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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1951
Page
2
For sale four bred sows due to freshen in April at 12 dollars each. Also for sale a tractor in fair condition with rubber tires starter and lights. Apply contact names P Past Pettapiece and Frank Ajrew with given phone numbers.
Holiday gatherings include Norma Livingstone Evelyn Livingstone Mer ven Joynt Keith Mailland Margaret Houston and Victor Stesk visiting Winnipeg relatives. A Christmas Tree on December 14 drew a capacious crowd. River’s Young People hosted games on December 22. St Matthew's Church held Christmas communion December 24. Harding community held a Whist Drive and Dance December 27 with QC McLaughlin Jr. and Mrs. B. McKenzie as prize winners. A novelty dance December 29 attracted a capacity crowd with Clair English and Beverly Seater winning the balloon dance with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wood earning top spots.
Moose Jaw officers reviewing a wedding photo page alerted RCMP in Regina about Norman Elliott, wanted on a charge of stealing $1,027 from his employers. He was arrested after the connection.
Mrs Leslie Robinson of Saskatoon pleaded guilty in Edmonton to conducting a lottery and was fined 3209 as the first such case in Alberta. The 22nd Canadian Chamber of Commerce meeting will be in Quebec Oct 28–Nov 4, 1951. Savings bonds sales totaled 269,139,750 with 673,581 Canadians buying 156,416,000 through payroll plans, average per purchase rising to 230.73. A Stinson aircraft overdue near Red Earth was sighted near Prince Albert area. Two men jailed for assault on a woman, Miss Stephanie Moynihan, who suffered serious injuries. Penicillin in cows harms cheese making. Indian girl Sulochana Sitram Chaudhari indicted for gold smuggling in London. Joseph MacDonald, veteran Cape Breton editor, dies at 80. Hattie W. Caraway, first female US senator, dies at 72. A 3½ year old girl dies and a man hanged in Smithville Ontario, with police noting murder and suicide cases.
Tarbolton residents hosted guests from Winnipeg and Harniota, plus Vancouver and Winnipeg visitors at various homes. J. A. Wedderburn housed, with Brandon General Hospital announcing a patient. Other exchanges mention family visits from Antler Sask and Rivers, and a Canadian press roundup on atomic policy, banking in stores, fire alarms, party line etiquette, and a moon mission prediction.
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