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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1947
Page
4
Charles Nowe and Harry Dennis, who went west with Rev. 8. D. Thomas to a homestead, have returned not liking the country. They left with the minister but chose to come back after assessing the settlers’ land and conditions in the western territory.
A compact chronicle from Rivers items include a four room school addition under review in 1917, cadets selling rubbers for Red Cross, 1922 radio debates, 70 auto owners, 1927 boat race at Riversview lake with principals C Nowe and A Wareham, 1982 birth twins to C J Bartlett and a St James W A presentation, 1987 break in at Rivers Boat office and Gazette office with no cash taken, and a 1942 marriage notice Flora White Russell and Robert Hutton in Brandon.
Rivers born T. E. Corder, who joined the GTP in 1913 and later worked at Transcona, began as a machinist helper, was promoted to locomotive painter the same year, and retired on pension per Canadian National Magazine.
The records compare March snowfall and temperature ranges, noting 1947 with a minimum 16.6 and maximum 44.8, mean 15.1 and snowfall 6.9 inches, versus 1960 with minimum 14.5 and maximum 624, mean 24.5 and snowfall 16.1 inches.
The district No 2A Canadian Legion meeting will be held in Rivers on April 23 at 8:00 p.m. Representatives from all branches are expected. Dominion chairman A. E. Jack Moore will deliver an address. Cecil McAfee and Kenneth Connell lead proceedings with an evening entertainment planned at the Four Star Theatre.
The Perrett family of Wheatland and the Beever family of Rivers celebrate four marriages among their children. Last week Mrs. Fred Beever admitted to Brand on General hospital. At 11:40 p.m. a 5% lb boy was born, followed by a 6¢ lb girl at 12:25 a.m. The family and grandparents are reported all well.
Mrs. Alex Rabe died in Brandon on April 10. Born in Wheatland district, she was the daughter of John and Mrs. Bradley. Married about 80 years ago, she lived in the Alexander district. Survived by husband two sons and two daughters Viola and Austin Frank and Alvina at home, plus brothers John of Brandon and Thomas of Bradwardine.
Public birthday notices run for April with names including Mrs John Moore Mrs A B Bradt Gordon Taylor Mrs R Wood Bradwardine C J Foster Jackie Nolan Mrs R D Britton Edmonton James R Higginson Stuart Madden Neil Tiltman Winnipeg and Mrs A White noting dates April 18 20 21 22 and 24. Persons and locations appear in a yearbook style roll.
The publisher laments crowded pages and too many ads leaving insufficient room for all the news. He apologizes for the deficit in space and promises to use available space as best as possible.
Demand for living space and commercial sites in Rivers grows as construction accelerates. Many homes are spoken for though none begun yet, with service personnel and retiring farmers visiting Ottawa. Pre fabricated units will house some workers while former CNS quarters are converted, as railway and air force personnel relocate from Winnipeg and beyond.
Mr and Mrs Stuart McFar lane and their young son from Calgary Alberta stayed with Mr and Mrs A L McFarlane as part of a brief visit last week. The note ends with a suggestion to be wise and advertise.
Wesley Brethour a pioneer of the Hamiota district and a familiar Rivers figure died at Hamiota on April 9 at age 90 He would have turned 91 in May Born at Woodham Ontario he came to Hamiota in the early 1880s and kept ties with Rivers where his sister Mrs T Miners lives He was an Orange lodge member Survived by a son and his sister The funeral was held Friday with burial in Hamiota Cemetery Attendants from Rivers included Mrs Miners Miss Ivy Miners Mrs Hugh Rea Portage la Prairie Mrs Bruce Butler Kenneth Butler Harry Wareham and James Scott.
R A Churcher a train baggageman between Winnipeg and Watrous has retired from service. He joined the GTP in 1910 as foreman painter and previously painted the stage drop settings long used in Wagar Hall.
Thomas Wolstenholme observed his 77th birthday on April 6. A pioneer of Pettapiece district, he immigrated from Manchester to Canada in 1889, served as provincial member for Hamiota in 1922, and held municipal roles including councillor and reeve. He helped Little Saskatchewan S.C. and had eight children and four grandchildren.
O W Brown of Daly recalls discovering a wall covered with late 1800s newspapers during home renovations. As a youth he watched his mother paste news sheets on walls to renew interiors, with comic sections especially prized by the family.
First land work of the season reported from Bradwardine district with plowing begun last Friday on the W. T. Dyer farm.
The notice states that permits and plan submissions are required for building or altering structures, but last week's Gazette omitted block six and parts of blocks one three five seven and eight. It urges advertisers to note the updated zones and comply.
Readers argued over the editorial Youngsters and Unrest. Some demanded action against parents, others defended youth. A pressed note described a steel city post as a symbolic punishment point for offenders’ parents, a notion the chief constable found intriguing.
The piece outlines the Daly municipality in the early 1900s noting new landowners such as John H. Ingram and J. Clegg at Brandon title office, with long-standing families like Longstaffe and Browning across sections. It recalls rural schooling, the barefoot trails, winter and summer challenges, and interactions between railroad workers and students as communities organized around education and growth.
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