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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
2
Lethbridge establishes wartime camp along northeastern Vinics Street. Referred to Alberta government by War Enterprises. JoT Watedn, city manager, notes administration and safety concerns.
In the Daly municipality a rapid fire destroyed a miner’s home, prompting quick charity from roundhouse workers and townsfolk. Thomas Miners rebuilt soon after. G B Somerville sought a Cecil Hotel license. initial rejection followed by approval. Rivers-Wilson and associates visited Sept 5, prompting remarks on town improvements. An Aberdeen Journal note described Rivers as a growing western divisional point with a new school, church, and elevator project.
Victoria columnists laments hats in court afterJustice Manson and Chief Justice Farris ruled hats must be doffed. Nancy Hodges wryly imagines discussion of how sequins plumes and lace could disrupt solemn proceedings and even provoke laughter in court.
Two men died and two others were hospitalized after a fire ripped through 25 apartment units in Ancourage Alaska. Loss may exceed 190000, much due to furniture and personal effects. Many residents were military personnel and dependents. Cause under investigation.
Atlanta, AP Emory Burke 31 year old president of Columbians Incorporated was sentenced to three years in jail for usurping police powers. Judge Carl Craw imposed three consecutive 12 month terms after a jury convicted him on three counts alleging his group patrolled white areas to keep Negroes out. Counsel moved for a new trial.
Chogo Hashimoto, civilian coal mine foreman, was sentenced by a U S military court to 15 years in prison for contributing to the deaths of two Canadian prisoners of war. Witnesses testified the men G R McLaughlin of Hamiota Man and Gerald Sneddie of Toronto died from beatings and forced labor while ill after capture in Hong Kong.
Reuters notes a printer shortage pushes classifieds for goods rooms jobs and marriages onto bulletin boards in Frankfurt. With Berlin reportedly 8 to 1, women seek husbands in typewritten ads praising money and art while some seek to avoid child care and others target practical gains through marriage.
Ottawa says the prices board explains shirt, suit and lingerie shortages in its 1946 report. The document cites vast textile dependence on imports from the United States and United Kingdom, noting some improvements late in the year.
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