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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1947

Page

2

Daly Suint and Miniota Concert Supports Presbyterian Church

The Daly Suint and Miniota community organized a concert at the schoolhouse to aid the Presbyterian church. Miss Violet Smith, Miss Gertrude Johnson, M. Commons, Mrs Cranston, Mrs Morrison, and Messrs Lowe, Rutherford, Johnson, and Lamb performed, with Lamb delivering a humorous finale. Local council discussed increasing the wolf and coyote bounty due to sheep losses, proposing at least five dollars per animal and to bring the measure to the municipal union.

Miniota Presbyterian Church Violet Smith Gertrude Johnson M. Commons Mesdames Cranston Morrison Messrs. Lowe Rutherford Johnson Lamb Charles Lamb Municipal Union

Harvest Progress and Weather Delays At Barbolton

The bulk of the harvest is complete at Barbolton but some grain remains unthreshed due to heavy rain and strong winds last week. Flax is now ready for cutting. J. M. Wedderburn visits Winnipeg this week.

Piercy Birth Announcement at Rivers

Piercy couple welcome a daughter born September 19 1947 at Rivers to Mr and Mrs Edward C Piercy. Prime Minister King visits Kitchener shares a childhood memory of a neighbor's dog digging a hole under a fence during the Windsor Star report of his trip.

Piercy Rivers Edward C. Piercy Windsor Star Kitchener King

Murder trial and other notes from Canadian press

Content covers diverse items including Cece Prad'homme’s murder case against her eight-year-old daughter, Angèle-Charlie Chanel’s manslaughter conviction, reflections on Mr King’s early traits, Edmonton social Credit board fate, a Port Arthur oil plant fire, and British Columbia gold strike reports with high value ore samples and official statements.

Cece Prad'homme Montreal angtle-Claire Chanel Jacques Bousquet Richelieu Port Arthur Sept British American Oil Company Prince Rupert B.C Pacific Coast Vancouver B.C. Department of Mines Victoria

Budget in Canberra Keeps course with three tax concessions

Prime Minister Chifley opened the budget in the house of representatives in gloom granting only three tax concessions. No income tax cuts were made and no surprises appeared. Wartime company tax ended sales tax cut and gold tax suspended. Total budget 1,366,400,000 pounds, down 7,360,000 from last year. Civil expenditures up 131,200,000 while postwar commitments and defence fall by 204,800,000.

Canberra Chifley House of Representatives Australia

Mechanic killed in air intake accident at Murdoc field

Maurice G. Bricka a 37 year old airplane mechanic was drawn head first into the air intake of a P 86 jet during an experimental test at the United States army air field in Murdoc Calif he stood about four feet from the plane when he was sucked into the intake and died.

Murdoc Calif Sept Maurice G. Bricka United States Army Air Field Bricka

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