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W Dines planned on building a hotel near the station thirty five years ago shown in a nostalgic feature.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
6
W Dines planned on building a hotel near the station thirty five years ago shown in a nostalgic feature.
Twenty five years age football club officials were Alex Dewar manager G Saunders trainer Simpson captain and Bartlett vice captain. T C Norris former premier of Manitoba appointed a member of the railway commission. Ch Gabe and E J Forman attended the meeting of the 1600 club at Killarney.
Ten years ago Miss J. J. Johnstone wed Garfield E. Ferguson in Winnipeg in a quiet ceremony.
Five years prior, Mr. and Mrs. George Wareham were presented with a tunlight by the Carnegie community before departing the district.
About 30 members of Rivers air cadets RCAC No 320 with permission of the commanding officer were taken aloft in a Dakota plane from Rivers airport in two groups. The cadets remained in the air for over thirty minutes in rough weather.
Fred Cook of Rivers reports the first flowers of 1948, crocuses pushing above ground at the town east end. The hardy buds are visible and estimated to have started blooming Saturday.
A compact page lists birthdays across April with names including Lyndon Seens Alexander Apr 16 and Apr 17 entries for Orlo W Brown Albert Havik and more. Other dates note Mrs John Moore David Eliott Gordon Taylor Mrs A B Bradt Mrs R Wood Bradwardine C J Foster Yorkton Sask Jack Nolan Apr 22 Stuart Madden J R Higginson Neil Tikman Mrs KR D Britton Burnaby New Westminster B C.
The item notes a person who has lived in Rapid City off and on, counting three score years and ten, a distinction held by Mrs. T. C. Hardy who led Saturday in Windsor Ontario.
A report notes efforts to aid patrons at the Her theatre amid management concerns. Two attendees have been implicated as present in the ongoing matter.
Warrant for a local person to appear in court on a disturbance charge was not delivered as the accused allegedly left town after "conveniently finding a job elsewhere." The town council discussed several recent annoying incidents and issued the warrant by Chief Magistrate E. E. Grant.
Community buzz runs high as Miss Barbara Ann Scott’s photo spurred demand for extra copies. Gazette reports demand exceeded supply and promises a reprint on page 3 to satisfy fans.
A quotation attributes a universal unity to men, saying a mysterious bond of brotherhood makes all people one. It reflects Carlyle's view on shared humanity and collective ties beyond individual differences.
A three day public free exhibition of the most valuable original paintings ever shown in western Manitoba opens April 16 to 18 at the Prince Edward hotel Brandon. From the National Art Gallery Qutawa the exhibit is sponsored by Brandon art club and features 35 oils and water colors by 82 representative artists inviting Rivers and district residents to view this rare collection.
A brief expressive line by Edmund Gosse conveying universal solidarity with humanity.
The Game and Fish Club marks Canadian National Wildlife Week April 10 to 16 with branches urged to cooperate. Excerpts from an article on Jack Miner the naturalist highlight his humane, practical philosophy and his Kingsville garden of 53,000 evergreens.
A 1945 survey notes 334 juvenile delinquents under 16 in Saskatchewan with major crimes burglary theft and breaking and entering. Most offenders were 13 to 15 years old, from grades six to eight, and behind in school. They were predominantly of Canadian origin. One in four reoffends and returns to court.
Howard Anderson aged 30 and his two young sons died in a two family Whitinsville fire early Sunday. Mrs Alice Anderson 28 leaped from the second floor and was injured. A family of three on the first floor escaped uninjured.
A Second and Main pavement section torn up by a heavy snowplow from a neighboring town sparked debate. Councillor cited signs discussed but unaddressed, while an operator defended road openings. The road suffered deep furrows where the machine passed.
Havik's Bakery offered five dollar prizes during its first anniversary observance for guessing the week's egg usage. Two winners, G. G. Klassen and W. Malinoski, each guessed 500 eggs. The actual total for the week was 501 eggs, and the prize was doubled.
Citizens glare at crumbled road paving while lug-bearing machines toil. A snowball duel with a house’s youth ends at dinner. A group taunts a young woman during a winter storm. Two ill men trade complaints over the flu. Two youths flirt near a Second Avenue doorway as spring fever rises. A man on the fats fills air with a pungent barnyard odor.
Quarlee quotes a maxim on speech urging restraint, noting that overconfidence in speaking can lead to excessive talk. A concise proverb emphasizes balance between speaking and listening.
The Minnedosa hospital board on March 31 indicated a plan for a new hospital unit No. 8 costing from 100000 to 110000 dollars. The facility would house single beds and serve the No. 8 zone including Odanah, Mint0, Saskatchewan, Harrison, and the towns of Minnedosa and Rapid City.
The Daly rural story recalls Dr G R D Lyon aiding at a Richard Bell farm well collapse where Robert Smith and William Archibald worked to rescue trapped men. Archibald entered the well and was pulled free amid a collapse as August wedding bells rang for George Wareham and Lily Stokes of Stockport England.
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