Rivers Banner From Our Files February Covers Decades
A collage of brief notices from various years highlights local life in Rivers. Items include births and community events from 1909 to 1989, such as hockey, skating carnivals, a post office 24 hour shift, church plans, a new bakery, and a royal arches meeting, with multiple family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Banner
Joint Air School
James Messel
Hamilton
Ontario
Bradwardine
Trevor
Clawson
Rivers Camp
John Worden
Neepawa
Rivers
Anglican Church
2Nd Avenue
Butcher’s
E. J. Forman
Massey- Harris
St James Amateur Drama Club
H. L. Roy
Hewins
James Stanley
H. Hycruck
Nick Chermos
Bert) Taylor
Kristinson
Rapid City
Birkinshaw Rink
Brandon
T. E. Wright
Alexandra Hotel
Eugene E. Grant
Manitoba
Jim
Iris Keating
Rebecca Dawn
Cardale
Virden
Ninette
Neil Oakey
Stan
Hazel Oakey
Neil
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Las Vegas
Watkins
Canada
Thomas Muir
Laura Ingraham
North Westman
Carol Fortune
Blair Andrew
Ian
Blair
The New Press Drill and Mysterious Percheron Team
In a rural tale, a man shows off a shiny green press drill bought from Ed Harkness in Conquest. Dan Ford doubts the needed horsepower while Clement Hook schemes to swap Charlie Sim’s gelding team for a pair of Percheron mares, prompting a surprising mule team reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Harkness
Conquest
Milly
Ladies Aid
Dan Ford
Cora
Dan Ae
Dan
O' Dan
Clement Hook
Clement
Charlie Sim
Clem
Delbert Briggs
Delbert
Harkness
Charlie
Flini
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Greg Kowalchuk
Mexico
Peorto Vallarta
Matazalan
Jamaica
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George Mathison