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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
3
A garbled digest cites Sir Humphrey Rollestos and King George V, Chinese casualties in the war with Japan, a longboat rescue near Longhope in Scotland, Australian wartime spending, Sydney Caram’s postwar bicycle design, Eskimo preservation efforts by Canada, Air Vice Marshal Tait’s knighthood, naval airbag recoveries from Sydney Harbour, and two Australian railway workers finding and selling a gold nugget near Guildford.
Color experts say yellow and black markings offer superior visibility under all conditions. Originating with the army in wartime, the scheme is already used on explosive-carrying civilian trucks and on a Montreal ramp to Central Station. Experts foresee wider adoption for gates, safety zones, and highways to reduce accidents, with emphasis on luminous rear markings and white highlights for night visibility.
A Western Retailer line laments a deceased citizen with a humorous epitaph about wealth and waste. The quip notes a man who spent little, gave little, and may now haunt the afterlife, humorously claiming he will own the harp and charge rent.
Staff Sgt Carroll Herbert McCune of Madison Saskatchewan and Lieut Marie Nelson of North Battleford Saskatchewan wed aboard the hospital ship Lady Nelson. The ceremony on the patients’ deck was officiated by Capt E Wrightson with Lt Col A L Cornish assisting. The event drew ship personnel, with Marjorie Meisner as brides maid and Sgt Earl Rawson as best man.
The lesson centers on Jesus fast and temptations in the wilderness as told in Matthew 4 and Luke 4. It contrasts body hunger with spiritual hunger and urges seeking first the kingdom of God to dispel anxiety about daily needs.
The London Dispatch notes British bravery can tip into foolishness. A Sussex village blacksmith stopped a artillery colonel to inspect a bomb in the woods. The smith struck it with a hammer to test danger, a risky yet comical misunderstanding.
Two famous British artists, oboist Leon Goossens and pianist Ivor Newton, shared a recital in an unusual venue, captivating the audience with their refined performances. The concert highlighted classical pairing and drew praise for intimate acoustics.
Dr L B Pett director of nutrition at the health department challenged age old teeth beliefs at an Eastern Ontario dental convention. He argued milk alone does not ensure sound teeth and that mothers do not necessarily lose a tooth per child. He cited surveys linking strong teeth to a steady diet including milk cod liver oil whole grains and vitamins C from citrus or tomatoes.
Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada spoke in Toronto urging organized voluntary effort to solve sickness and poverty. He called for universal medical, nursing, and hospital care and emphasized the role of voluntary agencies in disease prevention and social progress.
In Lincoln Nebraska the Lincoln State Journal reports Miss Johnson sustained forehead and knee injuries after a car crash. She and another patient were taken to Lincoln General hospital for treatment and later discharged.
Puzzle grid and clue list for Our Crossword Puzzle No 4903 with numbered across hints including pouch thigh bone Indian mulberry the list covers words from artificial language to goddess of dawn and garden tool, indicating a standard daily crossword layout with varied definitions and theme entries.
A reader-supplied OCR fragment presents numbered clue hints and garbled letter strings. Items include commands like To worry and To lay down, plus terms such as Hearing organ, Small towers, and German river, suggesting a mixed crossword style with across and down entries and partial letter soup.
The Christian Science Monitor comments on a postwar idea of passenger ships without portholes and full air conditioning. It argues strongly against removing portholes, highlighting the sea light, wind, and horizon as essential maritime experiences. The note stresses that such a change would not suit passengers and should be discarded.
The Flying Dustbin, a British secret weapon nicknamed by Royal Engineers, broke through formidable steel and concrete obstacles along the Normandy coast. Fired from the Avre armored vehicle, it mirrors a Churchill tank in size and carries engineers with safeguarded charges to aid assault demolitions.
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