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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
5
The Rivers Gazette delays, noting a Vienna musician proposes an official A note to harmonize broadcasts. He imagines a daily 433 hertz signal, provoking jokes about musicians and global leaders suffering the effect. The piece ends with a call for harmony starting at home.
Residents urged to shovel snow from sidewalks and assist in clearing ice and snow from streets as frost thaws. Citizens in Rivers district urged to take pride and help speed safe paths for pedestrians.
The notice states this is issue 40 in volume 40 of The Gazette. It marks a milestone edition and signals ongoing publication without detailing content. The note functions as a brief archival marker rather than a narrative item or report.
Strikes waste time and money for workers and management alike. Portland Ontario's recent three week pressmen strike cost $2062.50 in back pay, with only a small weekly gain granted. Editorial notes the long-term hit, estimating 80 weeks to recoup losses under the new scale, while vacation pay remains largely unaltered.
Berlin authorities consider a plan to install permanent sentries and guard dogs to deter cemetery desecrations. in the last seven months more than 50 graves have been desecrated as ghouls search for gold teeth and jewelry from the remains.
The town of Morden ratepayers approved a water works project by eight to one. The Times called the decision one of the most decisive verdicts on a public utility. Installation will cost about 300000 dollars.
Renters of garden plots in the Town of Rivers must renew their lease before April 1 1949 or the plots will be rented to the first applicant. W. T. Dyer, Sec. Treas.
Mr and Mrs James Taylor announce the engagement of Dorothy Janet to Murray A Gustaf of Fort Churchill Manitoba and Gainsborough Saskatchewan. Wedding at Rivers United church on April 20 at 8 00 pm officiated by Rev H Dodd DD. Auction at Curling Club windup Friday April 1 at 9 pm with tickets 50c gents free for boxes. music by Rivers Hot Shots. Auction sale Monday April 11 at 12 15 noon five miles north half mile west of Rivers items include farm implements horses cattle and household effects. Preliminary notice of Friendship Rebekah lodge tea and sale of home cooking in Ukrainian hall Saturday April 30.
Canadian Legion seeks sons of veterans aged 15 to 18 for participation in a European Tour. Interested applicants must write to the undersigned by Thursday April 7 1949. Each Legion branch will forward one eligible boy to provincial headquarters. The executive’s decision is final. HARY SEABORN Sec Treas
A Cornish horticulturist reports a soil structure enabling 18 to 20 foot bamboo canes to thrive in Britain despite unpredictable weather. The remarkable growth, likened to equatorial conditions, appears in a quiet village as part of ongoing soil experiments.
Classified items include a 1931 John Deere model D with new radiator and other parts, a seven and eight year old team bay geldings available for drive, a green Davenport in good condition priced at 25 dollars, and a five room cottage for sale with central insulation terms. Offers contact Wilbur N Bailey or T Richardson at Columbia Street.
Classified note offers removal of dead stock for free. Contact Brandon at 4549 Collect via National Renderers, Brandon.
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