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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Sep 18, 1947

Page

3

Open Letter to the Mayor on Retirement and City Leadership

A pointed open letter scorns Mayor Gene Grant and General Publisher challenges his retirement plans. It mocks his tenure, calls out political and media roles, and urges voters to back or oppose him at the polls as the city faces leadership decisions. The writer labels Grant a poor shot and a first class chauffeur, urging action at the election.

September Harvest Season and Autumnal Mood Reflected

The piece notes September bringing autumn and harvest time with harvest suppers at local churches and schools. It contrasts merrymaking and toil, lists seasonal changes, and ends with Longfellow verse reflecting on autumn’s beauty and melancholy.

Confusing Russians and their systems provoke alarm

A New York Times analysis notes that when Russian rulers claim democracy, a safe economic system, and a free press, it signals warning signs for observers. The piece argues spin and control accompany such assertions, suggesting underlying authoritarian practice.

New York Times

Epater les bourgeois and the tactics of confusion

The text discusses Communist tactics aimed to startle and mislead the public. It recalls Theo Gautier’s red or purple vest remark Pour epater les bourgeois as a reminder that astonishing the bourgeois is a long standing tactic. It warns the bourgeois to stay skeptical and not believe every report.

Theophile Gautier

Pilgrims first landed at Cape Cod not Plymouth Rock

The belief that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock on December 21, 1620, is a legend. In fact they first came ashore at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620, and the Plymouth Rock story arose only after about a decade.

Collier’s America Plymouth Massachusetts Cape Cod

UN chief urged access to Yugoslavia and Albania bases

The secretary general asked Yugoslavia and Albania by letter to permit a United Nations commission to enter their territories to verify Greek allegations that forces invading Greece were operating from bases in those two countries. The request aims to observe the alleged invader bases directly.

St. Thomas

Boycotts and hydro plant sale headline Vermilion vote

The Yugoslav government dismissed Greek charges as groundless while Albania found no cause for investigation and invited Boycott Windsor Star. Irgun urged a boycott of Britain amid economic strain. Vermilion ratepayers approved selling the electric power plant to Canadian Utilities for 120000, with 40000 in liabilities assumption, a 35 percent rate cut, and a 250600 distribution plant upgrade within two years.

Tries U.N Yugoslavia Ssey Windsor Star Palestine Britain Vermilion Alta Canadian Utilities Limited

For Sale Coleman Oil Heater Four Months Used

Sale notice for a large Coleman oil heater used only four months. Good condition. Apply by phone 2 Rivera 018 25.

J. M. Wedderburn Alexander Rivers Rivera

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