Rivers School Board Holds Monthly Meeting
The Rivers School Board met on a Wednesday in February with the chairman presiding. Reports covered principal and attendance officer certs, a delegate’s Manitoba Trustees Convention summary, a Haigh School pupil visit to Brandon Packers, and thanks to local Kiwanis and Keen Teen volunteers. Committees for 1950 were named with chairs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo McFadden
Manitoba Scho
Stewart
Haigh School
Brandon Packers
Rivers Kiwanis Club
Sec.Treas
A. Matheson
H. Shaw
Not Bullet Just Stone Hit Windshield of Navy Official
Britain’s director of naval intelligence, Rear Admiral Longiey Cook, reported a speeding car fired at him, the windshield shattered. Police later suggested a stone caused the damage, with the car’s owner reportedly seen and reassurance given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
London
Britain
Naval Intelligence
Scotland Yard
Uxbridge
Longiey Cook
Berlin Rally by Young Communists Sparks Western Alarm
Berlin officials and Western allies fear a May gathering by some 500000 to 600000 young communists could trigger trouble in the city. Authorities weigh how to handle the mass rally as tensions rise over Communist expansion in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West
Red
Germany
West Berlin
Luck o' the Irish Tickets Found After Mix Up
Winnipeg report says railway machinist John Nixon lost train and escape tickets for his wife and infant to Ireland. A boy found the Empress of France liner tickets on a downtown street and returned them two hours later. Mrs Nixon rewarded the finder with two dollars, omitting the infant's name in the excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John Nixon
Ireland
Margaret Truman Rules Out Opera Career in Miami
In Miami during a weekend singing engagement, Margaret Truman, 26, denies plans for a future with the Metropolitan Opera Company. She dismissed published stories claiming she intends a grand opera career as unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Margaret Truman
Metropolitan Opera Company
United States
Mrs. T H Prowse visits Bran don Hills family in law home
Mrs T H Prowse of the Bran don Hills district visits at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Chas Lamb. Mrs E H Wolfe is in Winnipeg where her son Harris recently underwent a serious operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Prowse
Brandon Hills
Chas. Lamb
E. H. Wolfe
Winnipeg
Harris
Birthday notices from Brandon and Winnipeg area residents
Birthday greetings list includes Raymond Chapman and H Tyerman in February, plus Ruth Riddick and Alice Tufts. March birthdays cover George Rathwell, Herbert Watkins, Mrs J H Booth, and several Winnipeg and Ontario names among Mrs Bland and Mrs Havlik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Chapman
Brandon
S. Perkins
Ruth Riddick
Homepagne
Ont
H. Tyerman
Alice M. Tufts
Val. Schmidt
George Rathwell
P. Manchu
Herbert Watkins
Bradwardine
Small Fish Found In Farm Dugout
Local note asks readers if tiny winter fish in farm dugouts are common and how they arrive. Bernard Guexoop reports many sucker type fry persist through winter on his farm pond and wonders whether spring overflow from a larger water body carries eggs or young fish or if another explanation exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Guexoop
Hydro Services Increase Rapidly
The Manitoba Power Commission reports January 1950 generation at 23,418,856 kWh, up 46 percent from January 1949, driven by many new farm connections. Substation upgrades at Austin, Jordan, Carman, Grandview and Dauphin expand capacity as the electrification plan targets 5,000 farms and 33 villages in 1950 and 1951. Contracts start in Gimli, Springfield, St. Andrews, Rhineland, Pembina, Stanley and Brokenhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Power Commission
W. D. Fallis
Austin
Jordan
Carman
Grandview
Dauphin
Gimli
Springfield
St. Andrews
Rhineland
Pembina
Stanley
Brokenhead
Anderson Named Deputy Provincial Treasurer Takes Over Duties
Winnipeg Manitoba February James Stuart Anderson 39 civil service commissioner and censor board chair has been named deputy provincial treasurer. The position sat vacant nine months since S W Christie death. Anderson born Kingston Ontario and McMaster graduate joined Manitoba government in 1946 for civil service classification later became commissioner when the commission was created in 1948. Premier Douglas L Campbell said no successor has been chosen for the commission post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
James Stuart Anderson
Manitoba Civil Service
Censor Board
S. W. Christie
Anderson
Kingston
Ont
McMaster University
Hamilton
Manitoba
Douglas L. Campbell
Bee
Commission
Sabatini Dies in Switzerland at 75
Rafael Sabatini, noted Anglo Italian writer of Captain Blood fame, died at his hotel in Adelboden Switzerland early today at age 75. He authored more than 40 historical novels since 1904, wrote five plays, and saw many works adapted to film. Born in Jesi Italy, he became a naturalized British citizen in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelboden
Switzerland
Rafael Sabitini
Captain Blood
Sabatini
Jesi
Italy
Convictions Rise Over 1949 License Plates in Manitoba
RC M P units in western Manitoba are policing for motorists using 1949 plates. Five or six convictions are already recorded and all patrols have orders to prosecute. Brandon police report no prosecutions yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rc.m.p
Manitoba
Brandon
Auto and horse team collide on Hull mountain road
In Hull Quebec yesterday a car struck a horse sleigh on the mountain road in the northern outskirts. Driver Keith Kelly aged 19 and his brother Kenneth 18 suffered facial cuts from flying glass. Car damage was $450. The horse team sleigh and driver John Malvihill escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Que
Keith Kelly
Kenneth
Breckenridge
Qne
John Malvihill
Gordon Taylors Rink Reaches Manitoba Final in Winnipeg
Gordon Taylors rink of Reid Spearin Lorne Forman and Bill Thompson from Rivers nearly captured Manitoba curling crown at the 62nd Winnipeg bonspiel. They defeated Strathclair in Cardale and Elmwood’s 21 unbeaten run in Winnipeg before losing to Bill McTavish. About 5,000 spectators saw the final, with Rivers earning praise and a call for local recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Curling Kings of
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Gordon Taylor
Reid Spearin
Lorne Forman
Bill Thompson
Cardale
Strathclair
Bill McTavish
Elmwood Club
Vancouver
Gordon
McTavish
Winnipeg Free Press
Taylor
Norm Hume
Elmwoods
Hume
Rivers Boys
Three Asiatic Countries To Get American Arms
The Truman administration plans to accelerate military aid to three Asian nations to curb communism in the Far East. Officials suggest India may receive a portion of the $75 million military fund, with an undisclosed portion set for the United States of Indonesia. Aid for Indo China and Thailand is under urgent study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Feb
Far East
State and Defence Departments
India
Truman
China
United States
Indonesia
Indo-China
Thailand
Woman bludgeoned to death and man shot by police
In Comber Ontario a 48 year old woman, Mrs Ellen Wallace, a farm manager and executor, was found beaten to death in her kitchen Saturday evening. Hours later Louis Raes, 44, her farm tenant, was fatally shot by police after he attacked three officers with a hammer during questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raes
Russia Poised to Attend UN Meetings After Policy Shift
Western diplomats predict Russia will rejoin United Nations sessions within a month. They cite anticipated policy changes by France Egypt and Ecuador to back ousting Dr Tingfa F Tsiang the top Chinese nationalist delegate from the Security Council.
Spirit and bride invite all to take water of life
A poetic biblical verse from Revelation 22 17 invites listeners to come and drink of life freely, stressing universal access to salvation and spiritual thirst. The passage emphasizes openness to all who hear and desire the water of life.
Home and School Club Variety Concert
Rivers Home and School Club presents a community hall concert on Friday February 24 at 8 pm featuring Concert Orchestra numbers vocal and instrumental quartets duets trios readings and the Sodbusters directed by Alex Whyte plus a one act play Rising With Grace starring Higginson Dodd Maxted Mitchell and Bellamy. Proceeds support a district field day in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Home and School Club
Bellamy
Campaign to Open March 1 for Red Cross Funds
Manitoba Red Cross aims for 300000 dollars, six percent of the national 5060000 goal. President C F Rogers says funds will support peacetime services, including Winnipeg free blood transfusion and new outpost hospitals at Arborg and Alonso, with Fisher Branch to open soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Red Cross
C. K. Rogers
Canadian Red Cross Society
Winnipeg
Arborg
Alonso
Fisher
Red Cross Lodge
Helicopter Herds Elks Back Into Riding Mountain Park
An RAC A F helicopter from the Canadian Joint Air Training school at Rivers Manitoba flew to Dauphin to aid in herd relocation of a large elk group back to Riding Mountain National Park. Pilot Fit Lt R Hussey reported the mission followed a request by Manitoba Game and Fisheries. Elk had breached park boundaries, worrying farmers between Dauphin and McCrears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
RAC
Canadian Joint Air Training School
Rivers
Man
Dauphin
Riding Mountain National Park
R.C.A.F. Tactical Group
R. Hussey
Manitoba Game and Fisheries Branch
McCrears
Dog Found Sleeping on Bed of Banknotes in Larne
A dog named Jean in Larne, Northern Ireland, was found with a bed of £5 notes totaling £175 after reportedly picking up rubbish from streets. The mishap led to an unusual reward rather than punishment as part of a local incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larne
Northern Ireland
Fab
Jean
German and His Daughter Press On Despite Delays
Paul Muller, 63, and his 18-year-old daughter Aga, both from Hamburg, continue a voyage toward South America in an 18‑foot boat. Rescued nine times since departure, they sailed from Cork to reach the Canary Islands but sought shelter at Fountains Town Bay two miles from Cork after weather delays.
Carson St Germain reach property settlement in divorce
Hollywood reports comedian Jack Carson of Carman Minnesota and his wife Kay St. Germain, singer, have agreed on a property settlement and custody of their two children. She is expected to file for divorce soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jack Carson
Carman, Man
Kay St. Germain
Rivers Curling Flourish as Winter Sport Gains Prominence
The town’s curling scene shines with a strong season and a standout performance by Gordon Taylor and his rink in Winnipeg’s British Consols. A Scottish article traced curling’s origins from lochs and frost to formal clubs, noting Kinross Club’s 1668 record and the 1838 Edin burgh meeting that formed the Grand Caledonian Curling Club, later Royal in 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Taylor
Winnipeg
Rivers
Caledonia
Wm. Rutherford
Scotland
Smith Institute
Stirling
Kinross Club
Edinburgh
Grand Caledonian Curling Club
Curling
Royal
Club
M.C.C
Talara Port Fire Kills Nine Fishermen Missing One
Oil scum on Talara harbor waters caught fire in a large blaze killing nine fishermen aboard anchored boats. One person is reported missing and six others are seriously injured, according to International Petroleum Company officials. Talara is Peru's northern port near the Ecuador border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Talara
International Petroleum Company
Ecuador
New China-Russia Pact Shifts Grounds Under U S Policy
United States authorities say the new treaty between Russia and Red China aims to undercut American China policy. The annex indicates Moscow will hand over the South Manchurian railway and Dairen port within two years and withdraw troops from Port Arthur naval base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Red China
China
South Manchurian
Dairen
Moscow
Port Arthur
RCMP Officials Announce Superintendent Departure
Assistant commissioner J D Bird announced in Winnipeg that acting superintendent C W Harrison head of Winnipeg criminal investigations will leave soon to take over the Vancouver division of the RCMP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Bird
R.C.M.P
Winnipeg
C. W. Harrison
Criminal Investigations Branch
Vancouver
R.c.mlp
Labor Minister Greenlay Appointed Provincial Secretary
Manitoba coalition cabinet fills vacancy as Labor Minister Greenlay takes the post of provincial secretary after W C Miller resigns. Miller’s resignation is accepted and he is proposed for speaker as the legislature opens today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Greenlay
Manitoba
W. C. Miller
Miller
Rivers Gazette Glance Backward 30 Years Ago
Items include W T Elder seeking horses for military use and a quarter million dollars worth of coal in Rivers railway yards. Also notes on epidemics, a lost child found, sugar carload arrival, a landing field beacon lit, marriages in Winnipeg, a 80th birthday gift, hockey tournament results, Legion carnival funds, and birthday honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Elder
Rivers
G.T.P
Winnipeg
Beatrice Harrison
William Alfred Thomas
John A. Dyer
Kenton
One-Time Editor of Time Magazine Plunged to Death
New York AP report says Laird Shields Goldsborough, 47, former foreign editor of Time, leaped from the ninth floor of the Time-Life building in Rockefeller Center. His body struck the sidewalk after passing a bystander. he left two brief notes and had exited the magazine in 1941 due to illness, according to his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Feb
Laird Shields Goldsborough
Time Magazine
Time-Life
Rockefeller Centre
Goldsborough
Time
CCF members oppose Labor Progressive seating in legislature
In Winnipeg February, CCF members in the Manitoba legislature protested a new seating arrangement that placed Labor Progressive member William Kardash of Winnipeg North among their group. They urged Speaker W C Miller to move Kardash, the lone Labor Progressive member, who last year sat with independents several benches away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
C.clf
Manitoba
William Kardash
Labor Progressive
Winnipeg North
C.F
W. C. Miller
Kardash
Labor Progressive Party
Yale Names New President Alfred Whitney Griswold
A 43-year-old Yale history professor and alumnus, Alfred Whitney Griswold, was chosen by the Yale corporation to succeed Charley Seymour as Yale University’s 16th president. Seymour retires June 30 after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Woman burned to death in Toronto kitchen
Mrs Flora German, 70, was found burned to death in the kitchen of her near-side Toronto home. Firemen found her on the floor, noting no fire in part of the house. They believe she may have ignited her clothing while lighting a cigarette, as she was described a heavy smoker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
CP i
Flora German
Galeras Volcano Erupts Near Pasto Colombia
The Galeras volcano near Pasto Colombia has blown a new crater and streams of lava are flowing over the surrounding countryside according to dispatches from Cali and AP reports dated in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cali
Colombia
Galeras
Pasto
Dispatches
Bollman and Scott Birth Announcements in 1950
Two birth notices list newborns for families in Illinois and Brandon. Bollman daughter born Saturday February 11, 1950 at Rivers to Mr and Mrs Robert Henry Bollman of Moline. Scott son born Friday February 17, 1950 at Brandon General Hospital to Cpl and Mrs Vic Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Brandon General Hospital
Vic Scott
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Tarbolton
Jean Guoness
J. S. Bland
Mattie Mcwenn
W. M. Harrison
Eng
J. H. Booth
Joseph Havlik
Riding Mountain Park
German
U.S
The
Rivers Gazette
5. L. Nash
Myra
U.F.M
Jas. A. McKenzie
E. E. Grant
Rivers Liberal Association
Earl Borrowman
Ford School For Mechanics
Rivers Branch
Canadian Legion
W. Rea
W. Hanmer
C.C.F
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