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Stolen Verses and Local Crime Sparks Police Recall
A 1947 report notes three verses stolen at a dane wall and a car recovered outside Bran don's courthouse with a foot chase catching the thief near the Alexandra Hotel. A Rivers Base jeep was found two miles west. Various marriages, hires, and community notes follow across decades, including tax changes and town milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradwardine
J. Thomson
Brandon
James Frame
Alexandra Hotel
Rivers Base
Rivers
Marian Lee
Ed Spearman
Hazel Steggles
Arthur Pearson
Leslie
Georgina Haycock
Norris Joynt
Gordon Smith
Rivers Town Council
Darrel Harris
Taber
Alba
J. Hannay
Harris
Wilbert Bray
Manitoba
Cec White
Air
MTS
Rapid City
Bob Allen
Bob Ash
Ken Hofer
Deerborne Colony
Assiniboine