09 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 09, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note recalls Tower and Out reps and several named individuals including Mrs Rob Loe and Mrs Roy, with scattered references to Winnipeg, Minneapolis, Greenwood Nova Scotia, Whitehorse, and various family connections. Mentions shops and local figures unclear due to garbled text.
The St. Thomas Times Journal cites mass killings of United States prisoners and South Korean soldiers by North Korean forces with hundreds of bodies found in mass graves and executions. It notes 62 cases of mass murder, 20,000 South Koreans and 300 American soldiers implicated, with General MacArthur allowing war crimes trials. Rumors of ongoing political pressure over Ireland and a Churchill quip appear in adjacent papers.
Unclear fragments describe famine concerns in Britain and rising anxiety. Mentioned are a boy in danger and a death linked to a local incident. Also referenced is a Chinese party leader's death and Poland's treaty ratification, with sparse details.
Classified ad fragment offers a three roomed house in Rivers for sale with contact details. Text is garbled but includes phone numbers and a note about proving ownership and paying costs, with names or handles like Wolfs and a Rivers reference.
A report from Peiping says a powerful peoples militia of about five thousand men is being established in communist China. The decision to strengthen the militia was taken at a high level, and the China pesgie's MUA conference concluded after a ten day season, according to one announcement received here.
At Porman's nursing home in Mov. a son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Krahn. The announcement notes the newborn's arrival with brief family details.
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