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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
3
Public auction planned for December 6 1952 at 2 PM in Rivers Manitoba to sell lands for arrears of taxes and costs as directed by the mayor and sealed warrant dated October 17 1952. Secretary Treasurer P Dyer signs the notice.
Hallowe en shopping at local stores includes masks faces and candy at McKenzie s, Quality Food, Red & White and more. Heating at Forman s offers automatic fuel air control heaters as winter nears. Havlik s and Taylor amp Son Ltd show sweets gifts bric a brac and prophylactic hair brushes.
A Baltimore driver faced court after a string of traffic violations amid an odd column of short vignettes. Other items include a Meridan rattlesnake bite incident, a Wilmington murder motive noted as personal satisfaction, and assorted urban legends and humor from coast to coast.
Four Sai Gon girls created embroidered portraits of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and the Queen's parents. Nguyen Khach Ye, new Vietnamese minister in London, presented the gifts on behalf of Bao Dai former emperor of Indochina.
A Hudson Bay route association release reports wheat exports from Port Churchill at 8 500 000 bushels, up from 7 250 000 in 1951. The port saw 27 ships from Britain Italy Germany and Chile, versus 21 in 1951 for grain.
Manitoba observes Nurses Survey Week to map nurse resources for civil defence planning. Registration in Rivers and surrounding areas runs today Thursday and Saturday at the municipal doctor’s office. The survey aims to gauge training levels, positions, and numbers by end of October, without obligating nurses to civil defence service.
The detective reported charges of 3432 for a new transformer, tubes, and condenser, alleging the repairman used defective tubes. The company manager and the repairman were arrested.
British drivers may soon see headlights dim automatically as cars approach at night. Henry Spurrier, president of the society of motor manufacturers, says photoelectric cells will trigger the dimming when an approaching vehicle is within a set range.
A New York detective reports a planted television bracket in his home with a defective tube, followed by a call to a television concern suspected of bilking customers. The incident hints at a staged device to provoke a complaint or expose a scam.
Warrant issued by the Rural Municipality of Daly directs sale of lands for tax arrears and costs. If unpaid by December 6 1952 at 2:00 pm at Rivers Municipal Office, lands described including rights of way are to be auctioned. Dated October 17 1952 Rivers Manitoba. W T Dyer Secretary Treasure.
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