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Monday, May 22, 1950

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Issue date: Monday, May 22, 1950
Pages available: 30
Previous edition: Saturday, May 20, 1950
Next edition: Tuesday, May 23, 1950

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 22, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 2 Winnipeg free press May 22. 1950 this is Winnipeg and its suburbs in May 1950 University of Manitoba Campus near the City s Southern outskirts stands isolated deserted. Pumps sandbags and manpower combined successfully in Battle to Winnipeg s vital Rover Avenue Power sub station. Its loss would have paralysed City forced total evacuation. Another View of Riverview inundation. Evacuated municipal hospitals Are in lower foreground. Street scene in suburban East Kildonan. Boats ply flooded roads seek to Salvage what they can. Clu9 part of suburban St. Vital where Homes Are flooded Many beyond first floor some to rooftops part of Wildwood Park one of greater Winnipeg s most cruelly hit communities. Residents Many of whom Are War veterans fought Day and night on big Oake Vald Dike to save their new Homes. But swiftly rising water wind and a torrent of rain beat them. When the Dike gave Way residents got the shortest of evacuation notices. Many Young couples were Only Able to save themselves and. Children before flood Waters engulfed their Homes into which they had sunk life savings. Their furniture clothing and other effects Are lost. There Are thou Sands like them in greater Winnipeg and the red River Valley. Here is the need. Here is the deep personal tragedy that lies behind the Manitoba flood Relief fund Appeal. Your help is needed to re establish these Homes cd v 1 ;