Christmas lights brighten Rivers streets and homes
A rivers area feature notes extensive Christmas exterior decorations across Fifth and Fourth avenues and beyond. Families Luchuk Dunn Evans and others illuminate doorways, trees, and frosted windows, with business places also glowing. A butterfly sighting near Frank Bridgeman adds local cheer as bilingual notes emerge in a lighthearted weekly item.
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Fifth Avenue
Luchuk
Dunn
Evans
Fourth Avenue
Hanlon
McKenzie
Quebec
C. G. Stalker
Seens Named Conservative Candidate for Lansdowne Seat
Thomas Jr Seens was nominated unanimously by over 70 delegates at a Lansdowne Conservative convention in Alexander to contest the next provincial election. Seens, the sitting Manitoba MLA, had his nomination moved by Harry Wareham and seconded by J H G Parkes, with speeches from Errick F Willis Duff Roblin and Reg O Lissaman. W Pentland presided as convention chairman.
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Lansdowne
Thomas Jr. Seens
Manitoba
Alexander
Mr. Seens
Harry Wareham
Rivers
J. H. G. Parkes
Errick F. Willis
Duff Roblin
Reg. 0. Lissaman
Railway News Makes Changes
Canada Railway News transfers Mr. and Mrs. F A McBain to Armstrong Ontario after six months managing Rivers station restaurant. Their place is taken by Mr. and Mrs A Boughen from Rainy River. In Vancouver Wallace Pearson, 18, undergoes emergency operation after swallowing his Adam's apple during a basketball game. operation successful, patient in good condition.
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F. A. McBain
Canada Railway News
Armstrong
Ont
Mrs
A. Boughen
Vancouver
Wallace Pearson
Pearson
MPs Reject National Health Insurance Push in House
Walter G. Dinsdale notes the December 10 vote in Ottawa where the House defeated the CCF sub amendment calling for immediate national health insurance. The opposition parties backed a "Yea" alongside CCF and Social Credit, while Liberals and Progressive Conservatives voted against. Dinsdale, absent due to illness, reflects on financial and constitutional hurdles to a full scheme and the pre‑election context. He cites ongoing restlessness as Christmas approaches and recalls last year’s high-stakes debate over price maintenance. (Continued op page 3)
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House of Commons
House
CCF
Canada
Social Credit
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Air School Crew Called to Search for Lost Plane
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre reports a long range Dakota flown by FO A A Hyam and crew vanished after taking off from Ferguson Lake toward Baker Lake in extreme weather. A second Dakota was dispatched from Rivers with Captain T F Hope and crew. Search suspended by Wednesday due to bad conditions.
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Rivers
Baker-Ferguson Lakes
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Dakota
A. A. Hyam
F. J. K. Milne
W. W. Carr
BD. Connelly
Lac ¥. H. Bond
T. F. Hope
V. F. McTaggart
J. R. Goodwin
R R. Galvani
Lac K. C. Whidden
Arctic Wings Company
Churchill
Ferguson Lake
Baker Lake
Annual Bonspiel Plans Forwarded
Plans for the annual electric bonspiel in the week of January 12 to 17 are moving ahead. Now in its fourth edition the event has attracted nationwide attention with Manitoba entries and others. Entries are received by F D Taylor chair man Jack Gilchrist J R Stratford and Mrs John Morrow bonspiel secretary. Top prizes are four new refrigerators.
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Manitoba
F. D. Taylor
Jack Gilchrist
J. R. Stratford
John Morrow
Manitoba to Add 50 Cents to Driver Licenses in 1953
Manitoba motorists face a 50 cent levy to fund the unsatisfied judgment fund. Renewal notices go to all car owners as registrations expire December 1953, with 106 agencies issuing new yellow on black 14 inch rear strips over 1952 plates. Licenses reissued June 1 1953 for two years at $2.
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Manitoba
R. B. Baillie
Fire in Roblin Causes Large Roblin Business District Loss
A Saturday fire in Roblin hit the business section damaging a store and the Royal Bank branch. The bank's manager is K. S. Riley, formerly Rivers branch manager. Estimated damage reported around $50,000.
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Roblin
Royal Bank
K. S. Riley
Rivers
Winter begins officially this weekend in calendar terms
Sunday, December 21, marks the official start of winter with the day after. The weather outlook hints at a late-season shift as winter settles in, with no certainty about spring yet. The piece muses on seasonal change and the fleeting nature of winter and spring.
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Frank Bridgeman
Rivers
Sel
Fire destroys Oakner home. wiring blamed
Fire brigades from Hamiota and Rivers answered a call to Oakner last Saturday at the home of George Fraser, which was totally destroyed. Firefighting efforts failed due to lack of water. contents were removed. Fraser is brother of Mrs. A. Mac Kay of Rivers. J Frame was chief, with E Borrowman and D Mitchell among responders.
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Rivers Fire Department
Oakner
George Fraser
Hamiota
Rivers
A. MacKay
J. Frame
E. Borrowman
D. Mitchell
Gn Gortion Taylor
Winnipeg Curlers on Goodwill Tour
Two Winnipeg rinks were honored at a Saturday banquet in the Alexandra hotel attended by about 50 curling enthusiasts. Visiting goodwill curlers faced local teams skipped by Reid Spearin and Fred Taylor before a post banquet challenge, as others in the tour played matches at Bradwardine Kenton Hamiota and Forrest with banquet chairman C G Stalker in Rivers.
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Winnipeg
Alexandra Hotel
Goodwill
Reid Spearin
Fred Taylor
Bradwardine
Kenton
Hamiota
Forrest
Rivers
C. G. Stalker
Bradwardine Groups Elect Officers for Year
Annual meetings covered electing officers for Bradwardine Busily and Bradwardine United church ladies aid. Key roles filled include president vice president secretary treasurer and committee lists with names such as Mrs C Howle Mrs G Baily Mrs Emerson Wolfe and others. Continued on page 4.
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Lamb
L. Lindsay
C. Howle
G. Baily
A. Ritaller
Emerson Wolfe
George Gerrard
Fred English
E. Dowland
J. Topinka
A. Veitch
J. Blatchford
Bradwardine United Church Ladies Aid
M. Baily
Mesdames M. Baily
M. Hannah
Manse
Mesdames A. Ritaller
Gazette Announces Early Publication for Christmas Week
The paper outlines earlier publication for Christmas Week with deadlines for ads by Saturday noon and news items by Monday 6:00 p.m. Readers are informed the issue will be mailed Wednesday of the following week.
Hundreds Attend Annual Carol Sing at Rex Theatre
Hundreds gathered Sunday evening at the Rex theatre for the Kiwanis Club of Rivers annual carol service. Choirs from St James Anglican Rivers United and Mennonite performed. Under J A McKenzie chairing the event lasted over an hour with old favorites and a new Christmas story by Rev. Fred McNally. Music was provided by Mrs H Lloyd Alex and Donald Whyte. Kiwanis president F D Taylor welcomed visitors.
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Rex Theatre
Kiwanis Club of
Rivers
St. James’ Anglican
Rivers United
Mennonite
Wolf Cubs
J. A. McKenzie
Fred McNally
H. Lloyd
Alex
Donald Whyte
Kiwanis
F. D. Taylor
Disruption hits Manitoba power grid as guns blamed
Power off across a large area including Rivers Brandon airport and many villages after insulators were shot, Manitoba Power Commission officials blamed indiscriminate gunmen. Service disruption affected airports and farming communities across the region.
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Manitoba Power Commission
Rivers
Brandon
Kiwanis to Meet for Last Time in 1952 Next Tuesday
The Kiwanis club will hold its final regular meeting of the year on Tuesday night with F D Taylor presiding for the last time. James Frame is named to succeed him as president. The notice notes that almost every home has a garden in the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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Kiwanis
F. D. Taylor
James Frame
The
Yukon and
Northwest Territories
Polish DP Body Found Hanging Near Rivers North
The decomposed body of Tocor Gaca a 39 year old Polish displaced person was found hanging from a tree north of Rivers by two local boys Gordon Seaborn and Burton Higginson who reported it to authorities. RCMP and coroner Dr P C Robertson ruled death by own action. He arrived in Halifax in 1948 from Suchowola carried $100 bond $125 cash and a Winnipeg to Vancouver railway ticket. He had no known relatives in Canada.
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Poland
Gordon Seaborn
Burton Higginson
Tocor Gaca
Pole
Halifax
Gaca
Suchowola
RCMP
P. C. Robertson
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Canada
Bridge Repairs Studied by Daly at Council Meeting
Daly council discussed multiple bridge repairs at a December 9 meeting. The McKellar Oak River and Kirkham bridges, among others, were slated for municipal work with cost sharing requested from the Department of Public Works. The Kirkham bridge lies at the municipality’s southeast corner near a popular picnic and swimming area.
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Daly
Daly Council
McKellar
Oak River
Kirkham
Department of Public Works
Bradwardine
Hes
CJATC Head Attends Edmonton RCAF Conference
Group Captain H G M Colpitts DFC commanding officer of the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre led a delegation to a two day conference of RCAF officials in Edmonton. Accompanying him were FO W H Carr FO Bob Fetterman and Lac Vic Bond.
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H. G. M. Colpitts
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
RCAF
Edmonton
W.H. Carr
Bob Fetterman
Lac Vic Bond
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Groveburg, Sask
Star
Witten Brunch
Ed. Montgomery
Seens
W. Pentland, Justice
Lansdowne Conservative Association
Railway News
Rivers Station
Walter G. Dinsdale
Ottawa
Winnipeg Curlers
St. Matthew's Church
Ancrum
Your Gazette
the Mail
D.P
CJATC
the Rivers Gazette
Will
CKX
George Kroeger
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