Rivers Town Council Sets 1950 Garden Plot Rentals
Slayer Sindlar presided at the February meeting as routine business dominated. A ministerial letter approved 1949 over-expenditure to be levied in 1950. Resolutions authorized the rink board rep to approve skating rink work expenditures, required competitive bids for a fire siren per Hydro specs, and advised compliance with the January 13 over-expenditure notice. Garden plots for 1950 set at 50 cents per lot with renewals by April 1, otherwise offered to first applicant. Accounts totaling 2549.52 were approved. Council adjourned to March 6 or by mayoral call.
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Slayer Sindlar
Rivers Town Counc
Tarbolton T. H. Seens Attends Manitoba Legislature Session
Tarbolton T. H. Seens M L A is in Winnipeg for Manitoba legislature sessions, accompanied by Mrs. Seens. Mrs J M Wedderburn has been a patient at Brandon General Hospital. Harris Wolfe visited Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs C Lamb and family were weekend visitors in Brandon. The Tarbolton United Church and Ladies Aid held their combined annual meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs W Cochrane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Seens
M.L.A
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mrs. Seens
J. M. Wedderburn
Brandon General Hospital
Harris Wolfe
Mrs. C. Lamb
Brandon
Tarbolton United Church and
Ladies Aid
Bus Crash Leaves Dozens Injured in Manitoba
A Yorkton to Winnipeg Greyhound crashed through a guard rail on Highway 1 near St. Francois Xavier, then fell 10 feet into a ditch. Thirty passengers were injured, 27 treated in Winnipeg hospitals, 11 detained, two admitted at Portage la Prairie. The bus caught fire. passengers escaped through windows as flames spread. Many lacked coats. belongings were lost.
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Winnipeg
Yorkton
Greyhound
Portage la Prairie
Man
Manitoba
St. Francois Xavier
College Girl Acquitted In Mercy Slaying Case
Carol Ann Paight, 31, was acquitted in the mercy slaying of her cancer-stricken father in Bridgeport Connecticut. The all female jurors found her not guilty of second degree murder after she admitted shooting him as he lay in a hospital bed.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Carol Ann Paight
Carol
Birthday wishes listed for multiple individuals
On February 17 Bill Nolan. February 17 also lists Mrs Elgin Hunter and Mrs R Chapman née Edna Wareham. February 18 includes H W Cameron and Tom Blake. February 20 features Leslie Dyer Burton Higginson John Morrow. February 21 lists Roger Weseen G L Cole Bradwardine. February 73 mentions Mrs I R Bowman and Violet A Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nolan
Elgin Hunter
Leslie Dyer
Burton Higginson
John Morrow
Roger Weseen
G. L. Cole
Bradwardine
Diamond Wedding Celebration for Mr and Mrs C E Wonnell
Mr and Mrs C E Wonnell of Willow Springs Missouri observe their 60th wedding anniversary on February Their son Ed Wonnell of Rivers and three grandchildren Mrs Campbell in Alaska, Ronald Wormneil in Winnipeg and Mrs Montgomery in Flin Flon are among family members with five great grandchildren in Canada A family reunion is planned for this summer
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C. E. Wonnell
Willow Springs
Missouri
USA
Ed. Wonnell
States
Cone
Edward of Rivers
Campbell
Alaska Highway
Ronald Wormneil
Winnipeg
Montgomery
Flin Flon
Canada
Seventh Attempt On Gambler's Life Fails in Dallas
Gunman fired a rifle from the ground through a fourth floor hospital window at Herbert Noble, a controversial Dallas gambler. Noble, wounded previously in December, is recovering in Methodist hospital as officials pursue leads in a series of fatal and unsolved gang-related cases linked to Noble and associates.
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Dallas
Tex
Herbert Noble
Noble
Methodist Hospital
Louis Green
Green
Ukrainians Suffered More Under Soviet Rule, Says Leader
Dr. Watson Kirkconnell president of Acadia University told the Ukrainian Canadian committee congress in Winnipeg that more Ukrainians have been murdered or enslaved by Soviet Russia than any other race. He noted the committee awarded him an honorary PhD from the Free Ukrainian University in Munich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Watson Kirkconnell
Acadia University
Wolfville
N.S
Kirkconnell
Free Ukrainian University
Munich
Germany
Rivers High School Thanks Kiwanis For Bonspiel Support
Card expresses gratitude to the Kiwanis for sponsoring Rivers Bonspiel participation and thanks contributors to the entry fee. It notes gained experience and sportsmanship, signed by John Greasley Keith McKinnon Dennis Greasley Emil Hain and the Rivers High School Student Body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Rivers
John Greasley
Keith McKinnon
Dennis Greasley
Emil Hain
Rivers High School
Obituary of Mrs Hudson Brackenreed of Belleview Man
Mrs Hudson Brackenreed born Minnie Robins of Pendennis district, Daly RM, aged 40 years 6 months, died February 7 in Brandon General Hospital. She married in 1930 and recently lived in Belleview. Funeral at Fraser's Funeral Home and Brandon Cemetery interment. Survived by husband, two daughters Joyce and Arlene, three brothers Reg Rivers Cliff Carnegie Fred Edmonton, two sisters Mrs Lillian Baker Brandon and Mrs Foster Baily Rivers.
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Hudson Brackenreed
Minnie Robins
Belleview
Man
Brandon General Hospital
Brackenreed
Pendennis
Nathan Robins
Daly
Fraser
Brandon
Joyce
Arlene
Reg
Rivers
Cliff
Carnegie
Fred
Edmonton
Lillian Baker
Foster Baily
Proverbs Verse Emphasizes Peace Over Riches
A biblical proverb stresses that tranquility outweighs excess, asserting that a quiet home with little implements harmony beats a grand house filled with loud sacrifices and ongoing conflict. The message elevates inner peace and restraint over outward displays of piety.
First Electric Bonspiel Great Success at Rivers Curling
Rivers hosts its first electric bonspiel drawing sixty rinks and 240 men from as far as Flin Flon with broadcasts on CKX. Oak Lake’s Lorne Story wins the final against Pettapiece of Pettapiece. event features multiple groups A and B, consolation prizes, and four electric appliances as top prizes.
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Oak Lake
Rivers Curling Club
Rivers
CKX
Flin Flon
Sinclair
P. Janz
Elgin
Jim Stratford
Joe Pettapiece
Pettapiece
R. Taylor
C. Lewis
Souris
P. Murray
Neepawa
Roy White
Kenton
A. A. Murray
Lorne Story
Nye
Brandon
Chambers
Pierson
Davidson
MacDonald
Howat
Munch
Inglis
Story
Lewis
Joe
Howatt
Loruis
Bert Taylor
Kiwanis
Curling Club to Hold Annual Electric Bonspiel in Rivers
At a Friday night executive meeting the Curling Club decided to stage another electric bonspiel at Rivers in February 1951. The group agreed the first event was a standout success and should become an annual affair.
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Curling Club
Rivers
Two Men Rescued After Plane Beached In Northern B C
Two overdue men Sam Side pilot for inter provincial airways and geology Dr Willis Wright were found unharmed beside their disabled plane on Boundary Lake thirty miles east of Fort St John B C. They waved as a search plane appeared. The RC A F said the ski was broken explaining the failure to radio back.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
K.c.a.f
Sam Side
Inter- Provincial Airways
Dawson Creek
B.C
Willis Wright
Calgary
W. Cormack
Fort St. John
Boundary Lake
R.C.A.F
Dr. Willis
Start Work On New Highway In Northern Manitoba
The Pas, Manitoba February. Work has begun on a 350 mile winter road across northern Manitoba from The Pas to Island Lake. A tractor team led by Gregory Lamb started cutting the route through Moose Lake Williams Lake Norway House to Bigstone Lake. The project is a joint effort by Indian affairs, and federal and provincial governments, led by Dr Cameron Corrigan at Norway House Indian hospital. The new road would allow faster medical evacuations to Clearwater Lake by air if needed.
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Pas
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Gregory Lamb
Island Lake
Moose
Williams Lakes
Norway House
Bigstone Lake
Indian Affairs Department
Cameron Corrigan
Clearwater Lake Hospital
Clearwater Lake
Bombadier
World Stood Still as BC Snow Strands Coast to Coast
Vancouver and B C were paralyzed by heavy snow and floods isolating the province for days. Rail lines failed under cascading slides from the Cascades to the Fraser Valley, stranding travellers, halting mills, and triggering mass evacuations near Stout. Canadian National and Canadian Pacific trains struggled through drifts as crews blasted through ice and snow.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Rockies
Halifax
Canadian Pacific
Canadian West
Dominion
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
West Coast
Rockies
Chilliwack
Canada
United States
Boston Bar
Fraser River
Stout
Victoria
New Westminster
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser Valley
Canadian National
Looking Backward at the Files of The Rivers Gazette 35 Years Ago
A Rivers Gazette retrospective recalls a 35 year old issue with events from the town. The Belgian Relief Committee raised nearly 90 dollars at a box social with 175 attendees. An agricultural society taught an engineering course. Local notices include a bishop's confirmation service and memorial scholarship winner Geo Thorman. A fire tragedy killed a child in a Cpl Cunningham home, sparking a blood donor appeal.
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Cpl
Colorful Figure In Canada Tommy Church Is Dead
Thomas Langdon Church known as Tommy Church, a longtime public servant and seven time Toronto mayor, died at 77 after asthma complications. He served as mayor 1915 to 1921 and later as Conservative MP for Toronto Broadview, returning to parliament in 1934 after a 1930 defeat. He entered public life as a Toronto school trustee in 1898 after being called to the bar.
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Toronto
Thomas Langdon Church
Canada
Britain
Tommy Church
Osgoode Hall
Toronto Broadview
Ban on Stromboli movie sparks religous outcry across U S
A nationwide protest grows over Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini’s romance in Stromboli. Alabama ministers urge theaters to ban Bergman films or Rossellini’s direction, while Memphis censor threatens to bar all Bergman titles if legal.
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Hollywood
Feb
Inngrid Bergman
Roberto Rosselini
Alabama
Texas
Stromboli
Rossellini
Rome
Ingrid
Miss Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Birmingham
Ala
Protestant Ministers Association
Miss Bergman Apears
Rossgelins
Memphis
Tenn
Bowman and Sagar Families Welcome Daughters
On Friday February 3 1950 at Rivers a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Albert J Bowman. On Saturday February 4 1950 at Rivers a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs James Albert Sagar.
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Bowman
Rivers
Albert J. Bowman
Sagar
James Albert Sagar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tarbolton
Tom Blake
I. R. V. Bowman
Violet A. Bowman
Mrs. H. Brackenreed
C. Jackson
Russell
Lowe
Dally
Finkbeiner
Cardale
The
Rivers Gazette
Agricultural Society
Gertie Sargent
Norm l
Ernie Dyer
R. D. Britton
Pacific Lodge
1.C.C.F
Jasper
Alta
Joe Thompson
Bill LePage
Roswell Moxley
Lorne Jay
Bishop Thomas
Geo. Thorman
Musgrove
Dugald MacDonald
Allan Audet
Marion Lee
Florence Goodeve
Rivers School
U.S
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