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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
2
A fragment from Daly recounts farm hardship and a stalled agricultural fair as a man pledges a tenth of earnings to charity while railway service tightens. A visiting stranger watches hungry children at a table of fried eggs and bacon, finding a poignant, hopeful moment amid deprivation.
Tarbolton W McDonald of Roland visited the Wedderburn home last week. Lamb visited Minot recently, Albert Tennant. Brandon spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs E H Wolfe. Mrs Lamb and children returned from Brandon district relatives. T H Seens and wife are in Winnipeg for the municipal convention this week.
Toronto Nova Scotia and Ontario report shows Ontario at over 4 million people has one civil servant per 425 residents while Saskatchewan tops with one per 140 in a 895000 plus region. Prince Edward Island lower. Berlin reports US Swiss and Spanish funds seized from Pierre Laval returned to his widow via Gen Lucius D. Clay.
An excerpt details a Bradwardine FP auxiliary meeting with names such as Mrs Hi Frey and Miss Pearce, a secretary Mrs FL Prulgeman, and attendees Clare English and Mrs McTaggart Harding. Sunday visit by Mrs A Hays and Denalki McRae of Harding are noted alongside local members and a mention of aleer hunting participants.
John Kenny of Troon Ayr sailed from Scotland with his bicycle after failing to sell it there. He pedaled from eastern Canada to join his wife and son in New Westminster B C. An electric welder by trade, he earned money for necessities along the route. He said the bike helped him avoid losses and found people friendly with a few lifts along the way.
Jane McAllister a 25 year old Scottish war bride was sentenced to three years on a manslaughter charge for the pistol slaying of her naval veteran husband. Mr Justice 8 W Treleaven cited ill health and lack of criminal intent in reducing the charge from murder. The judge did not accept a suspended sentence.
Harry T. Fawns a 49 year old telephone executive died after leaping from Lions Gate bridge at Vancouver harbor entrance. Police say he parked on the west side walked to the railing and hurled himself to his death witnessed by a bridge signalman. The body was swept away by the rip tide.
News from Lethbridge notes threshing has shifted from wagons and shock teams to combines with minimal family disruption as meals are prepared for field work. International briefs report on Field Marshal von Ribbentrop and a German war crime trial, while UK and Yorkshire items discuss vacation laws and Boy Scout volunteer work funded to cover deficits.
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