25 Feb 1937
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1937
Page
1
Rivers School Trustees met on February 17 with J. T Bowman chairing. They deleted a January minute entry on 1937 estimates, adopted the rest, and approved a 7800 levy for 1937 and 24442 in payments. Coronation medals will be awarded to pupils at King George VI and Queen Elizabeth ceremonies.
Sunday services next Sunday at Roseville 300 pm and Rivers 730 pm with Sunday School at 200. Another Lantern Lecture titled The Men Who Crucified Christ will be held in St James Parish Hall on Wednesday March 3 at 8 pm.
Daly Rural Council met at Rivers on February 16 with Reeve Seater presiding. Resolutions approved include issuing 5000 for 1935 assessor salary, appointing C Lamb as Noxious Weeds Inspector for 1937 at 125.90, and several bylaw and appointment measures. Finance reported all in order and the meeting adjourned to March 9.
The Rivers Board of Trade held its annual banquet at the Alexandra Hotel despite foul weather with about forty attendees. President E E Grant chaired as J H Wareham reviewed the term, praising R G Sinclair, Sec Treas, followed by a singalong led by Jas A McKenzie and Cliff Livesey. Guest speaker B T Chappell of Canadian National Railways outlined railway progress and urged support.
Manitoba District General Superintendent T Chappell spoke at the Rivera Board of True annual banquet praising Canadian National Railways President 5S Hungerford as the right man for the tight place. He noted Hungerford’s rise from apprentice to the road’s highest post and was warmly applauded.
Friendship Rebekah Lodge No 27 marked its 16th anniversary. Mr and Mrs Wat E Stewart move to town from Pendennis. Walter Sargent shot a wolf north of town. Bob McGregor killed at the pump house by a running engine. A blizzard forced country children to stay overnight in town. Rivers Cadets defeated Pottage Bea vers 7 4 in hockey.
On Saturday February 20 at 4 pm at St Michael and All Angels Church Winnipeg Kay eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W Mott married Wally Althouse Rev W C Turney officiating Dr Bush played the organ The couple wore royal blue crepe and tatting rose corsage They will reside at Kelvington Sask A reception followed at the bride’s parents home
The United Church schedules for Sunday February 28 feature the theme Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord with Daly at 11 00 pm and Pettapiece at 3 00 pm Daily life details include the regular Ladies Aid monthly meeting at Fifth Avenue location and a 3 pm Reale Sona orchard event. A Sunday School class invites all readers to join.
Proposal to extend technical education from city schools to rural areas will be presented at the 28th Manitoba School Trustees Association convention in Winnipeg this week. Trustees from Oak Lake district will move a resolution urging action to establish technical education for country students in Grade VIII or higher, following a strong Rivers School Board resolution passed last October.
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