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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
1
Coming Picnics Rivers and Rapid City Masonic Lodges plan a July picnic at the home of Bro. Toba Shanks Pettapiece. Last year’s event was popular, and the Rivers lodge hopes to continue the annual tradition with Rapid City joining.
Gazette Store acts to clear damaged inventory rapidly after stock cleanup. Store officials say procedures minimize losses and restore normal shelves soon.
Rivers Agricultural Society plans sports for the annual fair on July 17. Men's baseball prizes 75, 50, 25. ladies baseball 25, 10. men's football 25, 10. Four teams may enter baseball, three for football. No entry fee. players pay at the gate. Entries due to Sec.-Treas. J. T. Bowman before 10 p.m. on the day. Draws to be made at 42 neon.
Nora Dowling, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Lamb of Bradwardine, wed Richard Dyer of Daly on Tuesday June 26 at the Lamb home. Rev S A Martin presided and a breakfast followed. The couple plan a short honeymoon and will reside in Daly Rivers Fair after July 17.
A list of students and teachers shows promotions to Grade 2 and Grade 1 in a local school. Names include Islay McMannis Ada Wareham Mary Bazuk and many others with teacher G. Thompson noted.
Grade 1 Sr promoted to Grade 2 Jr names Malcolm Martin Joe Stuart Jean McCallum William Watson Torchy Tivy Lizzie Luchuk Bob Bellamy George Foreman Stirling Parks Lorne Forman Edna Jones Fred Murray Reggie Vining Nellie Bradshaw Grade 2 Jr promoted to Grade 2 Sr Albert Baily Frances Mitchell Bill Kamula Helen Schriber Jennie Maksymnczuk Ellen Harichuk Nellie Foreman Class B promoted to Grade 2 Sr Jack Crittenden g2 Alice Tufts Joe Kobeluk 86 Stella Kryvenki 74 Dorothy Tufts Frances Paddock Sarah Haigh 73 Class C promoted to Grade a7 Sr Minnie Shylega 82 Sammie Beever Myrtle Solimkago Annie Tomuik 88 Roy Piercy 74 Maxwell White Averages shown in class B and C if pupils were present for examinations
Prize winners at the Plowing Match include Oliver Harvey first in Gang Plows and R. H. White second. Walking Plows winners are Robert Mills first, A. Crane second, Jas. Norrie third. Pet tapiece judge John Shanks praised. Also noted are many jumping deer near town and two ladies baseball teams formed. a Tuesday game featured a hard wallop to J. Cousins panama and coaching by Amos Bradt and his dog.
Clifford Bellamy Jack Titman Edythe Brown Tommy Bradt Evelyn Jones are promoted from Grade 2 Class B to Class C in a school note summarizing student advancement through the grade.
On trial students include Rose Luc huck Alliston White Cecil White Marion Wills promoted to Grade 6 Nellie Nowe Ruth Buggey Bill Dutka Olive Nes bitt Ada Warger Clyde Carlson Doretta Halsey Julia Danilovitch Mary Solimka Harry Belz Annie Solimka Edith Baily Dorothy Bellamy Hilda Jonsson Stuart Madden Helen Baskerville Dawn Lyon Tom Haigh On trial Charlotte Lyon Alex Roberts Perfect attendance Nellie Nowe teacher O G Delbridge.
Readout lists students by class level with promotions from Grade 6 to 8 and 7 to 8 honors. Names include Reginald Britton Frederick Dutka Stanley Brown Edgar Madden Hazel Evans Olga Tomuik Constance Offen Peter Schriber Willie Anderson Eleanor Shore Nellie Kumula Donald Morrow Bert Bellamy Gilbert Thomas Laura Paddock Ruby Cluff Irene Lilcox Alice McKellar Elsie Barker Ella Beattie Agnes Moore Sadie Archambault Thea Kelly Evelyn Halsey and failures Rose Solimka Frank Piercy Harold Robins Margaret McCallum.
In Room 4 Grade 3 students receive promotions to Grade 4 including Sr. honors Alice Smith Tommy Blake Jack Tivy Frank Taylor Eileen Lyon Hugh Mce Fadden and others. On approval Clarence Parks Willie Therman Grade 4 and Sr. promoted to Grade 5 include Millie Madden Annie Danilovitch Kitty Mott William Tominuk Hugh Couch and Jack Piercy.
Grade 3 pupils advance to Grade 4 includes Doris Borrofl Helga Jonsson Enid Jonsson Frank Machan Alex Scriber George Parker Conrad Howard Joe Toy. Grade 2 Class C moves to Grade 3 with Billy Lyon Mike Gajow sky Amelia Schmidt Walter Richardson Annie Bazuk Hazel Radcliffe Ivan Craigie Clarence Stone Arthur Craigie Celia Archambault Clarence Card Charlie Card Marion Evans Helen Craigie Beulah Porteous Dorothy Richardson Keith Mauck Gordon Isbell Howard Paddock Roy Murray. Grade 2 Class B rises to Grade 3 Jr Grace Madden Edith Porteous Joe Luchuck Margaret Wills James Stevenson Shirley Parker.
Wareham Bros. and Westwood will begin shipping stock from this point forward. The note specifies Saturday operations and the plan to move livestock or goods as per the new schedule.
The first schools field day was held Friday despite threatening skies. Representatives included Lothair Daly Westwood Rivers and Bradwardine with the latter sending its football team. Prizes went to Consolidated Schools and Lothair Rural. Emerson Thompson led the baseballers and Rivers beat Bradwardine in football.
Dentist Dr Hughes of Brandon will be at Rivers every Friday until further notice, offering dental services on a recurring weekly basis for local residents seeking care.
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