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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
2
Fragmentary note recalls a local event at the home of W. Mylntasd. Mentions Bradwardine, Renton, Ro Braye, and weeks spent dancing, with references to Mre and Mre Ro Braye returning after seed ing weeks.
Tarbolton hosts a theater event and weekly gathering while Mr and Mrs A S Wedderburn welcome Mr and Mrs Edward Wolfe and kin. Visitors from Dryden Ontario arrive to visit their parents. Mr and Mrs Wolfe entertain six hunters from Brunkild and Winnipeg in Brandon district.
A snippet notes a new multi colored enamel paint with 16 color options and mentions lawn stump removal by drilling holes and applying saltpetre solution. It also includes a string of name day mentions and brief quotes from Stratford Beacon Herald and others about political red scare and a school principal joke.
Multiple listings show properties for sale in Rivers including a small stucco house with a large garage at 651 Third Avenue and a three room house in town priced at 1300 with terms offered through Excelsior Life in Brandon. Also a five room Rivers house and an Norge oil burner with McLary furnace attached listed by H A Watts in Carnegie.
Numerous short items report on wartime labor shifts in Malaya and Norway language reforms, a Singapore government statement on conscription, a Vancouver death inquiry, a Swiss medical absence for Sir Stafford Cripps, and other domestic notes. Also noted are a Canadian dairy campaign budget, a petty trespass case in Ontario, a closed rink project, an Israel spy trial, and a Montreal abduction acquittal. Names include Malaya, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Norway, Sir Stafford Cripps, Melita, Waskada, Israel, Tess Heater, and Maureen Heater.
A fragmented report notes a rising crime rate among girls alongside a discussion on deer hunting. It mentions quotas and a specific hunter, William Taylor, who bagged a deer, with references to Kirkhe Lake and district limits.
A Kamsack Times reporter attended the annual school board session where members lamented an uncommon apathy in the town of about 2400 residents. The gathering reflected public disengagement with local education affairs.
Guelph Ontario celebrates the formal handover of a $74,000 municipal swimming pool. The concrete brick facility includes change rooms and a 100 by 56 foot pool, described as the most modern in Ontario.
In Sheerness England a court deals with a seller over incorrect weights. A judge questions pound by pound accuracy and hints at literary echoes. The case suggests doubt about the weight of truth in commerce and law.
British customs officials in Hong Kong deploy an electro magnetic device to detect gums and kaivas aboard passenger vessels. The system is designed to alert for pirates without physical contact. Last July pirates boarded a plane bound for Macao and attempted a midair takeover, causing 25 lives to be lost as the craft crashed.
In Rivers Manitoba on October 18 1950 the Rural Municipality of Daly lists play acres arrears and costs totaling 976 85 dollars for parcels 160 160 320 and 313 with amounts 124 80 265 05 254 54 376 15 and 125 30 205 55 255 04. The notice is dated at the Municipal Office.
Montreal family Mr and Mrs Salvaii Landry celebrated their golden wedding after marrying in 1900. The couple now enjoy 15 sons and daughters, 65 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren as Mr Landry reaches 79 and his wife is 77.
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