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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
3
A long, sprawling reflection traces cosmic motion from galaxy to commuter. It notes Hubble’s expanding universe idea and everyday movement, then shifts to the Coldstream Guards Band at the British Pavilion. The piece covers the band’s history since 1742, duties at royal events, and living arrangements abroad.
Imperial Airways notes Heracles the air liner known as the grand old lady of the air has served the London Paris route since September 1931. In 1935 the ship flew 240000 miles and logged 2500 hours with only four days of ground time before withdrawal from the Paris service this summer.
An amateur crew led by George Ostborne plans an $8,000 expedition aboard the 500-ton Hermoss to search the Amazon for Paul Redfern who vanished years ago. Members include John Fevis Jane Engluel Lionel Secombe Kathleen Sheppard Naomi Heron Maxwell as air-woman and chief organizer.
The Montreal Star recalls a sequence of vivid moments from a royal visit. The Queen sings Alouette to a vast audience, tears at Dominion Square, and the King and Queen navigate watchers and war memorial impediments to share a view. A farm girl captures a smile, leaving a lasting impression on the people.
Milwaukee Journal argues Canada has a future as a partner for the United States. It notes President Roosevelt pledges U S defense for Canada and highlights a Canadian defense plan to protect land and coastal waters from hostile use. The program includes air defenses and anti submarine vessels for Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The Toronto Globe and Mail notes Premier Chamberlain keeps a clear mind by separating tasks, turning to fishing as his sole concern during leisure. He embodies a class of executives who shed business concerns after hours, a valuable asset for any leader.
A historical note recalls nickel steel’s first application in locomotive boiler shells in 1904, comparing money to crops and noting the metal’s early industrial value.
Ten thousand fire crackers exploded at Mount Hope cemetery in Brantford Ontario as Chinese mourners decorated a dozen graves. A busload of visitors arrived in a festive mood with no mourning noted, the departed believed to have reached their reward.
A confusing report claims Sir Edwin Lutverns as Hoyai Academy president and traces a tale to Archbishop Downey of Liverpool who allegedly forwarded it. A man struck by a taxi is taken to an East End hospital and asks if he is there to die. The nurse replies No Yes terdie. Bermuda onions grow in Florida and Texas as well.
Gertrude Lady Decies known as Sister Molly dies aged 70 in a London nursing home. A WWI surgical nurse, she led the first women's Red Cross nurses to Ethiopian battlefields with Emperor of Abyssinia permission. She ran a hotel, tea room Madame Sylvia, rabbit farm, dogs boarding house, and fed London pigeons.
Foreign Undersecretary Richard Butler told the House of Commons that Germany has supplied more war materials to China via British territory than any other nation since hostilities began. He noted many munitions imports to China pass through Britain, and that German origin materials exceeded those from any other country.
Gay cross stitch pattern 6397 touted as quick to complete with transfer pattern for an 11 by 13 inch sampler. Includes materials list stitch illustrations color chart and key. Request Ubia pattern by sending 20 cents in coin stamps to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
Britain moves to mass produce the Bristol Beaufort a fast twin engined bomber for torpedo and long range roles. The air force also fields Spitfire Hurricane Gladiator and other fighters with top speeds exceeding 320 miles per hour and a focus on rapid wartime production and secret prototype aircraft.
Cecil Lamont of the Northwest Grain Dealers Association urged Canada to pursue wheat’s industrial potential after returning from a United States Chemurgic Council meeting in Columbus, Ohio. He noted U S work on soybeans corn and skim milk synthetic wool while wheat research lags behind.
Alberta's only woman rural mail carrier Miss Mildred Ritson runs a 44 mile route southeast of La Combe and has never missed a delivery in eight years. She notes the job suits her and keeps her in the open meeting friends and patrons while her two brothers fell in World War I.
In Port Radium N W T on Great Bear Lake the planned Royal visit dog derby was canceled due to an early spring thaw and breaking ice. The race last year occurred in March with severe cold while this year 18 000 Chicago children voted on spinach in school lunchrooms and the effort ended in skepticism.
Export of about 3 000 cases this week and a total near 5 000 cases since April moves from Montreal toward Britain. Canadian eggs fetch one shilling per 10 dozen above Danish and Dutch eggs and shipments from Eastern and Western Canada remain high quality. Officials expect continued activity and a yearly total possibly exceeding last year’s 25 car shipments. Prices to producers mirror Montreal market levels.
The palace, built 1705 for the first Duke of Marlborough after the Battle of Blenheim, remains a Crown-held private estate with the Marlborough family in residence. Its 11 mile park is Britain’s largest private park, and the rent is a single miniature Union Jack year.
A published list from colonial times states children were not allowed to ask for anything at table nor speak unless spoken to, and were prohibited from biting into a whole slice of bread.
A rough estimate suggests about half the population may be infected with the so called fun gus condition named athlete's fout. The statement notes the prevalence and raises concerns about impacts on daily activities and health.
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