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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
4
Garbled OCR fragment mentions the Chamber of Commerce and a year, with unclear names and places. No coherent event or outcome can be determined. The readable parts reference a trade body and a possible annual meeting, but specifics are not recoverable.
Gakvill Gat reports Mr Leamen and his wife marking 42 years of marriage. They live in a single room with seven children, 25 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. He recalls meeting at 16 and marrying at 18, renting a flat for $4 a month as wages were $7 weekly. He cites overcrowded conditions and high living costs as causes of modern divorce.
Jacob Wehlgemuth was resting when a stranger on the porch knocked, objected to his cigars, and struck him in the face. He is hospitalized with a fractured cheekbone and says he never saw the assailant before.
Montreal residents face higher tax arrears prompting sheriff sale actions this year. Total amounts owe 230,832 dollars, up from 130,293 dollars last year.
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