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Rivers District News Roundup June 1957 Highlights
A June 22 derailment near Rivers left 20 passengers uninjured. Rivers population rises to 1,422 from 1,209 since 1951. Rivers Quick Freeze wins 50 dollars for top IGA sausage sales in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Ag Society consolidates fairs into a single two day event June 28 with 6500 in prizes and 300 for fastball. Multiple wedding anniversaries and marriages noted between 1957 and 1997.
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CNR
Rivers
Rivers Quick Freeze
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Rivers Ag Society
Sheila Treloar
Garth Burton
Rivers Comets
Elgin
Sharon Latcham
Peter Smith
Brian ‘Woywada
Pugh-Hean
Lloyd Parker
Burchell
Rivers and District
Rivers Fire Department
John Turner
Super Thrifty Drug Mart
Turner
Melanie Mawer
Trent Melinchuk
Margie Higginson
Don Roberts
Cheryl Hudson
Joe Plaseski
Roy Wright
Ambrose Moyer
Marten Moyer
Gilbert Wenger
Johnny and
Phyllis Wolfe
Rivers Provincial Park
Wright Place
Jason Playter
Sheila Szapko
Stan Runions
Cardale
Edith Kerr
Beat Gamper