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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 31, 1951

Page

7

Community Weekly Newspaper Details and Rates

La Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Depart ment at Ottawa. A community weekly newspaper established July 198 by T. W. Offen issued on Thursdays. The Gazette Office 209 211 Main Street Rivers Manitoba. Subscription rates Canada two pounds per year United States two dollars fifty payable in advance.

Post Office Department Ottawa T. W. Offen Gazette Office Main Street Rivers Manittba Canada United States

Store Hours Shrink As Weekends Gain Time Off

In the past twenty years labor has shifted with tractors and renewals in work patterns. Today railroaders finish by 3:00 pm and farmers end field work by then. Stores now close earlier on Saturdays and citizens should adopt a shared effort for community upkeep and weekend rest.

Towh al Viva

A Pioneer’s Legacy Across Generations

An old timer recalls hardship and compares past and present life. Younger listeners note progress from hand tools to tractors and radios, acknowledging pioneers who opened the land yet recognizing modern comforts. The piece weighs on human nature and the ongoing effort to secure a comfortable living.

Imaginative Old Timer Faces Housing Struggle Echo

The text recalls an elder’s endurance of harsh living conditions and hints at a future reckoning as younger generations face similar housing scarcity. It frames a defiant mood about resilience and revenge in a changing urban landscape.

Melfort Needs Housing To Ease Congestion This Year

The Journal says housing is vital for Melfort to relieve heavy congestion. It urges building at least 60 houses in the city this year to address the shortage and support local residents.

Melfort

Cancdlies Press Quick Glances

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Nasaire Drumbelier Alta Bruni Hitler Journal John Anderson Sam Robb Andy Stevenson Regina The Saskatchewan For Marketing Service Cranberry Portage

Optimism and smiles in a quirky miscellany

The piece blends aphorisms about optimism with humorous vignettes and jokes. It cites a midwestern paper offering hair cutting directions, a dying man’s promise to his wife, and light anecdotes about men, spinster, and a rowboat tattooed on a man’s chest.

Joe Jones West

Verse Proverb Commentary on Wise and Foolish Behaviors

A trimmed excerpt cites Proverbs 28 7 11 contrasting wise offspring and the folly of associating with riotous companions. It notes a rich man’s conceit against a prudent poor man who understands him. The ancient verse reflects on conduct, wealth, and discernment.

Insecticides Safety Campaign Notes At Winnipeg Farm Service

A historical notice from Winnipeg Manitoba outlines safe handling of new insecticides after World War II. It lists sponsors including Alberta Pacific Pioneer Edison Milling and Quaker Oats, warns of toxicity factors such as skin absorption and inhalation, and emphasizes masks gloves and washing. It ends with safety motto “Safety pays when insecticides.”

V. M. McLean Line Elevators Farm Service Winnipeg Manitoba Ederal Alberta Pacific Pioneer Weatern Cmteditin Consolidated Paterson, McCabe, Arnan & Heimbecker Inter-Ocean Indedent Edison Milling Canada West Jin Head Quaker Oats

Weekend fundraisers brighten Rivers events around town

Two local venues host charity nights with proceeds aiding Kiwanis and community groups. Friendship Rebekahs' Ukrainian hall tea remains a social hub while the Women's Institute hosts Grandmothers Day in Alexadra Annex with teas and a parcel post sale. Oakleigh calf and colt club schedules its annual show at Oakleigh school on June 13 with supper served.

Liberty Cafe Kiwanis Club Friendship Rebekahs Ukrainian Hall Rebekahs Ancrum Bradwarddine Oakleigh Calf and Colt Club Oakleigh School

Admitted to Aman New York Charity Hospital Cash Lump

OCR fragment notes admission to Aman New York charity hospital with a cash lump amounting to 10 20,500. It mentions Great Lakes Steel Corporation seeking employment for disabled veterans and emphasizes employer duty to provide suitable jobs and satisfaction in aiding livelihoods.

Peter Bere Aman New York Great Lakes Steel Corporation

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