14 Oct 1948
Page 1
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
1
Notices from Brandon and area report hospital patients travels and visitors from Winnipeg and St. Vital. Families including Turney Kerr Mitchell Stevenson Humphries Henderson Donnelly and Beattie welcome guests and announce new arrivals Price Harvey and Dalgleish births noted with locations and dates in 1948.
A local ratepayer urges readers to support the Rivers Taxpayers Association. He urges joining the group to discuss taxation issues, cooperation with the council, and attending the October 19 meeting to see what the association offers.
The New York Herald Tribune notes that nylon stockings toothbrush kits fruit juice and other items are being sold at La Guardia Airport on a paid basis for the first time. Vending returns have surged to 60 to 70 percent of the airport’s revenue in recent months. The nylon machines offer compact packages in various sizes and colors while a name pressing gadget prints customers names on tin for a penny. A toothbrush machine provides a case and powder for rushed passengers who forget theirs.
The text claims Soviet style programs aim to mold youth for life, with teachers described as encouraging participation amid upheaval. It also oddly notes a high Baptist and Methodist population in Mississippi, suggesting broad religious alignment alongside controversial societal pressures.
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