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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
1
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend and travel updates. Names include Miss Ethel Johnson Miss Margaret Hanlon and others visiting Regina Winnipeg Montreal and Lake Louise. A Rivers softball outing at the Air Field end with a show, plus concerts and dances noted.
Local dances at the Community Hall attract townspeople to browse shops and dine nearby, with merchants noting increased foot traffic and sales during event nights. While some entrepreneurs benefit more, many firms report indirect gains through lingering visits and extended stays.
Community life thrives on small acts of thoughtfulness like sharing notices about events in the district. The newspaper office cherishes such gestures, whether by letter or phone, to keep readers connected.
The Women's Auxiliary of the Winnipeg Division RCNRVR seeks old furs across the Prairie Provinces to line jackets for Royal Canadian Navy and Merchant Marine seamen. With support from Winnipeg Farriers Guild and Fur Employees Association volunteers, the project spans Manitoba and aims for Saskatchewan and Alberta branches, led by Mrs. C R Medland and team. Contact Mrs F R Longworth in Brandon for fur donations.
A delegation meeting with Agriculture Minister Gardiner Trade Minister MacKinnon and Mines Minister Crerar proposed a special research organization to find new farm product uses or substitutes. It urged Canada to build a Western test plant for power alcohol from wheat as Australia plans to produce about 22,030,000 gallons annually using 11,000,000 bushels of wheat. Use of power alcohol as partial gasoline substitute could reach substantial domestic consumption.
A delegation including D. G. McKenzie of United Grain Growers and Cecil Lamont of The North-West Line Elevators Association discussed expanding Canada’s wheat output and exploring crops not yet widely grown such as soya beans. The group noted 50,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat annually and referenced motor fuel from farm products produced in about 50 countries.
Owner retires from farming due to ill health and will sell cheaply to a reliable party. Full section or half section in a top Manitoba farming district. Includes buildings, wood, water, windmill, and more. For full particulars apply to Box 213 Rivers Manitoba.
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