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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
3
Piulers authorized as second class mail for the Gazette Office at 27 Main Street Rivers Manitoba. A community weekly newspaper established in July 1908 by T. W. Offer, with yearly rates of $2.50 in Canada and $3.00 elsewhere. G. F. Barker.
Optimism runs high in Rivers with 2950 expected to bring the largest number of new businesses and homes in town history. Projects include a $30,000 elevator, four garages, four heating and plumbing firms, a cabinet factory, and possibly a bank building as area growth spreads from the airport district.
A call for sponsors to fund and organize tree planting along Rivers streets. Citizens are urged to join a beautification effort, sharing responsibility for planting and caring for saplings to improve the town’s appearance by 1950.
A compact biblical reflection cites Jeremiah 3 23 asserting true salvation rests not in hills or mountains but in the Lord our God. The verse emphasizes reliance on divine deliverance for Israel.
Quips from a busy shop floor mix comic banter with ads and observations. A mother warns a daughter against strangers while a salesman seeks a talk with a busy manager and a city visitor ponders a government job. A rich old man in a wheel chair and a comely figure supply comic punch lines.
The slippery downtown streets caused injuries to Mrs. James Tayior Jr who fractured a wrist and to J. Argvne of Wheatland who broke an arm. A separate farm accident saw a fall from a rack load of feed.
A column argues for a hospital for municipal residents as crowded provincial facilities fail many. It contrasts taxes in Quebec and Saskatchewan and notes the urgent need amid rising demand and medical access limits. The piece advocates beginning with a small hospital project and cites Canada’s sensible approach to regional health care.
The piece argues Canada must form its own policies rather than be treated as Britain and the United States’ chore boy in international affairs. It notes bonds offered in London and Ontario bonds drawing low subscriptions, signaling wary investors and national caution. A Detroit driver faces charges after a kiss led to a collision, highlighting reckless behavior as court action follows.
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