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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
1
Education Week activities at Rivers School drew a record 171 visitors to classrooms last week. Many attended all three afternoon programs, with exhibits reflecting actual school work and broad school endeavors. The event energized students and staff and pleased the public audience.
The film Heart of the North features the RCMP in action set in the Canadian Northwest. A Technicolor adventure with a three cornered romance and thrills builds to a climactic finale. See the Redcoats in this week’s program at the Four-Star Theatre.
Rivers annual School Bonspiel concluded Saturday afternoon with pupils and parents engaged throughout. In Grand Challenge events the winners include Florence Goodeve Marion Lee Allan Audet Dugald Mac Donald as skip and Marg are t Allen Bella Subsky Tom Bartlett Philip Charron as skip.
Large afternoon and evening showings by W. E. Stewart in partnership with International Harvester Co. of Canada drew big crowds. Riv ers School staff and pupils attended, and the IOCF was packed at night with E G Woodman and Geo. Cowan in charge. A dance ran until 1 a.m. Stewart praised the strong interest.
The gross revenues of all in clusive Canadian National Railways System for the ten day period ending January 31 1940 were 6 427 070 compared with 4 445 669 for the corresponding period of 1939 an increase of 1 981 401.
In the second month of the fourth year of King George the Brandon and Rivers teams faced off in a hockey match. Led by Grant and Evans, with Bowman and Setter among the notable players, the teams clashed as referees Courtney and Richardson guided a hard fought contest. Each side breached the gates seven times, leaving the outcome undecided and a promise of lasting friendship between the towns.
The Rivers School announces a Friday evening concert and dance on February 23 starting at 8 p.m. at Oddfellows Hall. All school divisions will participate in the event.
Canada mourns the death of Lord Tweedsmuir Governor General after a five day battle watched by the nation with profound sorrow. Tributes pour in as all bow in tribute to the memory of a great man.
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