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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 19, 1940

Page

6

Rivers Curling Club elects officers and outlines season

At a Friday meeting in the waiting room the Rivers Curling Club elected Hon. Pres. R. N. Dunsmere Jas Frame as President Frank Taylor as Vice President W L Stewart as Sec Treas Alf Wareham Dr Thomas Tom Bradt Geo Jelliff as executive Bradt named caretaker The club plans early District Games seeks rink formation before a general meeting and offers pre Bonspiel play at 7 30 p m Prospective seasonal members may curl on evenings. Fees are Gents 5.00 Ladies 4.00 Students 2.50 Membership 1.00 Extra games 10c for members 25c non members.

The Rivers Curling Club R. N. Dunsmore Jas. Frame Frank Taylor Treas W. L Stewart Red Cross

War Services Club Meeting at Rivers Branch

A meeting of the Officers and Executive of the Rivers Branch of the War Services Club is scheduled for Monday evening at 7 30 p.m. in the Club Rooms. All heads of the different organizations are asked to be present. Dr. C M Thomas President.

Rivers Branch The War Services Club

Local Red Cross Work Meeting Plans Winter Break

Large turnout at United Church annex for Red Cross Work Meeting. Two upcoming meetings are canceled with next held January 7. Work distributed, mitts wool on hand, feathers shipped in response to appeal. Myrtle Madden returned from Alberta visit. Telephone staff moved to new central. Daly ratepayers vote against municipal bail insurance and Good Roads Bylaw. Boys and Girls Club Fair reports strong finances. Knox Presbyterian Church marked its first anniversary. Town councillors elected J E Thompson J Grummett C Wagar S A Mills. Rivers School Trustees named R N Dunsmore F W Buggey T W Offen.

Mrs Crosby Pioneer of Rivers Dies in Transcona Home

Ten years ago this week in 1030 the obituary notes the death of Mrs Wm Crosby a Rivers pioneer who passed away at her son Leonard home in Transcona.

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For Sale: Used Tables and Electric Fixtures at Alexandra Hotel

W A Creaney manager at the Alexandra Hotel advertises for sale used tables electric light fixtures and other small articles. The notice invites potential buyers to contact the hotel for details.

W. A. Creaney Alexandra Hotel

The Light in the East and the Christmas Call

A reflective Christmas exhortation urging to apply church principles to daily life and governance beyond one holiday. It contrasts greed with the Nazareth example, urging steadfast spiritual guidance and societal integrity throughout the year.

Victoria Winter Resort Dazzles With Snowless Evergreen Leisure

Victoria British Columbia marketed as a premier winter resort with year round recreation including golf on Oak Bay course March 9 to 15 for the Empress Winter Golf Tournament. The Empress Hotel hosts Christmas celebrations with boar's head and wassail. Vancouver Island offers rare winter harvests like strawberries in December and salmon all winter, attracting American travelers with favorable exchange rates.

Cue Victoria British Columbia International Exchange Vancouver Island United States Oak Bay Empress Hotel Canada Canadian Rockies Empress

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Alf. Wareham Dr. Thomas Tom Bradt Geo. Jelliff Air School C. M. Thomas Neles United Church Misa Myrtle Madden Brother Gordon Alberta Misses B. Arnold Elsie Barker Ethel Anderson New Central Daly Good Roads Knox Presbyterian Church J. E. Thompson J. Grummett C. Wagar S. A. Mills Town of Rivers Rivers School R.N. Dunsmore F. W. Buggey T. W. Offen Christmas Nazareth Neilson Gazette
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