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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
3
The Ontario Port Arthur parks board official expresses a view that children today are lazy and lacking effort. The remark highlights concerns about youth activity and park usage, reflecting a tone of critique from a local authority.
Public notice announces auction sales of school lands across Manitoba with dates and parcel counts for Teulon Vita Steinbach Manitou Boissevain Virden Shoal Lake Gladstone from March to April 1951. Lists of lands reserve price terms and conditions available from the Lands Branch in Winnipeg. Dated February 12, 1951.
The board reappoints Sanderson after eight years of absence as the city debates spending one thousand dollars yearly on rink maintenance and cleaning to support youth activities. Java Culkeen comments on the Winnipeg Progressive Conservative club dropping the word Progressive from its title and its potential impact on party fortunes, arguing policy and attitude matter more than names in elections.
A Windsor Star notice highlights beauty routines stressing soap and water as a base, with a home regimen using cleansing liquid, chamomile lotion, a heavy coat, and nightly skin foods. It notes a weekly tonic, while suggesting busy women can maintain complexion at home without salons. It ends with a bridge anecdote about a woman with a perfect bid and a difficult partner.
The Rev John Whit of Taiden's Taiden upper Norwood district slams large feathered hats in churches and theatres. He notes in his parish magazine that some women refuse to remove headgear, causing ruffled tempers and spoiled evenings. His wife reportedly never wears hats on such outings.
Special agent R W Slall Jr of the FBI outlined paint chip evidence at a Rotary club, explaining that spectrograph analysis reveals paint layers to match an automobile with the national FBI paint file, aiding car identification in crashes.
A black pig waded through foam at Walvis Bay and fed on pilchards washed ashore. Investigations showed the animal had escaped from local abattoir pens and was recaptured after its unusual feast.
RCMP report George Potter, 85, is missing after a fire that destroyed his log home in the Mayview district, 28 miles northwest of Prince Albert. Potter was last seen by his wife shortly after the blaze began.
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