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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
6
Rivers telephones expand amid US market push and new planes raising totals this year. Subscriptions reach 246 on the focal exchanges. A cutout directory lists Doyle, FOG. Foo. Dunn, Wi Heashyp E Tigi. Labb, J. W. with several illegible entries.
An outbreak of diphtheria forced Rivers school to close. The Mighty Midgets defeated the Gentle Giants in a Wrour balls game played at the skating rink.
Twenty years ago a campaign began to erect a pool elevator near Rivers, aiming to improve access and facilities. Local leaders supported the project, seeking funding and approval from municipal authorities.
A report notes that 3856 ration books were distributed from the Rivers centre. It also records the death of Mrs. W Malinowsky of Wheatland at Brandon hospital.
The article notes the tough job of railway engineers in sub-zero Canada. It describes engineers facing wind chills near seventy degrees below zero and glare from snow while observing. It cites a crash as proof of the demanding conditions engineers endure at speeds around fifty mph.
The text records a 295 120 dollar assessment and a tax levy set at zero mills on the dollar. It references a meeting and notes the levies and instrument details, with garbled lines suggesting misread numbers and unclear context. The core items are the Rivers assessment total and the implied tax levy outcome.
Weatherman and Lamb meet as March slips in with above zero readings and calm skies. District residents clear paths and mechanical plows stay busy. Monday sees snow clearing while weekend traffic drops and highway delays are common.
The town of Rivers voted to raise insurance on town property including the fireball and town stable and their contents and the house occupied by the town constable. Insurance was increased on the first at hand contents totaling 5009 and 2000 respectively and on the house of 2000 for the present.
Local sport notes from Rivers describe a boxing evening featuring HMCS Naden’s punch leading to a judges decision over rival in a lightweight bout. The card highlighted contenders from New Westminster and Vancouver Island amid a tied score 21-21, with detailed rosters of East and West enders listed.
Billy Martin, a fifth grader at Rivers, has celebrated only three birthdays born on February 29 1986. Last week the ladies’ bonspiel drew participants including Sliss Ivy and local miners. Events featured several winners led by Mrs C For Men with seven wins and several Rivers attendees among the prize recipients.
Resignation of Dr T D A Stewart as municipal doctor was announced to the Rivers town council. Effective date is set for next May 1. A joint letter to Rivers and Daly councils notes a joint meeting likely for Tuesday March 9 to discuss next steps.
Nineteen members took part in the investiture of the first Hivers Cub pack held Friday evening in the parish hall. About forty parents and friends attended. W. H. Thumporics of the Cub committee presented the pack with a Wolf Cub standard. New full-fledged Cubs named include James Ashton James Borrowman Robert Mur ll Donald Stewart John Tate Lorne Berg and Gordon Frame. Dr. B A Stewart chairman Boys' Council spoke and thanked Cubmaster Cpl. L Jones and assistant Lloyd Kenyon. Refreshments were served under the direction of Mesdames E Borrowman Kr Mitchell and W L Stewart.
In a tradgess bonspiel, thirty-two rinks participated as Polyteorirks mre, with the week end events noting highest scores and standings. J. RoSoraiord cited the local curling club as organizer, while early reports describe the event at the SanSpiel venue.
In Tasmania the premier was reinstated amid a political upheaval involving charges linked to previous leadership. Key figures, including Tlelint and Yasimania, surfaced in the controversy as the government sought stability and crisis resolution.
The annual report of the Alberta liquor control board notes destruction of beer stock under the attorney general to March 31 1947. The legislature tabled the report detailing enforcement actions and related outcomes.
A Nova Scotia born magnate now in Cleveland says Montreal that Canadians talk little about tourism. He notes his summers in Nova Scotia and condemns Miami’s tourist trade, arguing it dwarfs Canada’s in scale. The piece cautions tourism’s potential impact on Canada’s economy and identity.
A fragment discusses the United States voting system, noting that citizens choose electors who then select the president. It argues the People’s vote has limited direct effect, since the final decision rests with the Electoral College under the Constitution.
A damaged text reports officials pushing back on wartime levies including postal war tax claims. The piece notes a demand for relief from burdensome taxes amid wartime pressures, highlighting government revenue rules and public discontent.
Edmonton city council turned down charter amendments to elect aldermen for four years instead of the current two year terms. The vote signals continued two year terms pending further discussion and potential future ballots.
William Messel, son of Mr and Mrs James Messel of Riversby, who served with the Canadian army in World War II and later lived in Holland, plans to return to Canada with his wife. The family described last week’s telephone conversation as wavering with his voice sometimes clear then distorted. The former serviceman was educated locally, discharged overseas, and married in Holland. the couple expect to sail for Canada in May.
A letter to E. H. Houston, president of the Manitoba Civil Service Association, from Hon. Charles Greeniay, provincial secretary, states the government will not inaugurate a cost of living bonus for civil servants for the present. The request was made last October and the government is considering it but has decided against immediate action.
There is considerable disapproval in these parts of the new word Bizonia which denotes the American and British occupied zones of Germany. Yet Bizonia is advancing, and if not halted with severity, it may gain a firm foothold in contemporary English before American and British occupiers return home.
An anonymous reader spins a letter about horses tied at hitching posts and cars blocking posts. The writer mocks calls for livery stables, urging better care, lighting, and monthly cleaning for horses in bad weather.
Winnipeg reports that the Canon John H Turner fund has exceeded the $5,000 mark. Dr. H M Speechly, chair man, announced the milestone.
The 1919 Daly area summer included scholastic recess, picnics, sports days, fairs, and a regional hautauqua drawing ex-service men and families from Daly Roseville Wheatland Bradwardine Rivers Souris Griswold and Rivers. Electric light vote passed 41 to 6, Kitty Galsworthy wed John Grummett Rivers, harvest fairs planned, frosty October cuts, fires in Wheatland and Rivers, and a Rivers accident death tragedy reported.
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