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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
2
Dryden Ontario tourists at a lodge enjoy close encounters with three tame deer. Two adults Biscuit and Buckwheat stroll beside caretaker John Brune as visitors pet the friendly animals. Their unnamed fawn follows Benny everywhere and the lodge operator notes mutual affection and reliance.
The Brockville Recorder Times notes amendments to the shipping act ready to become law will grant the federal government authority to license outboard motor boats. The piece speculates on future licensing for kiddie-cars and scooters, and expresses surprise the idea has not been pursued earlier.
The Hamilton Spectator reports two Niagara Falls individuals who allegedly failed to file income tax returns were found dead years ago. Officials note the case highlights overlooked revenue sources and the persistence of estate-related tax considerations.
Mrs Charles Croft aged 82, widow of the founder of the Cruft dog show, died in London. She helped run Britain’s leading dog show for half a century and never owned a dog, preferring a cat and a canary as pets. She stated they avoided favoring any breed to viewers.
Winnipeg council votes 15 to 2 to form a three alderman committee to study and plan all civil defence phases. The panel may add citizen members and expand participation as Winnipeg, the fourth-largest city in Canada, moves toward organizing civil defence.
Five timber wolf pups captured in Banff National Park Alberta along with twenty four chipmunks and eight raccoons from Georgian Bay National Park Ontario have been sent by the federal Department of Resources and Development to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland at Edinburgh Zoo.
A group of 18 Halifax stenographers, typists, and clerks have departed for new careers with the United States Air Force in Labrador and Greenland. They are the first of three groups to serve a year at US air bases in the northern command.
A Kingston Whig Standard line notes that some claim wings would be standard if humans were meant to fly, yet these critics still rely on automobiles in daily life, highlighting a curious contradiction between belief and practice.
The piece argues that price controls cannot exist without wage controls and a planned economy must include both price ceilings and floors. It notes that ceilings require subsidies, which in turn require taxes, highlighting the interconnectedness of economic levers.
In loving memory of Dad W. H. Rouse who passed away on September 6, 1935. While he sleeps in peaceful sleep his memory we shall ever keep. Ever remembered and deeply missed by his daughter Bessie.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to Sept. 30, 1950 for property consisting of a two storey house and barn on lots 22 and 23 block 3 in the town of Rivers. The highest bid is not necessarily accepted. W. T. Dyer, Sec. Treas.
Reserve the date for the United church W A fowl supper with prices for adults students and children. Rivers Film Council to hold annual meeting September 20 at 7 30 p m in the school with election of officers and a film. representatives requested from interested organizations. H R Dunn
Classified listing notes a grey folding baby carriage in good shape available at 41 Trenton Road CJATC Rivers. A 1940 Ford Deluxe sedan with motor tires body and upholstery in perfect condition priced at $875. Whizzer bicycle priced at $90. Also a five room cottage with garage for sale at 664 Fourth Avenue and stove wood delivery for $9 a card through Bill OCetulsky Pettapiece.
Jim Files, engineer, was killed when the locomotive and cars wrecked after hitting the Minnewaska bridge at Miniota. Hugh McKay, fireman, escaped. A Cy clone had struck the bridge earlier. A CPR worker charged with theft was sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Pilot Tony Jonsson faced an emergency when a broken oil feed line disabled the hydraulic system on an Icelandic Airlines plane near Prestwick Scotland. He improvised by pouring cocktails from the aircraft bar into the faulty system, restoring control and enabling a safe landing.
London September birth control for potatoes introduces a powder PPC or isopropylcarbamate that inhibits the sprout urge in potatoes. It could save vast quantities of stored potatoes from sprouting, estimated at around 600000 tons annually becoming useless.
Symptomatic violence at Portsmouth dockyards signals dangerous Reds within free nations. The incidents threaten the British Navy, highlighting that the most perilous actors may be least vocal or suspected.
Five year old van Arnold saved his three year old sister from a swamp near Granby, grabbing her by the hair and pulling her to safety after she fell in and was sucked down. He described her as covered with mud up to her neck.
Ex Premier Mitchell F Hepburn drove a tractor from a blazing barn at the Ontario Hospital Farm near St Thomas. He acted quickly and showed calm courage, recalling his past experience in hot spots, though political.
Unemployment in West Germany fell by 110,000 in August to 1,341,000, reported from Bonn. The peak unemployment was 2,000,000 idle last February.
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