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Fires 95 Years Ago Claim Four-Year-Old Girl in Wheatland
In 1921 a Christmas morning fire killed a four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F Wilkinson of Wheatland as she went downstairs to see Santa. The report also recalls other December events and local notes from Rivers and area, including anniversaries, births, civic activities, and school matters across decades.
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F. Wilkinson
Wheatland
St. Matthew’s Church
Ancrum
Rivers Kiwanis Club
Santa
England
Robert Mills
Rivers
Order of Forresters
Brandon
Bradwardine
Rivers Legion Hall
Rivers Chamber of Commerce
Rolling River
Rivers Collegiate
Minnedosa
Don Montague
Orion
Old Town Hall
Main Street
Fire Hall
Rivers Gazette
C. Dean
Council
Cpl
J. Brown
Graeme Shaw
R. Bates
Howard Hinch
Sheila Vickery
Thiede
Kenton
Gould
Kenton Council
Rivers Air Cadet Squad
Wayne Madden
Stu Arnott
Oak River
Ckx-Tv
Cheryl Dyer
Becky Krahn
Merlin Ross
Ken Watts
Bill McTavish
Jim Madder
Edith Wright
Larry Anderson
Ruth Frederick
Ella Younger
Governor General
Winnipeg
Adrienne Clarkson
Canada
Red Cross
Al-Anon
Rivers United Church
Kathy Wiebe
Charlotte MacDonald
Georgina Bollman
Riverdale
Quinn Robins
Donovan Hickson
Riley Willows
Cory Gill
Westman
Hamiota
Rivers and Area Lions Club
Rivers & Area Game & Fish Association
Rapid City Chutes
Sean Branconier