirts. Fabrics from Scottish mills include poodle cloth, pile cloth, tweeds, worsted cloque, travers, rabbit cloths, peachbloom, duveryn, and sack woven reversible cloth. Over 160 miles of roads were surfaced in Canada’s national parks during 1951.
A reader letter style ad promotes a special subscription via coupon for 26 issues at $1. The notice invites readers to subscribe to the Christian Science Monitor, offering home town paper value and worldwide coverage from Boston Massachusetts. Names and addresses blank.
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