Rivers Gazette and The Gazette Office Listing
The Rivers Gazette, a weekly paper established in 1904 by T. W. Offen, is published Thursdays from Rivers Manitoba with circulation rates of $2.00 in Canada and $2.50 elsewhere. The notice also describes post office verification in Mtawa and details a facetious political critique referencing Mr Abbott and Canadian finance policy.
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Post Office Department
Mtawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
G. F. Barrer
Ublisher
Just Kill Time: Toronto Gang Leader Responds to Violence
A Toronto gang leader defends his followers as “just trying to kill time” as they gather on street corners. Authorities could charge him with crimes, but critics say youths’ restlessness reflects broader social failings. They note libraries, sports facilities, and programs exist, yet youths still congregate threateningly.
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al Capone
Youth crime sparks fear and blame in old streets
A aging observer frets over rising youth crime, arguing weak home training and permissive parenting spurred petty gangsters. He foresees them facing regret in a decade while warning of costly violence and a possible future war.
Nearly All in Wartime Taxes and Subsidies
The Printed Word argues wartime tax excused subsidies on necessities kept prices down. Substantial subsidies are now removed and most taxes remain unchanged. The note highlights how policy shifts alter consumer costs and government support during wartime economics.
Parliament Adjourns Without Action on Racket Gouging
Report notes officials forced high charges on materials, and Parliament adjourned with no action. The scheme continues, reports say, and the public remains overcharged as the issue was archived and forgotten.
Fifty Year Old Place Viger Hotel Celebrates
Montreal notes Place Viger Hotel marks its 50th anniversary this month. Opened in 1885 after site history from Fort St Louis to Notre Dame Street, the hotel rose to social prominence. The Viger name honors Jacques Viger, Montreal’s first mayor who donated the land.
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Sept
Place Viger
Notre Dame Street
Fort St. Louis
Jacques Viger
Place Viger Square
The
Let no man judge you about holy days and foods
A Bible verse from Colossians 2 16 warns against judging others over dietary rules or religious observances such as holy days new moons and sabbath days urging personal liberty in faith and practice.
Substantial Wheat Board Payments in First Half 1948
Canada’s Wheat Board paid out large sums in the first six months of 1948 as farmers received cash from produce sales rising to 974.212 million dollars, with supplementary payments under Prairie Farm Assistance, Wheat Acreage Reduction, and Prairie Farm Income acts bringing receipts to 989.572 million. Western Canada saw major adjustments, participation, and final equalization payments on wheat flax seed and oats totaling 125.025 million, 4.684 million, and 3.762 million respectively.
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Ottawa
Sept
Bureau of Statistics
Western
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Israel’s diplomatic recognition questioned amid film interests
The Israel government is blamed for benefiting from Canadian film deals and film picketing while the United States and Britain withhold recognition. The piece argues recognition should await proof of capable governance and cites Truman and party politics ahead of a presidential election.
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St. Thomas Times-Journal
Israel
United States
Tel Aviv
Truman
Republican Party
Barber price trick echoes economics lesson in stories
Boston Globe notes Pittsburgh barbers raising prices to 1.25 and a friend who offsets costs by lengthening intervals between haircuts by 15 percent. A University of Minnesota economist mutters about unity and elasticity of demand as the narrator quips about the barber’s nickname for the scheme.
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Boston Globe
Pittsburgh
Fala
University of Minnesota Economis
Outpost in Manitoba finds comfort in air mattresses
New York Herald Tribune reports Indians at Norwyn House in Manitoba benefit from civilization by using air mattresses. They inflate them by lung power nightly, a habit medical officers note as beneficial for chest expansion. Newsweek adds a mystery disease hits beef and dairy herds in 26 states, resembling brucellosis. Government scientists are stumped on XK disease causes and control. Stockmen warn it reduces calving and milk and meat output. St Thomas Times-Journal recalls Ottawa commission finding that a mainly American Canadian combine pressed optometrists to buy.
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New York Herald Tribune
Norwyn House
Manitoba
Canada
Newsweek Magazine
St. Thomas
Finnish papers face prosecution over Zhdanov death suspicions
Four or five Agrarian Finnish newspapers await prosecution for implying Col General Andrei A. Zhdanov died last week. One paper has already been prosecuted. The papers published a Stockholm bureau report speculating that Prime Minister Stalin may have been involved in Zhdanov's death.
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Andrei A. Zhdanov
Stockholm
Stalin
Zhdanov
Town of Rivers Firemen Meeting Notice
Members of Rivers Fire Dept are asked to be at the firehall at 8 00 p m Tuesday Sept 21 for checking and cleaning up equipment Chief Robert Taylor leads the department in this routine gathering.
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Rivers Fire Dept
The
Robert Taylor
Bazaar and tea planned by Friendship Rebekah Lodge No 27
Preliminary notice announces a bazaar and tea hosted by Friendship Rebekah Lodge No 27 on Saturday October 30 in the Parish Hall. This social event aims to raise funds for lodge activities and community work.
For Sale 1929 Chevrolet Coach in Good Running Order
Classified ad noting a 1929 Chevrolet coach in good running order with good rubber. Contact G. T. Samson, Rivers, phone 55 14. Also Pontiac 1938 sedan in good mechanical condition viewable at Carnegie. Apply Steve Derenoski, section foreman, Carnegie.
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Rivers
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Telephone System
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