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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
4
Strict regulations for sale of flaxseed for feed or seed uses take effect immediately, issued by the Canadian Wheat Board with safeguards for quality. Purchasers must complete form 78 F certificates and attach declarations to the sale report, with exemptions only by permission in limited cases.
Toronto police charged 39 year old Ivan Cewden with murder after the death of 11 year old Mary Morrigan. He had been a roaming house landlord and claimed he awoke to find the girl bleeding from a head wound with a hammer blow, while a clerk died later in hospital.
Three persons two men and a woman convicted of manslaughter were sentenced to penitentiary terms ranging from five to 15 years Elmer Edward Johnson 26 of Burnaby father of two was given 12 years for the Stanley Park slaying of Mrs Norma Burton June 22 body found near Lost Lagoon died by asphyxia. Royal H Montgomery 52 of Ottawa killed when his car collided with a CPR train west of Whitewood Saskatchewan Mortimer Montgomery injured. Ministers in Athony announced Greek ambassadors abroad have begun radio telephonic links with London Washington and Ottawa.
A newspaper report details that Bis rear and Ges af disagre ement sea oe a lonely sorthern usta EihE ip A Moming gia im teiagy and others formerly of WahlGeeer face charges in connection with the murder of Joseph atant a Byserene. The case centers on alleged killings of partners Mattel Dacheatean and Ti- Feafeaig Joweph, with the defense claiming self defense as prosecutors present evidence.
A mine accident near Gatetown produced three rescued miners and four fatalities as crews worked to surface the trapped workers. The incident occurred at a deep shaft level, with investigators and officials assuring the public of ongoing safety measures and repairs.
Officials reveal progress on a four engine automatic flight test aircraft. The project aims to automate takeoff and landing using an electronic brain. A test series demonstrates coordinated control of all flight steps. Migration report notes UK emigration outpacing arrivals by 103,509 in 1946.
W F English, operations vice president, says Trans Canada Air Lines will cut parcel rates for gift food parcels in the trans Atlantic service between Canada and Great Britain. The new rates, effective October 13, will be less than half the current tariff and cover local delivery to anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Australia expects a bumper wheat harvest this year possibly a record 246,000,000 bushels with yield around 279 bushels per acre. In Canada, Alberta reports a diphtheria outbreak in a southern Hit terite colony, raising cases from six to nine and prompting quarantine actions.
United States Army Air Forces Skymaster EL Lee departed Harmon Field heading for Wilmington with crew members aboard. The flight follows prior tests as planners consider air routes and safety measures for future operations.
A Whitehall source said Britain will renounce the to some Italian warships awarded under the peace treaty to bolster Italy's non communist government. Two Americans completed a round the world flight, landing at Shanghai after a 500 mile leg from Amoy in under eight hours. The fliers were George Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford Evans of Washington, both Saskatchewan born, who faced 40 mile an hour headwinds.
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