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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
1
Health note explains indigestion stems from varied causes and stresses prevention. It urges seeking medical advice rather than self treatment, removing underlying causes, and adopting proper eating, regular toilet habits, and dental care to avoid longer trouble.
The Rivers Curling Club gathered Thursday evening with strong turnout. President T. W. Offen chaired as members opposed Manitoba Curling Association fee hikes and discussed linking improvements and an upcoming dance. Officer reports praised a successful season and finances, with elections naming L. Jay, C. Nowe, and others to key roles.
The United Church invites all to a Sunday program exploring what is right with youth and what Christianity offers to them. The topic, What is right with our young people, will be discussed as an alternative to the usual concerns about youth jazz and pleasure. The event welcomes everyone and continues at Daly Church next Sunday morning.
At Knox Church the mortgage was burned and the building declared free of debt. The Ladies Baseball Club formed with Miss Jessie Miners as president. Harold Cottingham from California visited his uncle and taught at Aetna school a decade ago. Hughie McKay and Charlie Casueron planned a trip to Scotland. Pacific Lodge 1ICCF bought the Moxley Block on Second Avenue, with Chas Howerd as president and CUR Payne as secretary treasurer of the new baseball club.
Final whist drive of the series will be held on Wednesday April 24 at Oddfellows Hall. Aggregate season prizes and usual prizes will be awarded. dancing continues until 2 o'clock. Admission is 40 cents, and 40 cents also applies to dance-only attendees.
The Crusaders weekly services at St James Church were eminently spiritual and very successful. The group of seven young workers created a joyful atmosphere that inspired attendees and reflected a normal and satisfying Christian life. Their efforts were beneficial to growing congregations and pleasing to the Crusaders themselves.
The Manitoba Motor League resumes publishing road condition reports in Winnipeg dailies to cover the province. The Rivers district is singled out as exceptionally poor, while most areas rate worse than acceptable. The writer urges action to improve conditions so future reports reflect better roads.
A group of commercial travellers boast about orders. A bystander reframes salesmanship as helping a widow choosing a burial suit. He recalls selling a $75 suit and two pants after guiding her to higher quality goods.
Word reached Rivers and Winnipeg of the death on Thursday of John Giles Batterill a longtime Rivers resident and section foreman now deceased after long illness with cancer. Survived by his wife three sons Delbert Ormond and Christie and daughter Dorothy the funeral was held Saturday with many friends expressing sympathy.
No spring omen, but warm weather signals a duty for owners and tenants to remove winter ravages and beautify. A community clean-up costs little beyond labor, improving health by removing disease breeding deposits and insects, and presenting a painted, planted, and clean town to all.
The piece recalls Pettapiece district's founding era with April 14 planting, James Shanks and D. Gilpin land, a 1000 bushels grain harvest threshed by horse power, five log cabins, settlers totaling fourteen, and transportation from Winnipeg via pony express every third week ending at St. Boniface.
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