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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1946
Page
4
A compact look at past events including a 1936 radio recital on CKY hosted by Harry Wareham and board discussions on January 22 1931. A Golden wedding celebrated Mr and Mrs Joshua Euibank at Minitonag. CNR travel films drew crowds and a 1926 hockey result noted Rivers defeating Justice with participants listed.
Twenty five years age on January 20 1921 two local curling teams met Carnegie players at the latter place Grieve of Rivers lost to Rourke of Carnegie while Payne of Rivera won from Johnson of Carnegie by one point Friendship Rebekah lodge planned to hold a masquerade.
Joseph Warren received a wrist watch from Mayor Thompson upon leaving to join up. A man pleaded guilty to common assault and was fined $15 with costs by magistrate Sinclair. George Korman planned to open a general store in the former Bank of Commerce premises Rivers school. Trustees pushed to make the town an examining centre.
Unemployment insurance claims totaled 63,055 in November, up 16,608 from October’s 36,717. The live unemployment register saw six working days in November add 23,609 over October, with male claims rising more than female. One or more benefits were paid to 61,135 people in November, vs 43,775 in October and 7,144 in November last year, totaling 1,344,033 compensated days.
A severe snow storm caused heavy snowfall and high winds, freezing roads and delaying trains for hours. Temperatures dropped to around 25 below in places, with hard packed snow blocking the highway between Carnegie and Forrest. Motor travel between Rivers and Bradwardine was halted, forcing longer routes via Rapid City and No. 28 highway through Harding.
London observers debate whether Winston Churchill will remain opposition leader or step aside after a rift in the Conservative ranks. Lord Beaverbrook challenges Anthony Eden for the post while Richard Butler and Robert Hudson are named as possible successors, amid calls for Churchill to pen a history of the war.
Two rinks compete in Brandon this week with personnel including James Frame Skip George Jelliff Bert Taylor and F Karlenzig Jack Culeheist Roy Mitchell J Taylor Jr and Ches en. Rootera visited Wheat City to observer staff.
The parish of St. James' held its annual meeting on January 15 in the parish hall with Rev. W. A. Champness officiating. Reports from the W A branches, Sunday school, and the rector's office were read, officers elected including Norman Tivy as rector's warden and W. G. Thomas as peoples' warden, vestry members named, and a church building committee formed to plan renovations followed by a social hour and lunch.
London January 17 The Grange Shed cotten mill in Bradford features a training school for new recruits. A dedicated room with bright looms and skilled instructors hosts juveniles for about three months, paid at standard youth wages. Trainees attend evening classes until age twenty one, employers covering fees. The firm notes many youth positions and invites parental visits to monitor training as a nationwide welfare effort in UK cotton industry.
Annual meeting of the Manitoba federation of Game and Fish Association branch discussed stance against the shooting of does and proposed warden visits before deer season. C N Bentham reelected sec treas. Clifford Bradley named president. Bounty on timber wolves raised to 20 dollars. deer and elk up, moose down in the province.
Rivers United church held its annual meeting in the church annex on Thursday January 17 with Rev F W Lee presiding. Reports from Session board of stewards M and M fund and other groups showed strong finances and vigorous work. Elected to the board of stewards for 1946 were Mrs A Wareham Mrs E Wonnell B J D Ellis C F McFadden G E Jelliff W M Harrison John J Morrow F Ashton A Whyte W H Humphries and R G Sinclair. A social hour followed with refreshments served by church ladies.
Winnipeg, Jan. 16. Indicative of the tremendous growth of Trans-Canada Airlines since 1938, the first year the airline carried passengers, are the figures released by W. F. English, vice-president. Actual comparative figures show 180,000 passengers carried in 1945 versus 2,686 in 1938, 921,000 pounds of mail compared with 7,206 pounds in 1933.
The Gazette reports readers may trigger hot water as Daly municipality and Rivers town history series begins in February. Pioneers from 1882 to 1888 are listed with names and notes on land registrations, inviting locals to share details before February 1. Continued on Page 3.
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