Rivers Consolidated School Board Elects 1942 Officers
A 1942 statutory meeting of Rivers Consolidated School Board trustees elected J T Bowman as chairman. New oaths were taken by J A McKenzie T W Offen A M Beattie S Madden and R G Sinclair. The board set monthly meetings for 1942 approved $150 salary for R G Sinclair as Sec Treas approved caretaker Charles Nowe at 1000 for eleven months and attendance officer T Nolan at 50. Estimates for 1942 were fixed at 14500 with requisition.
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Trustees
Rivers Consolidated S.D
T. W. Offen
A. M. Beattie
J. T. Bowman
Rivers School Board
J. A. McKenzie
S. Madden
R.G. Sinclair
Sec.-Treas
C. Nowe
T. Nolan
Chas. Nowe
Salvage Drive Aims to Aid Canada War Industries
The Department of National War Services calls for salvage of all waste metals and materials. Rivers Board of Trade Salvage Committee, chaired by Frank Taylor, asks Rivers and district to participate in salvaging usable materials to support Canada's war industries.
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Dept. of National War Services
Rivers Board of Trade
Frank Taylor
Phone 22
Rivers and District
Canada
Red Cross Plans Russian Relief Appeal At February Meeting
Red Cross notes report a well attended Tuesday session. The group sets February 3 as the Russian Relief appeal day with all collections donated to medical and hospital supplies for Russia. A special program aims to draw a strong turnout of town women. Last week shipments included aero cap, boys pants, service socks, handkerchiefs, sweaters, bootees, a quilt, and linen.
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Russia
Ten Years Ago In The Gasette 1932 Mud Rain Hits Town
A 1932 feature notes an odd sundry week with mud rain startling residents washing lines required re cleaning. Annie Danilovitch completed student teaching at Wheatland School. Mrs. Geo Barefoot died at Brandon Hospital. St James Amateur Dramatic Society plans a festival. County Court may sit in Rivers. Trustees Dunsmore Buggey and Offen visited Rivers School.
Some Chicken Eh Some Neck Unique War Propaganda Slogan
A wartime reflection from the Minneapolis Star Journal frames Britain as a resilient bird. It recalls Churchillian rhetoric and a mocking reply to Hitler about British resolve and invincibility in the face of threats, using playful phrases and national pride to lift morale.
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Herr Hitler
Great Britain
Minneapolis Star Journal
Safer Anchorage in Lived Proofs
A reflective statement arguing that personal experience provides a steadier guide than current doubts. The speaker concedes fault yet asserts that what has been lived through offers a safer anchor than theoretical certainty.
Birthday Greetings from The Gazette
The Gazette extends best wishes for a happy birthday to Chas. W. Angel on January 15, Alfred E. Jelliff on the 15th, Barry Wayne Greasley on the 16th, Patsy Tyerman on the 17th, Robert J. Offen on the 19th, Mrs. Geo. Wills of Winnipeg on the 19th, and Melville listed.
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the Gazette
Chas. W. Angel
Alfred E. Jelliff
Barry Wayne Greasley
Patsy Tyerman
Robert J. Offen
Melville
Mrs. Geo. Wills
Winnipeg
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Support
Expresses gratitude for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and death of husband and father. Special thanks to the Masonic Lodge of Rivers and the Shriners of Winnipeg and to Reverends W R Donagh and H B Duckworth for assistance.
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Masonic Lodge of Rivers
Shriners of
Winnipeg
W. R. Donagh
H. B. Duckworth
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Equality
Pharvey Woods
Raven
Stanfield’s
Stanfield
J. A. Gruimiet Ten Cee
Ess and Tribune
wLlow
Stothes
Igman
Vernight
Meeting of Rivers School Board
Sec.Treas
Red
Red Cross
Annie Danilovitch
Wheatland School
Geo. Barefoot
Brandon Hospital
St. James’ Amateur Dramatic Society
Rivers
Dunsmore, Buggey and
Offen
Rivers School
England
Mistress of the Sea
J. H. Barker
Four Star Theatre
Monte
Universal
The
Sea Hawk
North-West Line Elevators Association
Ottawa
Northern
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Line Elevators Association
Line Elevator
West
Eastman
G. M
Deliev
Tered & White Stone
Iris Weston
Quinton’s Dry Cleaners
J. W. Hanlon
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