Local visitors and events brighten weekend in town
Bradwardine Earl Johnston and Chas Mc Taggart of San Antonio spend a holiday with friends in town. Miss Frances McLenehan of Lenore visits Mrs A Hays with several families. Ralph Post of the RCAF Brandon Air School visits his parents. Miss Gladys Joynt heads to Rivers for a job at the Station Restaurant. Curling Club hosts a successful evening of softball and races at the school grounds with a community supper and a dance in Hunters Hall.
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Earl Johnston
Chas. McTaggart
San Antonio
Ralph Post
R.C.A.F
Brandon Air School
Stanley Post
Curling Club
Hunter's Hall
Red Cross unit to hold July tennis tournament for Bombed Areas
At a Red Cross unit meeting held at Mrs. Herbert Frank's home, plans were finalized for a July 16 tennis tournament at Mr. James Rorke's to aid Britain’s Bombed Areas. Roseville Ladies Aid met for annual officer elections and prep for the July 10 parish picnic. The Robinville School picnic featured races supervised by Bill Shilts and Chas Nevill with a parents vs children softball win for the youngsters. Carnegie reports the marriage of Margaret Kathleen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bromley, to Wesley Quinn of Winnipeg, on June 28 at Port Arthur Ontario.
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The
Red Cross
Herbert Frank
James Rorke
Britain
Robinville
Bill Shilts
Chas
Nevill
Herb Watts
Jas. Bromley
Carnegie
Margaret Kathleen
Wesley Quinn
Quinn
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Ont
Birthday greetings from The Gazette list names
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Hugh McFadden on July 3 Norman Harvey and Mrs Henry Paradis on the 4th A Johnson Irene Gabe and Victor W Airey on the 5th Eileen May McFadden and EY L Williams in Detroit Verne Eyes in Winnipeg Lorraine Donogh on the 7th
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Hugh McFadden
Norman Harvey
Henry Paradis
A. Johnson
Irene Gabe
Victor W. Airey
Eileen May McFadden
Ey E L. Williams
Detroit
Verne Eyes
Winnipeg
Lorraine Donogh
Canadian National Earnings Show Increase
Canadian National Rail reports higher gross revenues at 945,028 with improved earnings across segments. The release notes stronger demand and freight volumes, highlighting a positive trend for the carrier's financial performance this period.
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Canadian National Rail
Red Cross Notes at Tuesday Work Meeting on Dominion Day
Good turnout described at the Red Cross work meeting held on Dominion Day. Mrs. Fred Oakley of Edmonton visited and contributed readings. The group meets every Tuesday afternoon as a social center with tea at 4 oclock and invites friends and new faces to join the Red Cross effort.
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Brandon Fair
Fred Oakley
Edmonton
Red Cross
Lothair notices and community events highlighted at town gathering
Portage la Prairie soldier Les Harvey on 48 hour leave from the R C A. Miss Phyllis Smith and Miss Dorothy Harvey visit, with others attending a Lothair school picnic featuring races and lunch. Red Cross planned a Friday supper, with a July 11 event and a Salvation Army donation from local garments and blankets.
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Gar. Les Harvey
Portage la Prairie
R.C.A
Miss Violet Grey Announces Short Absence from Business
Hair dresser and beautician Miss Violet Grey states she will be absent for a week or ten days starting Monday next. She asks patrons to kindly accept this notice.
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Violet Grey
The World of Wheat Crop Testing Plan Growing for Eleventh Year
The Crop Testing Plan enters its eleventh year with samples from about 18 000 farmers sown on 36 district plots in the West. Cerealists will judge trueness to variety when heads form, guiding farmers on seed improvements for next year. 450 demonstration plots compare standard varieties of wheat oats barley and flax to aid Canadian wheat quality and farm costs. Locations will be announced later to invite farmer visits.
Experimental Farm Bands to Close Knowledge Gap
Seedtimes advocates permanent fertility through experimental farms and stations. If knowledge is applied, farms thrive and pass strong practices to the next generation. New wheat varieties spread quickly as rust is controlled, and weed and soil issues could be managed similarly. Progress hinges on farmer interest. harvest nears, and organized field days and group visits promise idea exchange and efficiency.
Where Is Your Spy Special Offer in The Rivers Gazette
Notice urges readers to mail a subscription to The Rivers Gazette to keep spies in the Canadian Forces informed while abroad. A special offer price of 75 cents for a yearly subscription is advertised.
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Rivers Gazette
Riding Mountain National Park Manitobas Grand Playground
Manitoba’s Riding Mountain National Park attracts both Canadian and American visitors with a 163,200 annual tally. The plateau atop the escarpment offers forests, lakes, beaches, and wildlife including deer, elk, moose, bear, beaver, and buffalo near Andy Lake. Wasagaming hosts the park headquarters and a developed summer resort with an 18 hole golf course, tennis, playgrounds, camping, fishing, hiking, and scenic drives along 80 miles of parkways.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Andy Lake
Wasagaming
Clear Lake
Canadian U S Mission to Hold Annual Bible Conference
The Canadian Sunday School Mission based in Winnipeg plans its annual Bible Conference at its Gimli campgrounds from July 18 to July 27 with two sessions daily. Noted Bible teachers and missionaries from various denominations will speak. The interdenominational work has operated about fourteen years across Western Canada, holding conferences and establishing rural Sunday Schools.
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U.S
Furby St
Winnipeg
Man
Gimli
Canada
Birth Announcement for Coxon's Son in Windsor
In Windsor Ontario on Wednesday June 18, to Mr and Mrs Harold Coxon nee Inez Bradt, a son named John Barton.
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Coxon
Windsor Ontario
Harold Coxon
Inez Bradt
John Barton
Great Lakes Cruises on Canadian Pacific Great Lakes Steamers
Two white steamers Assiniboia and Keewatin operate circular cruises from Fort William and Port McNicoll from June to mid September. Westbound routes explore Georgian Bay to Lake Superior with stops at Sault Ste. Marie and Fort William, while five day trips from Owen Sound and Port McNicoll to Fort William include Mackinac Island. Shipboard life mimics ocean liners with lounges, promenades, dances, and a full slate of onboard activities.
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Assiniboia
Fort William
Port McNicoll
Circle Cruises
Georgian Bay
Manitoulin Island
Lake Huron
St. Mary's River
Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Fort Willam
Terminal Point
Manitoba
Owen Sound
Mackinac Island
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Bradwardine
Frances McLenehan
Lenore
Mrs. A Richardson
Claude Markle
Cooper Hunter
Oak River
G. Hunter
Beausejour
A. Hays
Gladys Joynt
Rivers
Ladies Aid of Roseville
G. Skinner
Chas. Evans
Treas
L. Frank
E. Chapman
the Gazette
Red
Lothair
Phyllis Smith
Eleanor Bray
Dorothy Harvey
Franklin
Singovosh Lake
Duck Mountains
Bernice Harvey
Cardale
Wes. Harland
Rev
H. Harland
Lothair School
Islay McMannis
Victor Airey
Asaeu
H. G. L. Strange
Dr. KW Nearby
Tetera Depeteene Elevatory As
the Eveready
Brandon
Wheatland
Booth
Alex
Whyte, Rivers
Home Guard
Duke OF Kent
H.R. H
Royal Navy
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