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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1945
Page
2
A short classified notice advertises a Massey Harris Binder No 5V seven feet in good repair. The contact reads Apply E Dyer for more details.
Carnegie residents hosted a community event with games and races for all, including a softball match between former pupils and current students and parents. Visitors included Mr and Mrs A Bollington from Montreal and Mr and Mrs T Wyatt from Edmonton, plus Mr and Mrs Walter Goode of Brandon visiting H G Eyres.
A roundup of social visits across Bradwardine and nearby towns lists Bradwardine Lac and Mrs T Morton arriving from Calgary to visit Mrs T M English's family. Families from Norman Mayne and Brandon welcomed guests including Mrs M Blatchford, Mrs D McRae, James Topinka, R H Braye, Blanche Hogarth, Mrs A Turner and others visiting relatives and attending birthday teas and picnics at Clear Lake and Souris.
The Tarbolton Junior Seed Growers took first prize for an exhibit showing damage to grain caused by water at the Hamiota fair. Mr and Mrs Robert Thomson and their family from Portage la Prairie visited the home of the former’s father John Thomson last week.
Seventy one Airey and Haggerty relatives gathered July 28 at Mr. and Mrs. J N Airey home for a planned annual af fair. Afternoon games, supper on the lawn, and renewals of acquaintances marked the event. Out of town relatives included A F Airey Vancouver E Haggerty Arden Haggertys of Kemnay Bran don Kenton and others. A committee was named to plan next year’s reunion.
Meat rationing will commence in Canada with Brown M coupons in existing Canadian ration books used. Each coupon covers one to three pounds weekly depending on type, with eight tokens per coupon enabling splits. Unrationed meat includes brains and heads of beef pork and lamb, plus the meat taste. Poultry game and canned or fresh fish escape rationing. Coupons valid until declared invalid and do not expire.
The article highlights Canada's 1944 cash farm income of 1.7517 billion dollars and Manitoba's heavy reliance on agriculture. It argues for farm electrification to boost efficiency, detailing plans to extend service to 40 villages and 5000 farms yearly, requiring vast line construction, cable, and Locals, and stresses the enormous tasks and benefits for Manitoba Power Commission.
The Gnostics Thia flourished in early Christian Syria with Basilides as founder. He taught Christ did not die on the cross, alleging Simon of Cyrene bore the suffering. The sect practiced magic and ritual palm tickling. Today the Mandaeians on the lower Tigris and Euphrates remain.
The Four Star hosts Western nights Friday and Saturday with John Wayne and Gabby Hayes in Tall in the Saddie. A cartoon and news round out the program. Also showing at the Community is Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo told as a dangerous mission later revealed to volunteers heading to Japan. Spencer Tracy stars as Lt Col James H Doolittle.
August 3 marks Charlies Blandford and August 5 notes Mra. 0. Quallie Mre. L. Combe, Bissett. August 6 lists Mrs. Stuart Madden and Mra. Howard White. August 7 includes Shirley Stratford with August 9 for Adolphe H. Charfon and Lasare.
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