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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1949
Page
3
The document records a 77 total for the Town of Rivers with dated official action on October 1 1941. W T Dyer serves as Sec Treas for the town.
In the Rural Municipality of Daly Manitoba a warrant directs sale of lands in arrears of taxes plus costs. On November 26 1949 at 2 pm in Rivers Municipal Office the lands will be sold by public auction to recover arrears and costs totaling amounts shown on the notice. The description includes parcels and road rights and is dated October 12 1949 at Rivers.
The Pharos of Alexandria built by Sostratus between 282 and 247 BC stood on Pharos island in white marble rises about 600 feet with multiple storeys. It featured a brazier summit a glass foundation and a great top mirror. Arabs maintained it long before a quake in 1375 toppled the lighthouse into the sea in a formless mass.
Manitoba Court of Appeal reduced sentences for four Winnipeg taxi drivers who pled guilty to receiving stolen goods. Alfred Gates, 27, gets one month in jail. Harvey Dickinson, 28, receives a two-year suspended sentence. Armand Demuele, 24, and Kermitte Holmberg, 23, see their three-month terms trimmed to four days already served.
The Cecil family stalwart Lord Quickswood, youngest Cecil brother, marks his 80th birthday. Once a renowned MP enjoys a literary rep as the last Commons member to quote Greek classics, though his political career never fully realized his promise.
A string of county wide alerts and fire suppression efforts spread through Los Angeles and Ventura counties as a menacing brush fire threatened communities. Firefighters and volunteers mobilized to contain flames, aided by county authorities and mutual aid. No major injuries reported, but crews prepared for shifting winds and potential evacuations as the blaze grew.
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