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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
4
A confusing item notes a theft at a post office and a neighbor's dairy object. The fragmentary text mentions a suspect seen near a chute and moving a cap, with no arrests recorded. The prose suggests disorderly events without clear names, dates, or places.
J W Hemline of Vermilion takes over as manager of the Rivers yard for North American Lumber and Supply Company, succeeding Ales Yule whose duties ended last week. Hemline previously managed North American wards at Vernfon Bay and was born at Gregor. he is unmarried and will begin duties in Winnipeg this week.
Supplementary reserve officers of the Canadian Army and officers from active and reserve units may join the first command and staff course starting Jan 17 1949. Ottawa Army HQ authorized candidates from the supplementary reserve, formed to supply qualified officers and technicians for needed services. Applicants should write to General Officer Commanding Prairie Command Fort Osborne Barracks Winnipeg. Examinations for qualification will be held in February 1950.
In Rivers R N Dansmere marks his 82nd birthday on December 7 with relatives in Melville Sask He moved from Ontario as a youth to farm then to Rivers becoming postmaster for over 25 years and serving as mayor and school board member In Carnegie Thomas Nevill and wife celebrate their 50th anniversary on November 28 long time district pioneers who have lived in the same farm home north of the village since the 1880s a one room shack from the era remains in use.
A live muskrat was found in a load of ice from the river. Ten years ago married couples include John CC Cousins of Rivers and Cleo Ada Frederickson of St Paul. The home of James Scott of Wheatland was entered and robbed. G H Henderson, pioneer of One Oak River district, died at Branc h aged 83.
The bylaw imposes an annual reassessment of 23000 dollars totaling 21000 dollars over a period. The rate of interest is listed as per cent. Eligible voters are residents of property valued at least forty dollars, with spouses voting together for properties valued at least eight hundred dollars. Voting occurs at the community hall.
Students from Rivers school dissect a muskrat or Fiber zibeth icus from tail to teeth. The animal was found in D. A. Mitchell’s Fifth Avenue home. A railway employee notes several have been killed by wind in the yards during event weeks.
A Rivers based local of Manioba teachers was organized as Rivers-Bradwardine Joval. It meets quarterly and held a Monday meeting at Joint Air School where the constitution was revised and a program for future meetings laid out. Officers elected: Ada Wareham president Ashley vice president Knox secretary treasurer Stewart public relations officer.
The annual Christmas entertainment of the United Sunday School will be held on Tuesday December 21. Participants from the first event four decades ago recall the early Rivers celebration. Children of St James parish will hold their annual tree service on Friday December 17 at 8 00 pm.
George Wright, president, warned delegates at the 4S$th annual Saskatchewan section United Farmers of Canada convention to avoid overextending on credit. The Dominion provincial conference on the transCanada highway opens in Ottawa on December 14, as announced by Resources Minister MacKinnon.
December dates show birthday wishes for Chester Forman Dilys Pearce Bradwardine J H Blandford Leonard Grant Pat Tivy Ron Dunsmore Jean Smith Noel G Greasley Lorne Forman and Mrs J G McDonald The notices mention Fort Garry St Paul Saskatoon and Sask as locations and reference December days with multiple names in a single entry.
Commissioner Fisher warns municipalities face their toughest time as deficits mount. He urges provincial unity to avoid raised taxes or pension hikes and complains about passing blame to cities on welfare costs. He vows tougher roadbuilding enforcement and notes $3,000,000 in liabilities over three years.
Wheatland stands as one of the oldest settlements in the municipality, once a thriving village tied to rail, rivers, and the district's only railroad. The community has long subscribed to the Gazette, with many former Wheatland residents now living in Canada and Winnipeg, eager to keep informed about their old home through the local newspaper.
Private foreign reports from Nap king to Shanghai predicted the government would decide within the next three days whether to continue the civil war or seek a negotiated peace with the communists. Proposals for Manitoba hydro power reorganization were submitted to Dr T. H. Hogg of Toronto for scrutiny in Winnipeg.
A report highlights a severe housing shortage in Rivers District with families sharing cramped quarters. The lack of accommodation forces many to live in unsuitable conditions and some face separation due to insufficient space. Authorities emphasize urgent action to address housing needs.
An RCMP inquiry into the accidental death of 92 year old James Martin of Macgregor was continued after delayed Continental train No 3 halted near Deer. Martin died when his truck was struck at a level crossing by a westbound train. He married with two children.
A Monday afternoon incident left Geri Hughes, 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs T D Hughes of 375 Third Avenue, with severe burns to her left eye and nose. She is reported dying at the scene.
Kerr Wood of Red Deer explains a farmer in northern Saskatchewan received his guidebook. After a dog got quilled by a porcupine the chapter suggested deodorizing, the dog recovered, but a horse then kicked the dog. The farmer wrote to say the remedy helped but the dog now fears porcupines skunks and horses.
Raymond Springer a four year old son of Corporal G and Mrs Springer of Rivers was in Winnipeg for a last week visit after a three month stay at Children’s Hospital Winnpeg. He left the hospital as a complete polio cure and hopes to be home for Christmas with his mother father and brother Gary.
Deaths of William Rutherford Sibbald aged 82 and John Laing aged 79 reduce the ranks of Daly’s old timers. Sibbald, who arrived in 1888, died November 22 at Brandon General Hospital. funeral held with pallbearers from Alexander and Winnipeg areas and interment at Alexander cemetery. Laing, from Glanis Forfarshire, died November 25 at Winnipeg General Hospital. funeral from Tarbolton church to the cemetery with Masonic rites. Sibbald survived by three sons and one daughter. Laing left a widow, a daughter in The Pas, a son at home, two brothers, a sister in the United States, and two grandsons.
A Brandon service member stationed at the Joint Air School was fined court costs after being charged with dangerous driving. Officers said he sped through Brandon streets then up a hill on No. 1 highway before being halted on the highway and brought before a justice of the peace.
The Gazette announces a second call for businesses to reserve extra space for Seagan's Greeting purposes. A special Christmas New Year section is being prepared and will ship with the regular edition on Thursday December 23, with press date about December 16. Hurry.
In Victoria B C an elderly widow, Mrs Mary Attwood aged 74, was brutally assaulted and robbed by an unknown female attacker in the public lavatory at the rear of City Hall. The victim is not expected to live.
The article chronicles 1931 farm struggles across Daly and nearby areas amid seed grain shortages and unemployment relief. It notes falling prices in local stores, community pride in sports cups, and the deaths and departures of long-time residents including Robert English and the Howards. The piece ends with Pendennis and Rivers notices as two longstanding men fade from the scene.
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