Daly story ends in tragedy as Irish family loses child
The Daly community mourns Pat Slevin a three month-into-Canada arrival who died after a walk near fair grounds as his parents lost sight briefly Vernon G Vining visits Riv ers dies at sixty six and other notes include Brandon mental hospital graduation medals for Mabel Nowe and Beatrice Thomson a LO OF fundraiser for the foreigner feed fund reflects local concerns with transients and welfare The Gazette signals continuation of the tale.
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Pat Slevin
J. Slevin
Ireland
Rivers
Death
Vernon G. Vining
New York State
Bradwardine
Brandon Mental Hospital
Mabel Nowe
Beatrice Thomson
Gazette
Oddfellows’ Fund
LO. O.F
C. H. Gabe
the Gazette
Tarbolton Visitors and Gatherings Highlight Week
Mr and Mrs E H Wolfe visited Winnipeg last week while Mr and Mrs John Wedderburn stayed with Mr and Mrs H Baily of Hamiota. Tarbolton ladies met at Mrs J J Alteman’s home with ten attendees. Mr and Mrs F Crane of Brand on visited Mr and Mrs W Cochrane. Mrs James Wedderburn and Miss Joyce Bradley stayed with Mr and Mrs Gordon Watson in Winnipeg.
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John Wedderburn
H. Baily
Hamiota
Tarbolton
J. J. Alteman
F. Crane
Brandon
W. Cochrane
James Wedderburn
Joyce Bradley
Gordon Watson
Winnipeg
Raising Age Triggered Crowding in British Schools
London reports crowded classes after the minimum school leaving age rose from 14 to 15 last year. Regions face 40 to 60 pupils per class and teachers work in outdated, unsanitary buildings due to wartime damage and neglect. Infants' schools suffer as qualified applicants dwindle. Melbourne sees a chance to grow cotton to meet Commonwealth needs, with 90,000 bales imported annually draining dollars.
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London
Melbourne
Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
Australia
Bradwardine Guests Visit Wool Home This Week
Visitors gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Wool include Mr and Mrs Po McTavisah and children of Cardale D MecCal lum and June Newitt of Moline Mrs Ro Atel and Patsy of Melville Sask The Dobson couple spent last week in Winnipeg where he attended the municipal convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wool
Po McTavisah
Cardale
D MecCallum
June Newitt
Moline
Ro Atel
Patsy
Melville Sask
R. Dobson
Winnipeg
Turner Dies at Coliseum Entrance in Toronto
William Charles Turner 63, exhibitor from Arneson Alberta, died suddenly at the Strachan avenue entrance to the Coliseum grounds in Toronto, likely from a heart attack.
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William Charles Turner
Arneson
Alta
Toronto
Strachan Avenue
Coliseum Grounds
Trigger-happy vandals damage forty road signs
North Bay Nugget reports highway officials stating at least 40 road signs in the district were wantonly damaged by gun-toters. Signs had to be removed and repaired at considerable expense to taxpayers, with officials urging punishment for the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bay
Department of Highways
Michigan judge condemns killer in life sentence
In Grand Rapids a man strangled a woman after she said she was through with him. He confessed and was given life imprisonment by Judge Thad deus B. Taylor who mused that the state should have a death penalty. The judge called the killer a beast, while urging the public to accept his years in prison.
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Detroit
Grand Rapids
Thaddeus B. Taylor
Michigan
Rivers By Law to Issue Debentures for Skating Rink
Under the Municipal Act the Town of Rivers adopts By-law No. 596 to raise twenty one thousand dollars by twenty debentures dated December 15 1948 payable 1949 to 1961 for completing a skating rink and outbuildings. By-law No. 597 provides for a ratepayer vote at the community hall December 20 1948 and the Secretary Treasurer will tally December 21 1948. Dated Rivers November 26 1948 W T Dyer Secretary Treasurer.
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Town of
Rivers
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the Rivers Cafe
Mrs
Gordon Smyth Rivers
Main
George E. Jelliff
International Harvester Agent
General Blackonwth and Welding
Rivers, Man
Qur Agency
Imperial Life Assurance Company
J. KR. Stratford Insurance Agency
Rivers Corner
Second & Main Phone
DR. J. BR. Fowlie
Harry L. Trump
Optometrist
Room
B. BR. Coleman
Second Avenue
Reeser
Reeser’s Jewelry
Rosser Ave
Charles A. Campbell
Brandon, Manitoba
Reesor’s Jewelry Store
Reesor’s
Rosenman's Furniture
George E. Dunkin
Crawford Drug Block
Syordy & Alder ‘and Solicitors
Canadian Bank of Commerce Chambers
Man
NEW Rex Theatre
Broadway
Gen
Loretta Young
Joseph Cotten
Gazette News
Jeannette McDonald In
Technicolor
Barbara Stanwyck
Borrowman & Howard Rivers
T. E. Wright
H. R. Dunn
Fifth Ave
F. W. Decker & Sons
Ford Parts A
M. Kowalchuk
C.N.R
Manitoba
Daly
E. H. Wolfe
Rivers Insurance Agency
Albert Wareham
Second Avenue Rivers
Jack Hamn
Sanitation Equipment Co
Tax Department
Ottawa
George Simpson
Pembroke, Ont
Roger C. Slaughter
House of Representatives
Missouri
Pius X
Vatican
Rome
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Halifax
Lillan
Africa
Lillian
Derrick Boat Foundation
Saguenay
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Budapest
Cominform
International Information Bureau
Red
Spaghitti
Catelli
Libby
Wizard
Hawes
J. W. Hanlon
Victoria Times
University of Manitoba
Klimax
Lumber "60. Ltd
J. W. Heming
ACT
W. T. Dyer
WHITE
Robert Taylore
B.A. Service Station
Quick Oil and
P. Charkas
Curling
James Frame
Jack Gilchrist
J. R. Stratford
Taylor & Son
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