Backward look at Tam Usvem Gazette items
Ten years ago February 6 1986 notices recounting deaths including Mrs Hetter H Howard a longtime Rivers resident and railroad engineer Alex McGillivray killed at Tofield Alberta. town clerk office move. a large bank thermometer removed. old curlers gatherings. Excelsior lodge LOBA ladies lodge founded at Cardale. UFM masquerade crowd. a consolidated one room schoolhouse on the prairie. deputy minister R Fletcher of agriculture. N A Lumber and Supply promoting low cash prices on lumber and building materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Lodge
Loba
Cardale
UFM
Wardine
R. Fletcher
Thirty Years Ago in Westbound Transit Report
A fragment states Ernest Dyer topped the record by twice carrying a Raleigh load within a mile, with T Batty close behind. Marchants of Rivera agreed to close their stores to allow the hockey club special to Brandon, while the Eckhardts and the Rivers group organized a musical under hockey club auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dyer
A.aleigh
T. Batty
Marchants of
Rivera
Eni
Brandon
Eckhardts
Rivers
Derailment Causes Train Delays Near Pope
A derailment of several freight cars near Pope halted Canadian National traffic on Sunday delaying the east and westbound services. Passenger No. 11 and No. 12 ran late into Rivers with the 11 delayed by hours. Local merchants were awakened to provide food to stranded travelers around 2 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
Rivers
70th Birthday for Bran don Pioneer Alex Weir
Alex Weir of Brandon, a Daly municipality pioneer, celebrated his 70th birthday at home on January 29. He arrived in the area with his parents 65 years ago, marking a long life of settlement and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Weir
Daly Municipality
Brandon
Mr. Weir
Rough Riders of British Desert Army
London January 31 wartime article details peacetime motor fete and Desert Army trials. It describes suspension, sealing joints, air conditioning for tanks and cars, durable paints, and 100000 new carts planned by UK industry to June 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eighth Army
United Kingdom
Boissevain Man Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Boissevain businessman A J Robbins, formerly district electrical and mechanical engineer, was promoted to lieutenant colonel by military authorities. He recently moved from Vancouver where he commanded No 11 Company RCEME, and before the war owned the Southern Motor company in Boissevain. He served with the RCMP for thirteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Robbins
M.D
Robbbina
Pacific Command
No. 11 Coy. R.C.E.M.E
Vancouver
Robbing
Southern Motor Company
Boissevain
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
PCEME
London Waterways Offer Cheapest Transport Described
London reports identify waterways as the cheapest transport method, described as the most economical option for moving people and goods. The note highlights cost savings and the potential for broad access across the city, with authorities touting efficiency and affordability.
Aged Man Seeks Field Glasses
Aged reader of The Gazette seeks a field glass to improve dimmed vision. Anyone with such an item to dispose of should contact The Gazette immediately by phone 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Shyne
The
Gazette
Local Cadet Bonspiel Winners Named at Weekend Event
Seven rinks competed in the air cadet bonspiel held Saturday with visitors from Oak River Bradwardine and Cardale. In the grand challenge 1A Karlenzig of Rivers won followed by Porter of Cardale. First cadet event went to F Stewart of Rivers and second to Common of Bradwardine. A Wareham won the prize for the biggest end in any game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak River
Bradwardine
Cardale
A. Karlenzig
Rivers
Porter
F. Stewart
Common
Wartime Heroism of Sailors Disclosed
Ottawa dispatch details Park Steamships Ltd exploits during WWII. Ships Jasper Park Nipiwaz Park Taber Park Avondale Park Greenhill Park and Silver Star Park saw sinkings or damage from submarines and accidents. Notable rescues and crew survivals highlight Canadian captaincy and naval courage amid peril.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
Park Steamships Ltd
Noe
Jasper Park
Nipiwan
Point Pleasant Park
Taber Park
Avondale Park
Ministry of War Transport
Greenhill Park
Vancouver
Silver Star Park
India
Indian Ocean
M. Buchanan
Jasper
Buchanan
Buchannan
Nipiwaz Park
Halifax
Newfoundland
Navy
73 Families Housed by City of Brandon
The Brandon city emergency housing program has housed 73 families to date with space for 60 more as soon as materials arrive. Housing administrator Grant Rose said construction can convert more huts at Fort Brendon barracks to expand the accommodation.
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City of
Brandon
Grant Rose
Rose
Fort Brendon Barracks
Reds
Daly church secretary treasurer resigns after 40 years
E. O. Dyer, longtime secretary treasurer of the Daly church, tendered his resignation at the annual meeting on January 31. His service began in 1906 and he moved from his farm to Rivers last November, ending an almost uninterrupted record of Sunday attendance and collection duties.
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Daly
E. O. Dyer
Daly Church
Mr. Dyer
Rivers
Saskatchewan Woman Keeps 6000 Buttons In Collection
Yorkton reports Mrs. Jake Meekma of eastern Saskatchewan owns 6000 diverse buttons from 12 countries. Her four-walled room houses plates of 26 to 30 buttons, with 75 from uniforms and over 400 soft water pearl varieties. She helps others match and sew on lost coat buttons.
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Yorkton
Jake, Meckma
Saskatchewan
Meekma
United States
Grange Shed Mill Trains Juvenile Workers in Bradford
In Bradford England the Grange Shed cotton mill runs a training school for young entrants. Juveniles learn in a special room with bright looms under skilled instructors and are paid standard youth wages for about three months. Trainees attend evening classes until twenty one, with fees paid by employers, and parents are invited to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grange Shed
Bradford
England
Finsdog
Ruhr unrest warned as Allies reshape German industry
British intelligence and German observers warn the Ruhr may flare next winter if Allied controls fail to slow steel output. With about 11 million in the region reliant on iron and steel, including 2.5 million in shed industries, fear of mass fascist revival grows as food, fuel, and housing strains persist. An intelligence officer predicts a resistance movement that could dwarf past western European confrontations if jobs vanish. Dr. Moeller, a former concentration camp survivor, worries that banning work will erode democrat ideals and prompt renewed militarism.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Ruher
Allied Control
Control Council
Ruhr
Ragen
Alte
Europe
Frans Moeller
Iserlohn
Rebuilding French Homes and Transport Shipments
London reports dumpers have been shipped to France as part of a large order for mechanically propelled field service transport vehicles placed in Britain. The transfer is tied to efforts to aid reconstruction and supply French housing needs amid ongoing projects.
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London
France
White Bil Pioneer Heroine Of Daly District
A historical note in The Gazette previews a Daly region series recounting pioneer hardships in 1879. It highlights the first white woman titled White Bil, life in subsistence homesteads, and calls for local submissions from readers to complete the story of Daly Municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter District
Gazette
Two Men Guilty In Break In Jewellery Theft Case
Arthur Idéreon and Mate Wick of Brando pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and stealing jewellery. They were sentenced to one year in jail after appearing in Brandan city police court. Magistrate Headingang noted Canada’s prevalence of this crime and sentenced to deter others.
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Arthur E'idéreon
Mate Wick
Brando
Ela
Gail
Brandan
Magistriéte
Cee
Hig
Headingang
Ithe
Anders Tittte
Buk
Canada
Penton
Meizhen
Renegade Brite in Prison Trial Recap
In 1523 Norman Baillie-Stewart, a 24 year old lieutenant of Seaforth Highlanders, was imprisoned in the London Tower. Charges proceeded toward trial with details unclear in this fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Baillie-Stewart
For Seaforth: Highlanders
London Tower
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James Taylor
Yeers
N.A. Lumber& Suppl Company
Rough Riders of
British Desert Army
Boissevain Man
Prise
A. Wareham
Byng Whittaker
CBC
Byng
BBC
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Essen
Tha
Krupp
Krupp Works
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G.L. Davies
Rapid City
Thomas
Clark
Misa
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David E. Starr
Brite
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