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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
2
The article traces the pulp to paper sequence from cooking and washing to stock chest screens and beater storage. It notes beater steps lasting over six hours, formation into sheets, drying, rolling, and reuse of trimmings. The narrative mentions Dryden and Rivers facing a past prairie town situation as a teaser for continuation.
Gail Baily of Oakner visits the Wedderburn home. Emerson Wolfe attends the Grandview funeral of M. Snyder. Mrs. W. Cochrane and children spend a week at Clear Lake. Miss Ella Haarper of Prandon visited her home here last weekend.
Carnegie visitors including J Bromley C Bromley W Bromley and family plus W Frank family visited Clear Lake Sunday. A junior Red Cross sponsored dance was held in Robinville school Friday. Mrs W Good of Brandon visited with daughter Mrs H A Watt. Roseville W A met last Wednesday at Mrs James Bromley home. Winnipeg visitors Mr J Paulson and son Barry stayed with Mr and Mrs Leonard Frank last week. Vancouver professor urged letting temperamental children be, citing Dr William Blatz from Toronto. Two horses seen grazing on Kingston lawns. ownership unknown. Vancouver blaze at a rooming house started in attic. fire under control.
Swift Current reports George C. Warren holds a rare stuffed carrier pigeon from Canadian bird life. Warren recalls an American offered him 2200 dollars for the bird, highlighting the value of historical specimens in his Saskatchewan collection.
Canterbury report notes Pelly the saloon bar parrot at the Rid ing Gate Inn laid its last three eggs in forty pears, marking a curious end to a quirky clucking sequence at the historic inn.
Line Elevators Farm Service announces mobile Unit No 1 offering a complete agricultural show on wheels. The exhibit travels June to August visiting fairs and field days in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to share research results, soil and weed topics, farm planning, electrification, and services including seed testing and crop demonstrations.
Miss Joyce Poersch of Brunkild visits at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wolfe while George Mawer is a patient in Brandon General hospital.
Classified ads list items for sale including a large arch ice box, buffet, wheel chair, bunk beds, coal and wood range, 12-foot Massey Harris self propelled combine, Frigidaire range, Westinghouse refrigerator, a near new table top electric stove, and a metal ice box. Also notices a bereavement thanks from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomas.
William G. Thomas thanks all who extended consideration after his bereavement. He especially thanks Mrs. George Jelliff and Mrs. J. A. Grummett for kindness shown to Mrs. Thomas during her illness.
In Portage la Prairie a reporter and a fireman cracked an egg on a sun warmed pavement in front of the firehall at noon. After ten minutes no cooking occurred and they swept up the shell and yolk.
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