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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
3
Hamilton Spectslar warns television fans may develop telesquat and telecrane spinal ailments from poor posture while watching. St. Marys Journal Argus notes some recession fears post WWI and WWII but Canada shows steadying business and optimism about future growth with go-getters driving expansion.
The real people of Wadena are puzzled by the army output after an army service corps convoy stayed overnight. An officer, needing a shave, plugged his electric razor into the mobile workshop power source and started the 8 h.p. meter on Wadena's main street. A local observer questions hauling such gear just to shave.
General Douglas MacArthur approves Japan increasing its police boat fleet tenfold to curb smuggling and related security concerns. Officials in Canada report no oil or gas discovery in the first exploratory well in Manitoba’s Souris Valley district. a second well is underway. Seventeen stowaways, aged 13 to 23, found aboard the Lake Kamloops after docking at Kingston Jamaica, were repatriated to Jamaica from Nassau. A protest against proposed higher radio license fees is sent to Transport Minister Chevrier by Carl Stimpfle of the Farmers Union of Alberta.
Reports from across Canada and the United States cover wildlife population notes, personnel changes in government departments, a fatal rockslide accident near Trail British Columbia, political retirement plans from Manitoba, pipeline approvals from Manitoba to Wisconsin, a legal deportation ruling in Buffalo, a failed deep-sea diving attempt off California, and mortality statistics from Time Magazine. The items reference Randoph L. Peterson of Toronto, Nelson Young of Cypress River, R. S. Hamer, Arnie Ayeholt, Richard L. Nyeholt, G. S. Thorvaldson, Interprovincial Pipe Line Company, Otis Barton, and various news outlets and organizations.
The tale recalls thirties humor with a plumber and new assistant. The master charges for time despite inaction. A candle is passed for a safety test as a chargeable moment. Toronto Spectator notes a maple tree vandalism case with a $25 fine or two months jail.
The Brockville Recorder and Times cites a vast gap in population density noting Britain has about 60 persons per square mile while Canada has 3.37. The Guelph Mercury raises concern over high public library repair costs, lamenting poor care of books and the state of damaged new volumes.
The Scene writer John Atkins from Shingwauk Farm Bracebridge laments no women members in the next House of Commons. He notes many bills affect women and children and argues for at least 26 women in the House, pointing out two women currently sit in the Senate as a small proportion.
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