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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1950
Page
2
Three room house in town of Rivers one year old price 1300 terms apply Excelsior Life Brandon phone 5067 included in clipping notices for real estate sales with multiple listings in Rivers and Brandon regions
Bradwardine J. F Tepinka returns after grief to Regina and the Pacific coast. A tea and a prem sale opens in the legion hall, organized by the WUA. W. White wins a satin bound bedthrow.
Miss Betty Neal, bride elect of November, was guest of honour at a region club misc shower Friday. Gifts in a box shaped like a three tier wedding cake. Presented by Muriel Bridgeman and Anne Emsle. Address read by Mildred Bridgeman. A lunch followed. High school guests from Harding Kenton Oak River Rivers attended a Saturday evening dance at the community hall. Alma Sedgewick Oak River staff and former local teacher visited friends.
Tarbolton ladies and the annual fall supper were well attended. A program followed with Dr. H. H. Ross of Brandon delivering an illustrated lecture on his trip to Europe. Week-end visitors included Mrs. Morley Snider, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eason, and A. Dutton of Gilbert Plains at the Emerson Wolfe home.
Lance Corporal Michael Chimko of Kelvington Sask is praised by Lt General Charles Foulkes for his courage and initiative aiding the injured after a United States Air Force C 47 crash in the Yukon on February 7 during a search for another missing aircraft. The report notes the incident amid broader quotes and local commentary on press duties and government.
Profitt will marry Misa Lacha Proffitt in St Louis on November 25. The bride is 34 and from St Louis. groom William H Cash, 32, hails from near Columbia. Joseph Archie Coyurchan of St Adolphe Man faces 27 months in a Winnipeg penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing a wallet and uttering a forged cheque. Commissioner Wood notes explosives found near a Saint Marie Ontario armory likely accidental rather than sabotage. Millions join public transport strike as buses and streetcars halt service. four hour general strike set to follow after stalled wage talks. Britain pledges a 3 million pound loan to Yugoslavia to ease drought crisis. A transport inspector departs Canada to assist the Canadian Pilgrim airliner crash inquiry in the French Alps. 58 lives lost.
Weston Biscuit company workers in Passaic New Jersey totaling 750 employees will take home a large cash sum 41000 in silver dollars to illustrate the payrolls impact on the local economy.
Four people are believed drowned after a car skidded on an icy highway and plunged into Nicola Lake 16 miles from Merritt British Columbia. Occupants include Mat thew MacKay ranchhand Mrs Josephine Fountain ranch cook and her two sons Billy 6 and Hector 4. A motorist found tracks to the lake edge and a two week search has yielded no clues.
The Municipal Office of Rivers Manitoba records a dated notice on October 19 1950. This official entry marks a local government action or proclamation within the town.
A federal court session in New York was adjourned to November 3 for Rosa Collazo and Carmen Torresola, wives of Puerto Rican nationalists linked to a plot against President Truman. They face conspiracy to injure the president charges. The case details recall the broader political tension surrounding Puerto Rico’s nationalist movements.
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