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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
5
Canberra reports indicate partial results from the Australian constitutional referendum held with the general election. Voters support expanding federal powers over social services, while disapproval emerges on two other questions. Counts show the social services measure has achieved a majority in several states, with all six states still to vote.
A Line Elevator Companies department welcomes veterans to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta under The Veterans' Land Act. It highlights consulting seed lab services and publications offered free of charge to all war veterans. Enquiries can be directed to local agents or Line Elevators Farm Service in Winnipeg or Calgary.
The Truculent Turtle, a navy patrol bomber, landed at Port Columbus after a record nonstop flight of 11,237 miles from Perth, Australia. In about 55 hours and 18 minutes, the Lockheed P2V with a four-man crew and a baby kangaroo surpassed the prior 7,916 mile record set by the Army's 629 "Dream Boat" last November. Navy officials from Washington and Chicago greeted the crew on arrival.
A British military team hunting for World War II RAF aircraft shot down in northern Norway recovered fifty wrecked aircraft remains and identified the graves of one hundred British soldiers killed in action in the region.
Admiral Johan M Towers outlined a Pacific navy policy to build permanent bases in Alaska and the Aleutians, extend defenses 3000 miles to Guam, and establish air and surface facilities in Hawaii and the Marianas. Guam would be developed as a key outpost 3318 miles from Pearl Harbor, signaling broader U S naval strength.
Three men armed with sticks stormed a dog den on the outskirts of Southampton to seize their owner. Charles Edwards, 65, received a three month jail term for causing unnecessary suffering to seven dogs after inspectors described savage attacks by chained animals in crude kennels. A witness likened the scene to a Dante's Inferno.
Swift Current Saskatchewan farmers face a dying alfalfa crop as Grimm, the current variety, is attacked by bacterial wilt with no known cure. The Dominion experimental farm warns the irrigated districts that seed must be replaced within three years to avert total loss.
Manitoba's compulsory pre marital blood test for venereal disease took effect on Tuesday. The health department reported a flood of inquiries as couples sought explanation of the act requiring presentation of a doctor's certificate that shows a test for venereal disease has been performed.
A damaged OCR fragment from a newspaper page provides unreadable text about a local event. Key names and specifics are missing, making it difficult to identify participants, dates, or location.
Police served notices in Regina on Monday and fined William Vincent for jaywalking against a red light. It marked Regina’s first sentencing under the new traffic bylaw as Chief Constable D McDougall stated more offenders will face court soon.
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