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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
5
A former resident notes that criticism of THE GETTE editorials on Rivers only increases the paper’s reach and the town’s prominence. Advertisers expand mailing lists, subscribers request extras, and outsiders increasingly visit as business thrives despite a shuttered air school and departing staff.
The wartime Prices and Trade Board announced Sunday the reintroduction of meat rationing in Canada. They also announced the temporary lifting of quotas on cattle slaughter and the freezing of all canned meat sales, signaling a shift in wartime food controls.
The ration permits about two pounds of meat per person weekly on a carcass weight basis. A new blue token disc, larger than a nickel, is introduced and used with the system. One M coupon exchanges for eight tokens.
A succinct exhortation urges plain speaking and avoids oaths, advising that a simple yes or no should suffice to prevent condemnation. The citation references James 5 12, urging honesty in daily conduct and communication.
A Manitoba booster piece highlights Killarney population just over 1,000 preparing waterworks and sewage disposal to improve health for creamery workers mill sash and door factory staff and other residents. It notes Rivers already uses these conveniences and urges residents to wake up and clean up.
Mrs R Steggles of Winnipeg visits relatives in Tarbolton. David Mathers of Edson returns home after a visit with Mr and Mrs Emerson Wolfe. Miss N Wedderburn returns to Vancouver after visiting her brother A S Wedderburn. Mrs Gallagher returns to Winnipeg after a few days with the Wolfe family. Mr and Mrs Gordon Moore and Diane of Calgary and Mrs A Moore with baby Allister Frame, and Mrs A White of Rivers visit Mr J Thomson’s household last week.
Piano and bench in good condition priced at $150 cash. Also for sale or rent a furnished or unfurnished five roamed cottage well cleaned with new bevel cribbing. Possession October 1st. Contact M. R. Berkey Viscount Sask.
A playful note marks this week’s Rivers Gezette issue with a red wrapper and a prompt urging readers to hurry before the mailman delivers. The quirky display signals a limited edition or special release.
Associated Commercial Travellers will conduct an Amateur Night in Rivers on September 22. Sgt. Ken Butler, RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador, arrived home for a 21 day leave with his parents. Sgt. G Warren Sleeman and Mrs. Sleeman were Winnipeg visitors last week. the former recently discharged in Vancouver and joined Mrs. Sleeman who had been visiting her parents.
The British liner Aquitania has achieved a new world record by traveling 2,660,399 miles during its 11 years at sea. The vessel has carried one million troops in two wars, reflecting its long service and wartime role.
Sir Miles Thomas vice chairman of the Nuffield Organization argues that current British taxation forces car owners to pay about two shillings per mile driven. The remark highlights the heavy tax burden on motoring.
Miss Rita Common returns to her Winnipeg position after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Common. Gladys Joynt of Brandon visits her aunt Mrs W G Common. Mr and Mrs R A Shuttleworth visit in Brandon with Mrs Shuttleworths nephew. Mr and Mrs John Gray of Brandon and Earl arrive from overseas. Evelyn and Miss Barclay renew acquaintances in town. Mrs B Kemplay and son William of Winnipeg visit Mrs R Neak. John Wood visits Brandon where Mrs Wood is a hospital patient. Mrs Wm Harvey Calvin Fred and Miss Helen Common visit Antler friends. Mrs Cyril Baker and family of St James Man return home after visiting Mrs Bakers mother Mrs Charlotte Post. Mr and Mrs Harold Beamish of Sheep Lake visit Mrs Margaret Blatchford. Miss Nan Livingstone leaves for Mintle to attend.
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