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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
6
A reckless rider named Iarsebarn was arrested on Kentville Main Street while intoxicated. He was convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to two months in jail with his horse ordered sold as part of the sentence.
Farmers around Albert report missing cattle with rustling suspected. Several cattle have reappeared in Calgary stockyards, signaling a potential theft wave affecting local districts. Authorities urged vigilance and investigation into the confiscation trail.
Daly council decided last Tuesday that roads in this area will be worked in rotation by snowplows this winter. No second pass will occur on a road until all marked thoroughfares have been cleared. The same rotation will apply throughout the season.
Carnegie residents welcomed electric service as wiring completed months ago allowed power to surge into homes. Many adopted new appliances radios washing machines toasters and other gear ending the long ritual of lamp and lantern cleaning for those who had awaited the service.
Daly council will apply to the department of public works for permission to oil the road through Wheatland and Carnegie villages in 1949. Complaints about the dust generated by passing vehicles prompted the request for road treatment.
Report states that using municipal rear machinery for other municipalities cost eight dollars per hour. The Daly council discussed the accounts in their meeting last week and ordered the charges to be sent out.
December birthdays include J. Howard Maxwell in Winnipeg and Jack Hanlon in Portage la Prairie. Also noted are Charles Nowe on December 20 Mrs W McDonald in Ro land December 22 and F D Taylor on December 23.
Rivers ratepayers will vote next Monday December 6 in a by election for Marquette electors. They vote on a money bylaw to fund the River skating rink with 2000 dollars needed. Repayment over 15 years would total 2150.92 dollars per year at the Community Hall. Only eligible voters may cast ballots.
The story notes a brief winter spell and predicts King Sol will pause his southern journey next Tuesday or Wednesday before returning north. The writer seeks a quicker passage and praises the mild period and the grand, gloriously felt season.
Rivers School students begin Christmas holidays on December 22 for 12 days, with teachers resting until January 3, 1949. The break was set by the school board at its last meeting.
A quip notes that good parenting balances duties with rest, suggesting clever, light hearted strategies. It frames parenting as navigation of attention, sleep, and care without asserting strict rules or facts.
A Canadian district endures thirty seven below zero with strong winds and drifting snow halting transport. Trains run hours late, mail delivery delayed, and roads blocked while snowplows clear routes. Cars and horse drawn vehicles struggle. town streets remain impassable in heavy winter weather.
The Daly municipality will insure a newly acquired shed for insured items marking the first time premiums are paid for storage space. A rural council resolution last Tuesday ordered the shed, once a blacksmith shop, insured after its purchase from G. E. Jelliff.
Five vans will operate under River Consolidated School District contracts, paying a total of 26.35 dollars per day. A. J Treloar wins van 1 at 6.50, H S Taylor van 2 at 5.00, John Jaht van 4 at 4.35, BR Saville van 5 at 8.50, and R Madden van 6 at 5.00. Four other bids were received, including one at 7.00 per day.
A Rivers report highlights persistent shoplifting traits as shoppers of all means test clerks daily. Observers note pockets filled with items from fruit to clothing and the subtle surveillance by merchants and staff. The piece portrays varied thieves, from momentary grabbers to cunning pilferers, and ends with the store’s relief as doors close.
The Rivers Gazette reports Gen. R. B. Gibson announces Manitoba Story Mountain will house harder criminals while Prince Albert Sask handles reform-minded prisoners. A sweeping prairie reform was rejected by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta attorneys general who say it is federal responsibility. They cite the Archambault report and urge Dominion funding while provinces would run facilities. The plan centers on Borstal-like training and centralized institutions funded and run by the federal government with provinces bearing running costs. only British Columbia has accepted such costs to date.
Four tenders for land in the southeast corner of the municipality were received by Daly council last week. One parcel formerly held a dam of the Brandon power company, destroyed by floods earlier this year. E C Harte offered 1,811 for south half of 10-11-20 and east half of 3-11-20, with a regard to rebuilding rights on the original site. Other bids came from Guild, G A Stott, and E E Chapman.
The Rivers school trustees confirmed the appointment of Mrs. J. Stevenson as grade two teacher. Salary set at 1400 dollars per year. Also authorized floor resurfacing in the girls' basement with three gallons of rez and two gallons of paint. Lachute Watchman criticizes school commissioners for unpaid, thankless duties.
RCMP investigate passing of bogus cheques in Brandon area and surrounding districts. Cheques cashed locally during October, with no police complaints until now. Authorities believe the documents originated in Saskatchewan as the scheme circulated locally.
The Gazette reports Rivers school scholars perform time honored Christmas numbers with carol sheets and one carol book from Hudson's Bay Company. Ada Wareham, assistant principal, ordered the items but received only a letter of appreciation, not a bill.
Retiring municipal councillors H. M. Clark and D. R. Robins were thanked for their services and cooperation at a rural municipality meeting held on Tuesday. Reeve T. H. Seens voiced appreciation for their work during the year.
Police reported a Friday crash on Main Street between a taxi and a private auto. The taxi sustained no damage while the private car was damaged, and investigators are examining the incident.
A fragment recalls a break in at the H. Bicknell store in Wheatland and mentions the Rivers old-timers association formed years ago with Charles Howard as president.
Miss Alice McFadden was appointed to West China by the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church, signaling a new overseas assignment for the society.
A fire occurred in the show window of Forman's hardware five years ago. The blaze was extinguished by Mrs. Ellen Smith, a star and early Mayne district resident, who died at age 81.
Rivers unit members spearhead a Christmas drive for about 1,000 returned men in Deer Lodge military hospital. A tree stands at Havlik's Bakery with a gifts box. items such as toilet sets, games, slippers, ties, handkerchiefs, pipes and tobacco are requested. Gifts accepted at stores in Rivers or in the bakery box until December 19 for distribution to veterans.
Daly council last Tuesday resolved that they are not interested in the purchase of a grader, signaling resistance to the municipal commissioner’s warning in several quarters.
Rural Daly residents faced mixed fortunes as federal plans sought to place idle city men in farm work for wages while churches organized food aid for crop-failure areas. An insect invasion troubled homes, Halloween crowds overwhelmed officers, and local elections produced Chapman reeve and Dunsmore mayor amid rising hardships. December 1931 brought two deaths, electrical power brought a city glow, and January 1932 started with bleak prospects as The Gazette warned of shorter local pages.
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