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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
6
Twenty five years ago a fire destroyed Wareham Brothers slaughterhouse at the river. The Rev E L Williams was elected president of Rivers welfare association. Ten years ago three entries appeared at Bradwardine drama festival. Mary Tivy won the Manitoba Us girls tennis championship.
Stratford club Seansialties annual meeting elected R. Stratford as president with Mrs. Frank Taylor as vice president and Fred Taylor as secretary. TOUR Beal drawn from names left with the secretary. Season fees set at 8 dollars for men 6 for women and 5 for students.
The Hamiota Echo reports sixteen births at Hamiota hospital on a November date. Among the new arrivals, a pair of twins stands out, marking a bountiful period for the district as the town welcomes its latest residents.
A local birthday sheet lists individuals with December dates and places including J. H. Blandford in Fort Garry and L. E. Grant in St. Paul Minnesota Fat Tivy in Edmonton Noel G. Greasley Iford Lorne Forman Mrs J G McDonald Saskatoon Sask and Beryl McMaanis with December dates.
A stockyard sale featured Hereford cattle at 591 dollars per head, fattened on 2.46 dollars per bushel cash corn. While some traders profited, critics argued the practice harms general welfare by producing unnecessarily fat cattle for slaughter and urged ending the extra fattening to save costs.
The fragment references migration to Canada and potential immigration discussion. It notes a focus on movement across borders and involvement of individuals contemplating relocation. The terse wording suggests a report on immigration topics or policy debate current at the time.
Army headquarters announced that Flying Eggbeaters helicopters will be deployed at Rivera for use in the light aircraft flight of No. 444 AOP squadron. Negotiations continue for a number of machines with delivery date unsettled. Two types are a light two place and a four place model.
In Manitoba on a Monday, Romping Gopher Clarence White, west of Riv era, fired a single shot at a gopher romping in the soft snow. The odd report hints at milder December weather and ends with a playful jab that the gopher should have stayed hidden.
A Brandon parade day incident tied up a kindly citizen who ferried 14 young people and adults into Brandon. A truck breakdown left the group in town with nine riders missing departure. The driver settled nine train fares before continuing.
Mrs Norma Wareham, a Winnipeg General student, passed her registered nurse examinations held in Winnipeg and joins Brandon General Hospital staff.
After school, scores of vocational students ride bicycles home in a dense row down Fort William streets. Motorists slow and stop as needed, but the writer warns a stranger driver could collide with the riders, sending youths to the undertaker.
The Times-Journal notes that American papers and many commentators call the British budget leak a scandal, but the piece argues it is an indiscretion not graft or fraud involving Chancellor Dalton. It suggests Americans overreact to UK political missteps.
The Atomic Energy Control Board has the Giteric Incorporated mining case under consideration for purported uranium deposits in the Northwest Territories. Nine board spokesmen described the matter as in Ottawa.
Rivers unit launches a Christmas drive to aid one thousand veterans in Deer Lodge hospital who may never walk again. A tree and gift box are at Havlck's Bakery inviting donations of food, tobacco, clothing, or other items. Gifts collected between December 15 and 20 will be sent to the hospital. Secretary Harry Seaborn urges broad participation.
Thirty boys heard Sgt. W. A. Judd recount his paratrooper experiences and a recent jump at remote Moffat Inlet during a rally in the Community hall last Wednesday night. The youth group meets each Wednesday evening under Lieut. A. Matheson and Fit Sgts. C. Matheson and others aiding boys welfare.
The United States Senate rejected an effort by eight Republican senators to cut 297 million dollars from the 597 million dollar European aid bill, maintaining the larger appropriation.
John Borroff, CN Pumpman, retires after 39 years of service with Canadian National at this point. Born November 13 1882 in London England he moved to Canada and joined the railroad September 20 1908. He worked in Rivers and became a pumpman in 1923. Fellow employees presented him a wallet of money. He and Mrs Borroff plan to remain in the area with two daughters Mrs H Roberts and Mrs A Baily.
Thomas Nolan, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T Nolan, has been accepted for service in the RC NVR. He left on Monday for Vancouver B C to begin training. Tommy, 19, was born in Rivers and is one of three sons of his parents.
Thomas Held, member for New Westminster, accuses a group of eastern Canada lawyers of trying to incite Japanese interest to seek a reappraisal of their British Columbia farm, accusing outside interests of pressuring provincial affairs.
Interior decorators transformed the Rivers unit of Canadian National Railway property during the past week as part of a paint up and clean up effort. The depot waiting room remains cream with buff trim while the lunchroom features three tone green walls, white ceiling, black counter and seats with red trim, and blue battleship linoleum. D W McCarthy, local agent, said the appearance and upkeep are among the best along CN lines.
Local youths organized a group in Rivers to collect magazines from households on Saturday morning. Dr D A Stewart said the magazines will be bundled and forwarded to the military hospital immediately for patient use.
Classified notices in the Gazette are increasingly utilized by residents and businesses. Readers report more frequent placements for sales, jobs, and notices, reflecting broader engagement with local listings and community information channels.
The issue notes hunters rest after season and 17 shopping days left. It mentions school board tender adverts for van transport, a decades old practice. Work on Operation Rink begins on First avenue with a large framework rising, and curlers hope for ice soon.
Annual meeting of the school trustees association will be held next Thursday afternoon in Brandon. Full details appear in an advertisement in this issue.
The record lists new Daly landowners including George J. Maulson Edwin Brookshaw Thomas Stephens and others plus arrivals in Rivers such as Rev William Ivens and Rev H P Barrett at St James church. A tale of carpenters violinists and youth workers unfolds with local clergy meeting old London connections. Continued on Page 8.
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