Marriages Honor Local Couples Amid Church Festivities
January 1938 brought nuptial celebrations for Walter S V Sargent and Presta Mo Bro Dawren, with multiple receptions at homes across Rivers area. Nearby, Alfred Maxwell and Alex Alexandra hotel gatherings honored nuptials, while Mary Chapman and C Peace hosted guests at Evans home. The community mourned several longtime residents including Joshua Kilbank, Lorenz Wiegand, Arthur Sharman, and John A Dyer as post office changes shifted addresses. In Winnipeg and Brandon, former Rivers residents wed under the district’s steady wave of marriage news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Peace Faee
Mary Chapman
Charles Evans
Garbage Disposal Contract Considered by Town Council
Councillor E Hurry spoke on Monday night about a possible efficient garbage disposal system under contract. The plan would offer year round service and solve disposal problems at Rivers and Shilo camps. The council will study feasibility and may enter into a contract soon with the organization already handling waste at the two camps.
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E. Hurry
Armed Services
Rivers and
Shilo
25th Anniversary RCAF Observed Here
The Royal Canadian Air Force marked its 25th anniversary with a parade of all services led by Lt-Col D R Ely MBE. A new all-services brass band performed for the first time under Cpl Vic Scott, followed by a school dance with the Air School band providing music.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
D. R. Ely
All-Services
Cpl
Vic Scott
Elderly Bride Walks to Japanese Wedding at Eighty
Miss Tazu Hirano aged 80 walked four miles to a wedding near Hiroshima where groom Jinbei Oshige aged 81 hosted the ceremony at his home. The brief notes the couple’s age and venue and records the unusual journey for the ceremony.
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Tazu Hirano
Hiroshima
Japan
Miss Hirano
Jinbei Oshige
Happy Binkday Celebrants in Canadian Towns
Apr 9 11 12 14 list shows Happy Binkday tributes for readers in Biggar Transcona Brandon Bradwardine Winnipeg and Bradwardine with names including Mrs E O Stewart Mrs J W Hanlon F G Airey Peter Livingstone Mrs H James Chapman and others notingApr dates across towns in Saskatchewan and Manitoba with multiple honorees and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hanlon
Vv. Airey
F. G. Airey
E. O. Stewart
Biggar
Sask
Peter Livingstone
Bradwardine
H. James Chapman
Brandon
T. Miners
L. Maitland
C. Felson
Winnipeg
Oakleigh resident and rural councilman dies a week after wife
Mr. Smith, longtime Oakleigh resident and active community participant, served on the rural council at his passing. A week later, Mrs. Jean Lawson dies at 74. Continued on page 5.
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Oakleigh
Lawson
Jean Lawson
Granting Tax Free Concessions Falls Outside Town Jurisdiction
Town council heard that granting tax free concessions requires legislative action and is outside the town's authority. BW Harvey requested two lots on Second Avenue for a legion hall, with tax exemption for five years. Mayor Grant noted dance halls on main streets are unwelcome. no beer was promised if the hall is built. The council took no formal action.
Mrs Nettie Ashfield Dies in Regina at 53
Mrs Nettie Ashfield formerly of Daly died in Regina last Friday night at age 53. She was born March 3 1806 in Daly and married Walter Ashfield publisher of Grenfell Sun. Survived by husband five children five sisters and one brother. Funeral held Wednesday with burial in Grenfell Cemetery.
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Regina
Nettie Ashfield
Grenfell
Sask
Daly Mar
Anderson Brown
Walter Ashfield
Grenfell, Sask
Sun
Clifford
Walter
Jay
Mabel
Irene
Ashfield
Maude Brown
Daly
M. Snelgrove
Dauphin
H. Wilson
G. Beach
J. Gray
Brandon
C. W. Brown
Grenfell Cemetery
Council Orders Scrub Cut Near Traffic Bridge
Town council acting on chamber of commerce request agreed to have scrub cleared in the area around the traffic bridge. The move aims to improve safety and visibility for drivers and pedestrians.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edmonton Expropriation Power Enables Municipal Projects
The legislature via the municipal law committee says property owners cannot block development by demanding excessive prices. An amendment to the city charter grants Edmonton power to expropriate property for municipal public use, with owners able to appeal to the board of public utility commissioners if the public benefit is contested.
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Edmonton Journal
Edmonton
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
Town Council Studies Liability Insurance Options
Monday night the town council reviewed liability insurance facts and figures. Representatives from two companies vied for the business, and the offer from Albert Wareham was accepted.
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Albert Wareham
Lots Sold for Homes and Business by Town Council
Town council accepted several applications for building plots for homes and business premises on Monday. Rejected were a medical property offer in Rivers and a local citizen’s bid, who was asked to seek another parcel. Acceptances included L E Kinsley’s Fifth avenue Lot 400 block, L W Leech’s 300 block Second, J F Dalgleish’s 200 block Second, and W Neilson’s 200 block Second, plus Taylor & Son Limited land between their two stores to unify and expand the current buildings.
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Rivers
L. E. Kinsley
Fifth Avenue
L. W. Leech
J. F. Dalgleish
W. Neilson
Taylor & Son Limited
Stores Stay Open Late on Saturdays in Summer Hours
London Free Press reports that local stores resumed summer hours last Saturday and will stay open until 11:00 p.m. on Saturdays. January through March saw 10:00 p.m. Saturday closings. J Gordon Dating of New York, head of the National Drygoods Association, says easy selling is fading as sales focus shifts to quality or price, with order-takers phasing out and salesmen advancing.
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London Free Press
J. Gordon Dating
New York
National Drygoods Association
Windsor
Newfoundland joins confederation as tenth province
Ottawa marks Newfoundland’s union into Canada with celebrations across Parliament Hill. Prime Minister St Laurent reshuffles his cabinet to include a Newfoundland representative and vows equal partnership in a historic addition to the federation. The ceremony features salutes, singing, and the first carving of the Newfoundland emblem on the Peace Tower arch. This new chapter follows a quiet midnight union on March 31 with widespread national warmth.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Saoon
Newfoundland
Canada
Confederation
Journal
Feen Se Agpean
Mr. St. Laurent
More Complaints About Roaming Dogs Reaches Town Council
Town council hears another letter of complaint about dogs at large. Residents warn of conflict between dog owners and neighbors while some threaten action to curb the menace. One councilor notes general discontent as poultry losses mount and residents express frustration with roaming hounds.
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John Doe
Looking Backward at Ravens Gazette Files
Twenty years ago daylight saving time caused confusion. Fifteen years ago a petition urged consideration of Reeve John W. Seater for senator to succeed the late Robert Forke. Two Rivers casualties include FO Hugh McFadden and Sgt Kenneth Radcliffe. Bradwardine’s Red Cross drive exceeded quota by almost $400.
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The
Ravens Gazette
Dominion Government
John W. Seater
Robert Forke
Two Rivers
Hugh McFadden
Kenneth Radcliffe
Bradwardine
Red Cross
Spring Returns to Manitoba With Wit and Whim
It is spring in Manitoba again as robins sing and lakes reveal warmth. Town youths dug out a ball and played in a railway park while a bicycle mishap sent a rider into a pond. Farmers delay car use as horses are pressed into town service and a team with a car-wheel survey stopped at a filling station. A local motorist left a flat tire on a jack as melting created a lake around the car.
Rats Swarm Nuisance Dump Sparks Council Action
Town council discussed a nuisance dump becoming a rodent hotspot with rats seen around town. Poison bait has been laid in some areas and a lead has claimed a life, a local resident died.
Montreal Parents Train Leaders With Child Training Courses
About 460 Montreal parents are taking courses to train leaders who will run discussion groups in child training. The courses are offered by the Mental Hygiene Institute and aim to equip participants with group leadership and parenting techniques.
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Montreal
Mental Hyigiene Institute
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United Church
Hivers
Walter SV. Sargent
Presta Mo Bro Dawren
It . Sargent
Allert Madden
Sis
Wheelland
Beil
Mrs
Alfred Maxwell
Alexandra Hotel
Joshua Kilbank
Wheatland
Bowsman
Lorenz Wiegand
Transcona
Toms
Rapid City
Arthur Sharman
John A. Dyer
Pendennis
Carnegie
CPR
Carnegie Post
Janette I. Johnstone
Garfield E. Ferguson
H. B. Duckworth
Effie Evelyn Couch
Gordon F. Draper
Kenton
Eleana Nunn
Duncan Lawson
River
John W. Smith
Council
RCAF
Air School
Port Arthurs City
Vancouver
Iakehead
W. L. Knowles
Toronto
Borden Co. Ltd
Vancouver House
Egge
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Biggar, Sask
E. Suthers
S. H. Beever
Joseph Havlik
Martin Paddock
D. M. Stuart
Mr. Smith
E. E. Grant
BW. Harvey
Canadian Legion
Second Avenue
Legion Hall
Legion
Harvey Weld
Florrs Seaborn
Jocale
W. Ashfield
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Europe
Near East
Italy
FAQ
Rt. Hon. Louis, St Laurent
New Tenth Province
Rivers Gazette
Harold Morrison
Mar
Parliament Hill
Navy
Army
Air Force
Peace Tower
Nepean Point
30Th Field Regiment
Royal Canadian Artillery
Robert Donnell
Dominion Carisloneur
O Canada
Viscount Alexander
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
R. C. Co. Vaughan
Manitoba
the Gazette
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