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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
4
The Rivers Fire Brigade will hold a practice on Monday July 14 at 8 pm. All members are ordered to turn out. Signed Win LePAGE Chief Sec H Gabe.
The Oddfellows of Pacific Lodge No 71 LOOF held their installation Tuesday evening the 8th. Bro. Elliott D D G M of Rapid City and suite conducted the ceremony. Officers installed included N G C H Gabe W G Wm Doncaster Chap T W Offen P G R SS J Nowe L S B K Vining RS N G Wm Rea P G 1 8 N G C Cameron 16 H M Harvey O G L Wiegand P 1. Following the installation, addresses and refreshments ended a pleasant evening.
St James Amateur Dramatic Society will stage a dance on Tuesday evening at the Oddfellows Hall. The Society Five Orchestra provides music. Admission is 1.00 for gentlemen and 0.50 for ladies. Supper will be served. Everyone invited.
Ten years ago this week the Agricultural Society held its Plowing Match on H J Varcoe's farm. Prize winners were R A Mills first, G Treloar second, and A Crane third. St James Church becomes self supporting with a new rector. Rivers School promotions include Whitney Buggey Lizzie Howard and Audrey Berkey advancing from Grade 1 to Grade 2.
Miss Louise Chapman visits Miss Eleanor Shore in Bran don. Mr T O Durnin accepts Rivers High School principalship with Miss J R Phoenix as assistant principal. Fair Day closes stores at 1pm then reopens in evening. Bible depository at Gazette Stationery. prices match Winnipeg. Walter Sargent returns from Teulon with Cedric staying weeks. Principal Ferrier moves to Melita High. Miss Kennedy leaves for Hartney. Union W M S meets Friday July 25 one week late. all ladies invited.
The notice lists mayoral candidate R G Sinclair and council members for Ward 1 T W Offer and Wm Thomas. Ward 2 J A Grummett Wm Aitken. Ward 3 Geo Frame A Johnson. Secretary Treasurer C H Gabe also named.
Reeve N. W. Robins leads Daly Municipal Council with Pendennis Councillors Ward 1 Jas Ward and R. R. 3 Brandon. Other seats include T. E. Bradley Wheatland Ward 2 J Goring Alexander Ward 3 J Blatchford Bradwardine Ward 4 S A Mills Wheatland Ward 5 D McCallum Rivers Sec Treas J A Dyer.
The note lists Ward 1 members including G Sinclair B J D Ellis R N Dunsmore Dr Lyon and N Tivy Alex Forbes and others with F Paddock T A White D Bowman James McFadden serving as secretary treasurer R G Sinclair.
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