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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
3
Transportation services note railways dominate long hauls but neglect feeder lines allowing truck services to grow. Rural residents adopted reliable truck transport, forcing railroads to weigh regaining short-haul business against established truck networks and franchise dynamics.
Reactions across the prairies to the proposed three service defence training centre at Rivers vary from regret at not locating elsewhere to optimism. Newspapers like Minnedosa Tribune and Shent Lake Star note Rivers booms again while Souris Plaindealer voices approval and regret about Souris not being chosen. It cites Rivers advantages such as government owned railway access and ample surrounding lands and water supply.
Opportunity for a rebuule man to sell Rawleigh products in Rivers. Requires experience. contact Rawleigh's Dept Wo C 261 Jad Winhtper Canada. For sale five Bronze Turkey Tiers from ALA stock ten months old. Price per pound not specified. Ice refrigerator large steel enamelled with 150 lb ice capacity. Apply Seaborn Box 62 Rivers p13 20.
Ottawa Journal notes that Lord Iverchapel the British ambassador to Washington reports Americans believe Canada is ruled from London. The impression is cultivated by anti British elements such as the Chicago Tribune and is difficult to eradicate.
London Times reports a joint effort by the Medical Research Council and Ministry of Health to find a cure for the common cold at Harvard Hospital near Salisbury. Promising results are hinted, but experts warn against premature optimism and call for extended research. A senior medical officer notes upper respiratory infections cost the nation about 40,000,000 man days annually.
Pete Simer recalls a 19th century banquet honoring a young Abraham Lincoln, recently named congress candidate. Governor of Illinois praised the guest, who quipped that they should eat before conversation grows cold. The Niagara Falls Review adds a concise backdrop to the feature.
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