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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
3
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Canadian civilians have received free blood or plasma since 1947 under the National Blood Transfusion Service. In this peacetime period, more than 173000 Canadians have given blood.
Dr. W. S. Stanbury announced the Canadian Red Cross Society Transfusion Service during the third week of the annual appeal. In ten months of 1949, 50,000 hospital patients received transfusions, 83,000+ bottles collected at 805 clinics, and nearly 70,000 Rh tests have been conducted since 1947.
New York reports Soviet spy Gubitchev, 33, will accept release from a four year sentence if he returns to Russia. He was given a choice of penalties for conspiracy and espionage and plans to depart the United States March 20 aboard the Polish liner.
London report notes Baltic Shipping Exchange creating a special section to handle air crew transport. Air Brokers Association members arrange two way flights, saving owners big sums by flying crews to and from ships, reducing port delays and long sea voyages. Canadian crews were flown abroad during last summer’s shipping strike.
Winnipeg March. The chemical 2 4 D is not a universal solution for prairie weed issues. H E Wood of Manitoba department of agriculture told a conference on chemical weed control held Thursday. The event was organized by the Manitoba needs commission and the University of Manitoba.
The Montcalm variety was developed at Macdonald College Quebec by hybridization. It has been tested in Manitoba and recommended for malting and as feed barley across all zones due to higher yield and better malting quality. Main faults include smut susceptibility and peeling during threshing. OAC. 21
The Brandon facility reports a chemical suitable for cereal weed control and forage crop effects, urging planners to view it as a supplementary tool rather than a replacement for established weed eradication methods.
Winnipeg pedestrians faced heavy scrutiny as the Manitoba Court of Appeal awarded Ina Bland of Winnipeg 3,262 damages against two Alberta residents. Chief Justice E A McPherson warned that jay walkers make the city a trap for well trained tourists. The court granted Bland only one third of her suit against Stanley Johnson of Airdrie Alberta and another unnamed defendant.
Miss Bland suffered fractures to a wrist and a leg, a concussion and nervous shock when struck by a car driven by a son aged 33 in Winnipeg. The accident occurred in the western area of the city and involved Donald. The report notes the driver’s age as one year older than 32.
Winnipeg March 14 Hospital attendants described Hugh N. Dyer as fair after a government snowplow was pressed into service to clear a blocked road from a large farm in Minnesota Manitoba. The incident prompted urgent medical attention and transport to the regional hospital.
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