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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
4
The district records livestock losses attributed to a rain storm on Tuesday week. Mei Langley spent Gioriani Twelfth in Winnipeg on Saturday. He notes three cheers. Also mentioned is Dave Allen formerly of the district now in Hamiota who visited here last week.
Bradwardine girls traveled to Maminta on Tuesday and captured first prize. In softball, Mr. G A Ferguson returned Monday from Fort Francis Ontario after his father fell seriously ill.
Summers fair dates listed for towns including Yamata in July and Minota Minnedosa Rivers Virden Shoal Lake Oak River with events spanning July 18th to July 36th. Dates appear inconsistent. readers should verify local notices for exact schedules and venues.
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Maxwell White on July 17, Blake Nash on the 17th, R.G Sinclair on the 20th, Jack Tivy on the 20th, Miss Ethel Citat on the 21st, Jas Messel on the 21st, Mrs H Maxwell on the 23rd, Thos Suthers, and Armstrong turning 73.
Rev W B L Sallows arrives to lead the Methodist Church here. Rivers annual Sports Day celebrated on July 14. A Ukrainian Concert in National Costume to be held July 17 at Wagar Hall. Rev Farry Harriett of St James Church appeals for army recruits. Mayor Joe Thompson rejects an early closing bylaw as de valid. Miss Cora Wilson, Winnipeg Telegram contest winner, departs for the trip arranged by the paper.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the United Church Manse with Rev J E Bell marrying Etna Lilith Grace Moore and William Ralph Lawler. After a supper at the bride's home the couple left for Brandon to begin their life together amid good wishes.
A reflective line hints at aging by perception and the vivid tales spun in a quiet town where sounds and rumors fill the scene more than sights.
Daly Council adjourned after reading minutes and correspondence on three contracts and a road diversion. A Rapid City Board of Trade committee discussed a medical health officer district and petitions from ratepayers. Council endorsed cement tender from Cuprat Brosan St Lazare Lumber and McKinney timber culvert work. Finance reported accounts in order. bylaw authorized a $30,000 loan from the Bank of Commerce.
Prince Ixvesste Iekigawa and Sta avn Hoarienase Tokugawa meet aboard the Empress of Russia en route to London while the Pacific routes push ahead with 1262 mile Calgary Fort William run and new hotel openings signal a buoyant maritime era. A dramatic sea rescue aboard the Empress of Russia follows a passenger’s dementia episode as ocean traffic soars with airline car shipments and salmon records in Cape Breton.
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