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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
6
Carnival Queen nominees named for winter festivities
Nominees for the winter carnival queen are Miss Lillian Doncaster, Miss Louise Bastard, Mrs N Tivy, and Mrs E Tivy, listed as candidates for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Doncaster
Louise Bastard
N. Tivy
E. Tivy
Rivers Telegraph Central Leads in Rural Exchange Speed
The Rivers telephone central topped rural exchanges for fast long distance calls. RCMP arrested a suspect after several local business houses were visited by a very energetic person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Telephone Central
RCMP
Pioneer John A. McLellan Dies at 77 in Bradwardine
Obituary notes the death of John A. McLellan, a Bradwardine district pioneer, aged 77. The record also mentions a harsh week with temperatures reaching 40 below zero and a rainy Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McLellan
Bradwardine
Match if You Will in Canada Aid Drive
London Jan CP reports Food Minister Strachey urged Canadians to aid Britain by matching Britain’s export drive with a Canadian drive to import British goods. He spoke to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce about restoring sound Anglo Canadian economic relations to help pay for Canadian foodstuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jan
Min- Strachey
POST
Cripps Emerges as Likely Attlee Successor in London
In London during January, reports indicate Sir Stafford Cripps has been appointed to the double portfolio of chancellor of the exchequer and minister of economic affairs, making him the standout potential successor to Prime Minister Attlee. No immediate step-down is expected, but public sentiment since autumn favors Cripps as heir apparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Stafford Crippa
Attlee
Sir Stafford
Edmonton Plans 250 Veterans Homes At 1.5 Million
Edmonton city council approved requesting Central Mortgage and Housing to build 250 rental homes for war veterans. The project is valued at about 1.5 million dollars with a rider urging the Crown company to accept a 1,279 dollar quote for installing services at the sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton, Jan
Edmonton
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Norman Tivy Ends Railroad Career
Norman Tivy, 37 years in railroading with the GTP and CPR, retired as yard clerk in Rivers. Born 1883 in Bushy Park Ireland he emigrated in 1893 and served in World War I 101st Battalion. A town councillor, trustee, church secretary treasurer, and member of IOOF and clubs, he and his family were praised at a yard gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nearmant Tivy
CNR
Bushy Park
Galway
Ireland
Mr. Tivy
Canada
Rivers
GTP
Birthday Greetings Across Months and Names
A fragment lists birthday wishes for multiple individuals by date and name. Entries include Mrs John Brown Pettapiece G M Setter Jean nine Robins Emil Hain Mrs Emerson Wolfe RR 1 Alexander David Luchuk Miss Maude Brown Daly C Nevill Carnegie Reg Britton Sud bury Ont Shirley Frame Lois Jean Richardson Wilson Humphries N Tivy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Wolfe
Alexander
David Luchuk
Reg
Britton
Sudbury, Ont
Shirley Frame
Lois Jean Richardson
Country Hotels Lethbridge Herald Opinion Note
Alberta country hotels vary in owner attitudes toward travelers. Some proprietors run legitimate, square deals and pride their service. Others treat the hotel as a nuisance, focus on beer parlors, and threaten the hotel industry. the public would welcome stricter Liquor Control Board enforcement akin to Ontario’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge Herald
Alberta
Liquor Control Board
Ontario
Five Masters Stolen from Bodokvaral Castle Feet Shoes Claim
The Uj Hirek report alleges Gypsy thieves stole five old master paintings from an uninhabited Bodogkovaral castle, boiled them for glue and used canvases as uppers for home-made shoes. A Velasquez fragment was found in a Gypsy hat, while the rest vanished as footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uj Hirek
Bodogkovaralja
Velasquez
Tifiany
New Year Greeting Boosts and Cold Snap Notes
A provincial mail surge marks Christmas timing with high volumes as W J Turnbull notes peak mail. Mrs S Bell of Sidney, former Wheatland resident, touts optimistic winter blooms amid frost. Manitoba sits in a banana belt while Ontario endures a 55 below zero record early in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Turnbull
Manitoba urges feeding program to boost game birds
Manitoba federation officials urged residents to help their local game and fish association in a winter feeding drive. Snow covered grounds have deprived partridge prairie chicken and pheasant of natural feed, so screenings and grain should be provided to the birds now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Game and Fish Association
Manitoba Federation
United Church Annual Meeting Honors Longtime Secretary
Rivers United Church held its annual congregational meeting on Thursday evening led by Rev. F. W. Lee. An address was read and an initialled briefcase presented to R. G. Sinclair, secretary-treasurer since 1920, with Mr. Sinclair replying fittingly. Reports from Board of Session, stewards, Sunday school, Women's missionary society, ladies aid, Malcolm mission band, CGIT, and the church choir were summarized as healthy. A social hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers United Church
F. W. Lee
R. G. Sinclair
C. J. McFadden
G. E. Jelliff
Board of Session
T. W. Offen
Board of Stewards
25 Years Service Ends for C. Iles
Cecil Iles of Rivers ends a long railway career spanning Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Born in London in 1883 he came to Canada in 1895, farmed in Quebec and Manitoba before joining CPR, then CNR in 1923. He and his wife have three children. A farewell gathering honored his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Cecilies
Rivers
London
England
Mr. Iles
Canada
Quebec
Storm Along River City Reveals Nighttime Rescue Struggles
Last week's storm left Oak River dancers stranded when a carload couldn't return home. A bus carrying service personnel waited two hours in a broken transport before being rescued by another bus. A snowmobile with two port workers slid across fields and tracks, entering ditches. One man, unable to locate his home, kept moving and waited eight hours in Rivers for a chance to reach his mile-long path home.
Perpetual Free Tuition Certificate Heirs of Donor Case
In Saint John New Brunswick P F W Brewster a retired magistrate described letters from 1878 about a writ in Halifax seeking to force Acadia University to honor a free tuition certificate issued in 1878 to the heirs of Isaac Turner who donated £100 to Acadia College in 1833. The heirs claim the exclusive right to free tuition forever and damages for denial of scholars named by the plaintiff as owner of the certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John
N.B
Jan
P. F. W. Brewster
Halifax
Acadia University
Wolfville
N.S
University
Acadia College
Brewster
Isaac Turner
Paris Casino Faces Daily Losses Amid Restrictive Money Trade
Paris reports Monte Carlo casino loses about 1,000,000 trates daily as British currency restrictions bite. Combat notes tourism and Riviera hotels, normally full in January, are nearly empty reflecting the hit to France's travel sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Reuters
Monte Carlo
Combat
France
Riviera
Winnipeg man earns third stay of execution
Lawrence Deacon, 35, of Winnipeg, was sentenced to be hanged at Headingley jail on January 21 for the March 1946 murder of taxi driver Johann Johnson. He was granted his third stay of execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Deacon
Winnipeg
Headingley
Johann Johnson
Funeral Service for Mrs J Shanks Pettapiece Pioneer
Mrs J Shanks of Pettapiece district dies at 81 or 82. Funeral held from Pettapiece United church with interment in Pettapiece cemetery. Survived by husband, two sons Prof G Lawson Shanks of Winnipeg and Pendr at home, two daughters Mrs G R Kite of Pettapiece and Laura of Strathclair, four grandchildren. Diamond wedding noted. Born Halton County Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shanks
Pettapiece
G. Lawson Shanks
Winnipeg
Pender
G. R. Kite
Laura
Strathclair
CNR Builds Icehouse Near Yard Crossing
CNR erects a 24 by 40 foot icehouse with 800 ton capacity about 100 feet east of the yard crossing and 700 feet east of the old structure in use for over 30 years Paris reports fifty right wing deputies walked out of the French assembly in protest as Marcel Cachin, first communist elected to the senate, spoke in support of his party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marcel Cachin
Eit
Senate
End to Italian bank strike reached in 13 days
Rome reports complete agreement on all disputed points in the country-wide banks employees strike that lasted thirteen days. It is hoped banks will reopen tomorrow and normal service resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Whch
Rivers Curling Club Dominates District Play at Bradwardine
Rivers curling club posted one win and two losses in district matches at Bradwardine last Thursday. They won the Hobberlin cup in a close finale against host Bradwardine. A second event saw J Gilchrist lead Souris at their memorial rink with eight rinks competing. In district action Thomas Seens aggregate fell to James Frame, Alf Wood beat Jack Gilchrist in doubles, while G M Henderson lost to W Blatchford in singles. Bradwardine won the doubles in total points. Alf Wood of Bradwardine challenged for the Hobberlin cup but Robert Taylor prevailed. A ladies rink led by Mrs Frank Taylor participated in the Neepawa bonspiel, returning with fourth prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Curling Club
Bradwardine
Thomas H. Seens
James Frame
Alf. Wood
Jack Gilchrist
G. M. Henderson
W. Blatchford
Frank Taylor
J. Frame
Joe Mitchell
Blair McLeod
Neepawa
Zionist slogan should be defence not defiance says former executive
Ottawa report notes a former member of the Jewish Agency executive now living in Canada urged that the Zionist motto be defence rather than defiance in a statement released yesterday. The remark highlights a shift in emphasis from protective aims to resisting oppression from opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Jewish Agency
Canada
Ontario highways minister Thomas B. McQuesten dies at 65
Hamilton report states Thomas B. McQuesten aged 65, Ontario highways minister in the Liberal cabinet of Mitchell F. Hepburn, died in hospital after several months illness. The obituary notes his role in the Hebburn government and his service in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Thomas B. McQuesten
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hebburn
The Story of the Rural Municipality of Daly
The Daly story recounts a late night rescue search for a wounded boy who died after a train crossed a trestle. It notes Fred J. Larkins and cast facing a tragedy yet continuing a stage production. The piece also recalls local deaths, veterans, conscription talk, and community farewells as 1917 unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Larkins
Fred J. Larkins
St. James’ Amateur Dramatic Society
Mr. Larkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tae Vivnne
Azerrs
Double Portfolio
Albert Pratt
CBC
Norman Tivy
CPR Engineering Department
101St Batt
Gr. Sinclair
Norman McConachie
R. F. Davis
James Messel
R. B. Lee
R. B. Riddick
Gerry McLeod
John Brown
G. M. Setter
Jeannine Robins
Emil Hain
Miss Maude Brown
Daly
C. Nevill
Carnegie
Wilson Humphries
B.C
Annual Meeting of
United Church
C. Iles
Miniota
Wheatland
The
C.P.R
Iles
Mrs. Iles
L. N. Bell
Adam Daniel
Oak River
J. Shanks
J. Gilchrist
Souris
Robert Taylor
Messrs. Larkins
Withers
Barker
Mesdames Richardson
Stephens
Carlson
Charles Howard Jr
William Leary
Lyman Brooks
James Foreman
Dave Rutherford
Presbyterian Church
Nova Scotia
Daly District
George Lightfoot
Rapid City
the Gazette
H. T. Blake
R.A.M.C
St. James’ Parish
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