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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
3
A reflective piece urges individual action through cooperation with others via the Red Cross. It frames personal generosity as a channel for mercy, aiding neighbours, health, and future generations, as Canada joins a national appeal to Give generously from the heart this March.
Winnipeg reports Dr. David Stafford Clark of Britain discussed a W A F officer who feared her kiss caused a death curse after two RAF boyfriends were lost. He described superstition as a byproduct of battle stress and noted not all brave pilots seek danger, many fear operations.
In Plainville Coon March AP Mrs Alice Curtis reports her cat Tiny showed unusual behavior. Instead of chasing the mouse in her kitchen Tiny let the mouse approach and drink from a saucer of milk. She suspects the cat is fattening the mouse for a future meal.
A Pan American stewardess was blown part way through a window during a ferry flight from New York to Miami in Miami Florida. Josephine Poll was pulled to safety by Purser Michael Mann as suction pulled her toward the window while she slept at the seat. The window gave way during the incident.
A Lockheed Constellation was flying near the South Carolina coast with 22 Pan American passengers aboard when a disaster occurred. Meanwhile a Pan American employee and an Eastern Airlines steward faced dramatic in-flight dangers the same day, including a fatal fall and a door blowing open with a crew member hanging from steps.
Five armed men robbed an east end jewelry store on Papineau Street near St Catherine Street. They threatened staff and took watches diamonds and other items totaling 40000 dollars. A jewelry traveler was also relieved of his samples before the getaway.
Fire in the basement of Britain's House of Commons was contained in ten minutes by five fire brigades. No major damage occurred as smoke filled lobbies and tunnels, but the session planned for tomorrow was not postponed. A newly elected parliament sits at Westminster after last Thursday's general election.
The American freighter Pioneer Dale was strafed off Tsingtao China by several unidentified aircraft today. The ship radioed its agents with no details available. Tsingtao lies about 300 miles north of Shanghai.
The auditor notes a cash surplus increase with rising debts for 1949 and 1948. Resources exceeded current debts by set figures, while 1949 improved the immediate cash surplus. The municipal records are well kept, with commendable cooperation from the treasurer and staff. A full report copy is at the Municipal Office for inspection.
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