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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
4
Players at a hotel course near the Sabi River in the Eastern Trans Vaal were surprised by a buffalo emerging from a cattle herd. They dropped clubs and climbed trees by the river, awaiting assistance as game authorities observed the wandering animal.
In Manitoba and southern Manitoba valleys Mennonites shift from old world ways to Canadian methods. The community, with roots from south Russia, embraces tractors and electricity as 131 farms gain power lines. They specialize in corn, sunflowers, sugar beet and have not suffered a crop failure in 75 years. Nearby Eskimo populations are noted around Hudson Bay and Arctic islands.
H J Mather discusses fertilizer use in Western Canada, noting that phosphate and nitrogen management via commercial fertilizers boosts yields and weed control. Trials show 25 to 50 pounds of 11-48-0 raise yields by 6 to 8 bushels per acre in humid prairie regions, with caveats on soil health and crop rotations. Regular censuses began in 1851.
Bradwardine William Common and Betty attended the Winnipeg ceremony of his daughter Rita and George Wright at Young United church last week. The couple will reside on the west coast. J Wood and his wife also attended from Bradwardine. Hosts welcomed guests from Harding and Kentoon for a November 7 community hall gathering with dancing to Harold Johnson.
Manitoba contains four cities 331 incorporated towns and 35 villages. It joined Canada on July 15 1870 and spans 246512 square miles. The province is noted for goldeye and whitefish, duck hunting, 73 hospitals including 40 public 6 private 12 federal 1 incurables, plus mental and tuberculosis institutes. Indians and Eskimos qualify for family allowances and the 1944 act covers children to age 16. Ottawa’s library holds 600000 volumes and survived the 1916 fire. Canada Post ships 60000000 dollars in stamps yearly with a dedicated philatelic office.
A page of wordplay and trivia items asks readers to perform beheadings to reveal warmth consume and proximity, solve a DOG to HAM letter chain, recite a tongue twisting line, compute a month from fractional letters, unscramble song titles, and tease AI, Holmes, geography, and quirky questions about Buffalo Bill and capitalization in Ontario.
In a brief exchange from The Gazette Winston Churchill declines opening night seats and requests tickets for a second performance while George Bernard Shaw returns his opening night tickets. The letters reveal social circle theater access and requests for extra tickets.
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