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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 1952
Page
2
A Manitoba note warns that Victoria Day weekend traffic will bring thousands of motorists to the roads. It cautions that many accidents result from speeding and alcohol and urges travelers to allow extra time and stay alert for vehicles ahead.
The Rossburn council reports much street improvement over recent weeks with widened roads and a new railway crossing north of the station reducing dangerous curves. Dust remains a problem in traffic rich areas though pruning and oiling more streets could improve conditions this year.
A Rossburn reader criticizes a May 14 letter for excusing fast driving on rural roads. The writer urges rigid postwar legislation to curb careless speeding, noting accidents stem more from drivers than cattle and horses and calling for lower insurance through safer speeds.
The third annual Rags to Riches campaign runs May in Manitoba with Winnipeg General Hospital sponsoring through the White Cross Guild. Volunteers collect and ship rags to fund equipment such as sterilizers and maternity scales, sharing proceeds by weight from each point.
In loving memory of our dear dad and grandpa who passed away May 24 1950. Sleep on dear dad it has been a long two years. Since you left our hearts filled with sadness and tears. Your was a heart that was blithesome and gay scattering sunshine all along the way. God took your hand we had to part he eased your pain but broke our hearts. Although we smile and seem carefree no one misses you more than we.
A poem describing Gossip Town as a place built on rumor and distrust. The journey via the Idleness train leads to a city of They Say and I’ve Heard, with Madam Suspicious Remark and Slander’s Row. The piece cautions about the decay of a Good Name through jealousy and deceit.
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