Marriage of Dorothy Ma bel to Frederick G Livesey
Dorothy Ma bel daughter of Mr and Mrs C Tafte married Frederick G Livesey at the bride’s parents home. Community club tennis tourney drew players from Renton Neepawa Kenton Rapid City and Rivers. Longest freight train on record 125 cars about quarter mile long ran east from Winnipeg over CN. Reunion at Wheatland church. one original member absent due to illness. John Pylot returned with a bride, the hotel to be renamed The Alexander Bell after changing hands. Rivers school to reopen. sharp frost affected gardens. Women’s Institute to hold millinery demonstration. Bradwardine tennis popular among town gentry. George Brown, longtime resident and former businessman, died at 54. Hillyard, former bank staff, wounded overseas. Arthur Raven severely burned at railroad shops and taken to Winnipeg. Telephone central moving to Leslie Marshall’s store. Pay car arrived Monday. Better late than never, but better if it were never.
St Paul Mayor Hosts Evening in Honor of Grant Kin
Entertained friends in honor of their son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Leonard E Grant of St Paul Minnesota Mayor E E Grant and Mrs Grant hosted a gathering Tuesday evening with a number of friends present.
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Leonard E.grant
St. Paul, Minn
E. E Grant
Omega Graduating Class Closes No 1 Central Navigation School
The final Omega class at No 1 Central Navigation School Rivers marks wartime closure as about 500 airmen depart by train and bus. The school, home to 126 classes, housed RAF and RCAF graduates while thousands move on from the Dominion’s air service hub.
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Rivers
A! Ie
North American
No.1 Central Navigation School
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Lines
Rehabilitators Meet 1033 Service Men
Three trains have been met in the past fortnight by the train reception section of the Rehabilitation committee. A total of 1033 service personnel were greeted with magazines, smokes and matches. This number included 463 Army, 462 RCAF and eight CWACs. Also present were a number of prisoners of war walking. All were enthusiastic about the reception and efforts of the workers, said C. J. Foater, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
RCAF
Funeral Services for Johan T. Shenks
Funeral services for the late John T. Shanks, longtime resident of Pattapiece who died at Brandes, were held last Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Shanks
Pattapiece
Brandes
Rivera Airport Service And Community In Quiet Ceremony
Visitors learn Rivera Airport sits 1550 feet above sea level and is served by a modern firefighting unit. Concrete runways and wide Poettaplece service mark the site. Rev W R Denogh of Glenbore led the church service joined by George Kyte and Mrs H Welstenholme. Afterward Masonic rites were held by Rapid City N inthian lodge with Rivera lodge members attending. Burial occurred in the Pettaplece cemetery family plot.
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Rivera Airport
Poettaplece
W. R. Denogh
Glenbore
Savannahs
George Kyte
H. Welstenholme
Rapid City
Rivera Lodge
Nine Returned Men Guests at Banquet
Nine returned men were guests of the Rivers Rapid City Rehabilitation Committee at a banquet on August 28 in the parish hall. After the meal, musical selections accompanied the event. Guests included F Lt Rey Sibbald DFM FO Tom Grandy FO Cec Minary PO Jack Aitken CPO 4 W Darby RCNVR PO Rex Collingwood RCNVR Sgt Joe Luehak Spr Bill Foster LAC Albert Goodeve FLt Sibbald spoke, praising the committee for welcoming service men and supporting train reception work. Cyril J Foster introduced guests, with James Frame Walter Harrison and Jack Gilchrist present. H M Harvey chaired. music by Alex Whyte Capt Watson PC Johnston. vocal by Cpl D Carey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers-Rapid City Rehabilitation Committee
Rey Sibbald
Tom Grandy
Cec Minary
Jack Aitken
CPO
4. W. Darby
Flt
Sibbald
Cyril J. Foster
James Frame
Town of Rivers
Walter Harrison
The
Canadian Legion
Jack Gilchrist
Board of Trade
H. M. Harvey
Tuio
Alex. Whyte
Capt. Watson
PC Johnston
Cpl. D. Carey
Swallowed Poison: Smell Boy is Dead
Unsuccessful efforts failed to save 20 month old Robert John Mc Clang son of Sgt G M and Mrs McClang after he swallowed contents of bottle of beetle poison last Thursday. He was rushed to hospital at No 1 CNS and died shortly after. The body was taken to Terente for burial.
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Robert John McClang
Sgt. G. M
Mre. McClang
No. 1
Cns
Terente
Robert Neal Dies at 72 in Bradwardine
Robert Neal, 72, died suddenly Sunday evening. Born in Norwich England he moved to Canada with his wife about 40 years ago. Survived by widow three sons William Henry and Stanley one daughter Mrs. George Gerrard all of Bradwardine. Funeral Tuesday at Abrome church conducted by Rev W Champness pallbearers S Fulcher H B Bridgeman A Gerrard T Gerrard G L Maithind P Livingstone. Floral tributes noted.
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Robert Neal
Norwich
Eng
Canada
Neal
William
Henry
Stanley
George Gerrard
Bradwardine
S. Fulcher
Brandon
H. B. Bridgeman
Norman
A. Gerrard
T. Gerrard
G. L. Maithind
P. Livingstone
Futherdis
Final Rites Mark Brit ish Empire Graduation Event
The last class from No. 1 CNS held its final rites on Wednesday night. About 126 graduates completed the program as hundreds of young men from across the British Empire participated. The graduation featured a unique dinner and Omega symbol, marking a departure from the usual decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CNS
British Empire
St. Lee
Rivers Air Force Day draws huge crowds across Manitoba split
Tens of thousands gathered in Rivers for Air Force Day with about 12 000 in town and 2 000 on the grounds. People arrived by auto bus and train from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, viewing exhibits including a Lancaster X bomber, other war planes and displays. Shops closed early as food ran out amid a festive but exhausted town atmosphere.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
No. 1
CNS
Rivers
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Dorothy Mabel
Renton
Neepawa
Kenton
Barney Forman
Winaigeg
Wheatland Church
John Pylot
Rivers School
Women's Institute
George Brown
Wheatland
Hillyard
Arthur Raven
Winnipeg
Telephone Central
Leslie Marshall
Omega
Air Force Dey
British Isles
Setechey
C.N.S
Port
Canadian National
Dominion
Seid C. J. Foater
Johan T. Shenks
Pettaplece Cemetery
Bradwerdine
Abrom’ Church
Land
W. Champness
W. Brakasy
Andrew, F. J. H
Aston, H. B
M. P
Hassall, J
Heal, C. H
I Lee
R. Statwick
Morgan, D
Rollin, A
Whetham, R. I
Willinett, M
CNR
Son
Pacific Railway
Minnetless
Rivera
Shilo
Hétra
Ente
Bombe
Coiceasions
Rcaf Benevolent Fund
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