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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
4
The Electors Roll of the Rural Municipality of Daly is deposited with the Clerk. Complaints against the roll must be lodged ten days before the council sits as a Court of Revision. The Council will meet at Camel Chamber on June 15 1948 at 2:00 PM to revise the roll and hear complaints. Dated Rivers May 3 1948. W. T. Dyer, Clerk.
The Town of Rivers notifies that the Hatice Electors Roll of the Town of Rivera is deposited in the Clerk's office and open for inspection until June 1, 1948. Complaints must be filed within ten days. The Council of the Town of Rivers will sit as a Court of Revision on June 7, 1948 at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber to review the roll and hear complaints. Dated at Rivers this 3rd day of June.
Parents of children who will be six before December 1948 must submit a signed application with the birth certificate to the undersigned by June 1 1948. Applications are for enrollment in the Fall Term starting September 1948 and are for placement at commencement.
Fifty year anniversary annual meeting set for May 20 1848 at 6 30 PM at the Prince Edward hotel Brandon Speaker A W Pigott Winnipeg Dinner priced at 1 26 per plate Attendees to confirm by May 17 for attendance notification.
Classified ads list rifles bicycles beds stoves and furniture for sale. Items include Enfield sporting rifles 65 50 and 306 Ross sporting models plus car parts and a Packard sedan for sale. Also a 1937 Packard sedan a 1941 Ford tractor and various household goods and a pure bred Labrador retriever pups for sale. Shipping and contact details given through box numbers and local phone listings.
The Calgary Herald notes tourists sometimes fail to align with local business hours. Stations and garages, run by operators, often supply complete service even during tourism leisure. However, not all tourist operators meet this standard.
The article notes an enterprising firm in Los Angeles introducing a rubber bone that smells like beef yet tastes like rubber. It contemplates how such novelty reflects modern life’s headachy temptations and mankind’s dash toward quick fixes through pills and psychiatry.
Canberra announces a British Commonwealth five year plan with Australia in the Pacific base, focusing on air defence and strategic development. Prime Minister Dedman says Australia will stay in close contact with Britain and New Zealand and coordinate forces for the Commonwealth defence strategy. He notes talks with Field Marshal Montgomery on prioritising first things first during his visit.
A test on current Canadian and U S tax rates shows a married couple earning $3,400 with a $1,500 exemption would pay $826.25 in Canada. If U S community property rules applied, each spouse with $1,000 income and $750 exemption would owe $150.50, totaling $301 for the pair, saving $25.25.
Ottawa reports that United States defence secretary James Forrestal will visit Canada on an informal trip from about May 7 to May 16 at the invitation of Canadian defence minister Claxton.
An alleged beating by a police officer stirs more noise than slander and abuse aimed at Canadian forces. We do not live in a police state as police are subject to correction by authorities representing voters.
Ottawa reports that the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada signaled approval of the federal government's proposed labor code, endorsing the policy shift.
Regina actions raise street fare costs as its Ottawa representatives vocally oppose high freight rates. The clash underscores a broader political debate, with regional leaders asserting inconsistent treatment in national policy.
Nearly 909 horses embarked from Canada on the United States freighter Calvin Victory, beginning a consignment bound for Belgium where they will be slaughtered for meat within the coming months.
The Port Elgin Times argues the 1 cent a gallon gasoline tax hinders tourism. It urges the Drew government to lower taxes to make motor travel affordable and attract visitors from the United States, highlighting high gasoline prices and travel costs.
London CP reports the once great liberal party with 11 Commons members and a weak by election record will persist as a political force despite recent disappointments.
Newsweek reports a purge of Soviet scientists as extensive as in literature and music with a Pravda critique branding many researchers as wastrels. It accuses work like spider breeding in Central Asia of pseudoscientific effort and avoiding socialist construction.
Sylvia Pankhurst, famed WWI suffragette and Ethiopia ally known as Joan of Arc, returns to public view in London protests. Wearing a long coat and masculine hat, she leads a Eritrea and Somaliland return to Italy demonstration at the Commons, denouncing Italian colonial rule as a “civilizing mission” and calling for independence.
The May 8 solar eclipse, described as the first military valued event since 586 B.C., will be observed at multiple Pacific sites. Its purpose, per National Geographic Society and astronomers, is to refine earth’s shape measurements and improve targeting for missiles and rockets. The piece recalls Herodotus on a 685 B.C. eclipse during Lydian Mede war, when day turned to night and peace talks followed.
A fragment suggests Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi used careful wording at his own wedding, replying in a noncommittal way rather than a clear yes. The tale illustrates his habit of avoiding explicit commitments while signaling prudence in decisions.
Truro Nova Scotia April 28 President R H Davison of the Rotary club earned 35 dollars for babysitting during a city event. He won the task on his first try, outbidding several contenders. The donation supports a crippled children's fund.
A London Terrace matron notes a janitor with a small chest tattoo visible at the throat. She asks if it’s a portrait and he admits it is Queen Victoria, calling it a “very good His/Her Majesty.” The exchange ends with the man blushing.
A series of birth notices from Mrs Madden's nursing home and Branden General Hospital. Ronald George Dunn born April to Mr and Mrs H R Dunn. Judd birth to Sat W W and Mrs Judd on April 27. Lang birth at Branden General Hospital April 29 to Pte F and Mrs Lang.
The article notes that summer nears and people seek sun in parks, streets, and along walkways. It recalls a recent big snowfall and describes mothers watching over babies as urban life shifts toward sunlight and open spaces.
Fragmentary text extols an airy golden medicine that is free and for all ages. It hints at health benefits but provides no concrete details, names, dates, or places. The readable portion emphasizes accessibility and universal benefit.
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