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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1946
Page
2
Dr G Sheps acting chairman of the Saskatchewan health services planning commission says the new provincial hospital services plan takes effect January 1 1947 with health tax collection starting October 1. An annual per capita tax of five dollars will fund the scheme expected to cost between four million ten thousand and five million dollars annually.
In northern Manitoba reservations between The Pas and Churchill, Indian women sit cross legged around a blanket smoking pipes and playing cards for the pot of soup. Observers note their expressionless faces and expert play while the stakes are said to be precious cakes of soap.
Royal Air Force meteor jet storms to a world air speed record in Sussex, reaching 619 miles per hour before plowing into a gull mid flight. Group Captain FE M Donaldson reports a terrific bang, the craft undamaged, and indicates no further attempt before Thursday.
The Gazette confirms receipt of a reader’s message about an advertisement. The notice states the reader saw the advertiser’s message and notes the communication appeared in the Gazette. Further details on the ad’s subject are not provided.
Dr F J Greaney discusses advances in Manitoba chemical weed control including three herbicide classes contact selective and translocated. He notes practical uses for roadsides rights of way and small patches, with cautions on cost and crop safety and urges consulting agriculture authorities and Line Elevators Farm Service.
The idea suggests that surrendering or releasing a possession or habit creates space for embracing new tasks or responsibilities. It frames sacrifice as a strategic step toward growth and opportunity through deliberate tradeoffs.
The Rivers Gazette reports on Daly's move toward permanent administration, naming new landowners and noting a 1904 by law requiring traction engine operators to strengthen bridges or lay planks before crossing. It also details penalties, arbitration for school district changes, and appoints Robert P. Shanks as arbitrator for Poplar Hill and Aetna districts.
An AP feature recounts Eva Braun in Munich days, noting fashion habits and a tailor Otto Ponatter who remembered her as a plain shopgirl. Photographers Hoffman and Hoffmann corroborate her work at a Munich studio. In Alberta, Canada, four new flyers join the Calgary Flying Club as membership reaches 63.
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