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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
8
At Saturday’s meeting Mrs. Oscar Westwood was chosen Supt for the coming year. Misa Jane Holt, who has spent five years as a missionary in China, will return home this summer on her first furlough and be welcomed by many friends.
Pendennis resident Miss Elsie Turner visits Watrons and D M Stuart of Rivers. Miss Annie McFadden returns home from school sickness closes. Walter Hill of Humboldt Sa.x returns to Minnesota. J T Bowman and H J Varcoe visit Brandon on school business. dance at J C Cousins reported a good time. Canadian Parliament called for February 20. prospects of fixed 1919 wheat price.
A group of Mr McNeil’s former pupils visited last Wednesday evening at the McNeil home. Attendees included Myrtle Dunsmore, Corporal Hugh Rea of the 44th Battalion CEF, Cadet Chester McFadden of the RAF, Edith Dunsmore, Jessie Miners from the school staff, Annie McFadden North Vernon schoolteacher, and Mrs LePage. They reminisced about old times, recalling many memories before sharing a light lunch and planning future meetings.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Branch releases a Manitoba Homestead Map detailing land and resources in Western Canada. It shows tracts set aside for returning soldiers and areas where cancelled entries will be held. A copy is available at the Gazette office for public viewing.
The document lists Daly Municipal Council members and ward representatives including Ward 1 H Chapman Ward 2 T E Bradley Ward 3 J Goring Ward 4 J Blatchford Ward 5 Alex White Rivers Ward 6 Harry Johnston plus executive roles Sec Treas J A Dyer and District judge Hon T D Cumberland with medical wealth officer F G Scowalm M D Rivers.
Chairman R N Dunsmore and Secretary T W Offen listed with ward allocations. Ward 1 T W Offen J E Mitchell, Ward 2 R N Dunsmore, F W Buggs, Ward 3 TY Grieve H Couch, Ward 4 F Paddock R W Sargent, Ward 5 N J Varcoe, Ty Bowman noted.
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