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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
2
In Rivers, citizens and ratepayers met at the town hall to oppose merging the two railroads. They argued it would worsen relief conditions and threaten municipal finances and school bond payments. The meeting, endorsed by a revived board of trade, chose J A Mackenzie as president and H Wareham as vice president.
The district sees numerous weddings at Pendennis and Bradwardine with Maurice Bowman, Elsie Barker, Hubert Rose, and Rose Wedderburn among the couples. At DBradwardine Mr and Mrs Andrew Common celebrate a golden anniversary. Ellen Mary Neal wed George Gerrard as poet J H Barker dedicates verse. Also noted are exhibitions and farming tech trials in Johannesburg and Silsoe, frost prevention testing in England, and commentary on Europe’s political moves, plus Nova Scotia apple shipments to Antwerp and Windsor tax relief praise.
Mr and Mrs W Erwin visit relatives in Guelph and other Ontario points Mrs G Woodhead visits Kelowna EC Mrs McTaggart Harding visits J B latchford R W Dobson and A Hays homes A Baily family moves to Ancrum rectory Winnipeg medical care for Mrs Livingstone infant Gerrard in hospital Christmas gatherings include Brandon Earl Common Rita Common Nan Norma Livingstone Evelyn at Foxwarren and Peter Livingstone Steski Oates families Winnipeg visitors Keith Maitland university student spent holidays with Maitland family Beatrice and Margaret Houston in Winnipeg for Christmas at parental homes.
News brief lists births at Rivers and nearby nursing homes: Hayward daughter born December 30, 1948 to Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hayward (nee Muriel Tyreman). Olson son born December 25, 1948 to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Olson. Stoneham birth December 31, 1948 at Mrs. Madden's nursing home. McIntosh son born January 1, 1949 to Mr. and Mrs. D. V. McIntosh. Also memorial notice for Eleanor Newitt dated January 10, 1947, with family tribute from Margaret, Bob, and the family.
Mr and Mrs James Taylor announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Ruth to William Wihak of Dauphin eldest son of Mrs Wihak of Melville Sask The wedding is set for January 18 at 7 30 p m at the bride s home with Rev H Dodd of Rivers United Church officiating
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