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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
5
The poem asks who supports vows, marks deaths, welcomes strangers, celebrates towns, promotes merchants, shares religious messages, reports school activities, represents readers abroad, and boosts civic projects. It answers with The Editor, highlighting loyalty, praise, guidance, sympathy, and sponsorship voiced by Melfort Moon.
A meeting of the Rivers Hockey Club was held at the Alexandra Hotel on Tuesday evening January 9. Officers elected include Hon. Pres. E. E. Grant. President Cliff Bellamy. Vice Pres. C. J. Collingwood. Sec. Treas. S. R. Biglow. Executive G. M. Henderson, E. Leveille, Alf. Richardson, H. Trudell, J. Bellamy Sr., W. Audet, J. Bartlett.
Miss Olive Nield returns from Angusville. The A.Y.P.A. met at the Sykes home with about sixteen attendees. On January 5 a Carnegie Red Cross concert at Robinville School featured Rivers talent, a one act play First Aid by the Rivers Dramatic Club, led by Mrs. C. M. Thomas. A lunch and dancing till 1.30 followed with Alex Walker on music aided by Olive and Thora Kristinson.
J P OConnor of Winnipeg and Rivers died last week in Winnipeg. The funeral is set for Saturday. He spent years with Clark Bros wholesale stationers and later with the Investors Syndicate. He was respected for his business skill and fine character.
The organizers announced the sweepstakes will close for the war’s duration after the scheduled January 16 drawing. No further drawings will occur while hostilities continue.
A holiday whist drive and dance at Lothair School supported the Bradwardine Red Cross Society. Winners included Ladies’ Ist Mrs. Geo Bray and Gents’ Ist Fred Murray. Music by Kolotyle Orchestra. A Manitoba Federation of Agriculture branch organized at the school with officers H M Harvey president and R H White vice president.
Mrs Hunter and Mrs J Mc Lellan left Monday for Winnipeg. A sizable Bradwardine contingent attended the Brandon versus Kenora Thistles hockey game in Brandon Friday. The curling rink opened for the season last week with twelve rinks in the schedule.
A review praises John Murray Gibbon's New World Ballads from Ryerson Press Toronto as a handsome collection of sixty Canadian ballads set to ancient tunes. It notes ten historical groups, from The Pioneers to Settlement and Independence, with melodies brought by British and European settlers. The book suits schools, camps, and homes, linking Shakespearean and later poets to traditional melodies.
On Monday A Richardson and Geo Barr attended the Portage and Brandon hockey game in Brandon. Fine weather blessed Friday’s District Curling games with Rapid City Bradwardine and Rivers clubs taking part, and Rapid City’s rink captured both the Ganong and Free Press Trophies.
Manitoba marks the ninth annual Education Week from Sunday February 4 to Saturday February 10 1940. The observance unites citizens in educational matters and aims to be the most successful to date.
Rural Municipality of Daly council meets at Rivers on Tuesday January 2 with all members present. Reeve Seater presides. Oaths and declarations completed. Last meeting's minutes approved. Correspondence includes court ruling on tax sale powers and budget items for Bradwardine street lighting. Resolutions list bids, meeting dates, and gravelling payments. By law 949 finalized with W T Dyer secretary treasurer. Committees named for 1940. adjournment to February 15.
Dr L H Newman reports 2 800 farmers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have shared practical experiences with Regent the new rust resistant wheat from the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory. They note strong yield easy threshing strong straw and good weed competition while Regent competes favorably with Thatcher Renown and Reward. growers foresee extensive cultivation in 1940.
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