Looking Backward Four the Files of Tax Rivers Gazerra
Ten years ago Errick Willis spoke at a public meeting. Miss Ethel Anderson named chief telephone operator. Funeral for Joe Bell from Wheatland church to Rivers cemetery. Also notes: fifteen, twenty five, and thirty years ago events include plowing match, fire department run, a big storm with farm damage and livestock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bell
Wheatland
Rivers Cemetery
The
Rivers Agricultural Society
H J. Varcoe
TOURIST PROMISES AND DANGERS IN VANCOUVER
Prairie visitors seek small farms and chicken ranches, but growth could shrink the coast’s largest ranch to under two acres in two years. Grain costs rise as imports dominate. Vancouver’s bright lights conceal friendly and dangerous shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Vancouver
Seafood Supper: A Frying Feast of Ocean Delights
A suggested seafood supper features fried salmon halibut cod oysters crabmeat frog legs whitefish and shrimp. The playful note invites trying the dish, highlighting a variety of fried ocean fare in one meal.
Vancouver Area Retirees and Active Residents Noted
Vancouver and suburbs host many former Rivers district residents now retired, with a few still active in small business ventures. The piece reflects on community ties and aging demographics among local populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Rivers and District
Mass Funeral for 24 RCAF Crash Victims in Quebec Wilds
A mass funeral was held in northern Quebec for 24 RCAF victims of an air crash late in October 1943. Among the dead was LAC Albert J. Radcliffe, son of Mr and Mrs John Radcliffe of Kivera, noted as part of the worst accident in Canadian air force history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
RCAF
Air Force
Canada
Lac Albert J. Radcliffe
John Radcliffe
Kivera
Former Local Girl Receives Kellogg Foundation Fellowship
Miss Honah Card of Winnipeg and formerly Rivers has won a Kellogg Foundation fellowship to perform two months field work in public health nursing in Michigan. A 1916 Manitoba University nursing graduate, she is with Winnipeg city health department and a 1911 Victoria hospital graduate. Born in the district, she was raised and educated locally before moving to Winnipeg with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honah Card
C.D. Card
Winnipeg
Rivers
Kellogg Foundation
U. S.A
Michigan
Miss Card
School of Nursing
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg City
Nurse Card
Meteor Plane Search In Kapuskasing Tangle
F G Glenn McConkey of the RCAF has been aiding the search for the Meteor aircraft that hissed during a flight from Kapuskasing Ontario. This information comes to light via his mother Mrs A Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Glenn McConkey
RCAF
Kapuskasing
Ont
A. Johnson
Missing Liberator Found Amid Hazardous Wreck Reach
Government personnel reached the wreckage on foot through a jungle to conduct funeral rites. Padres of Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish faiths joined the journey. Flowers could not be taken through, so 24 roses were carried to the scene.
Weather Forces Cancellations Hit Oak River Fair
Weather conditions last week prompted cancellation of multiple sports events in nearby districts and affected the annual Oak River fair. A new date has been set for the show as a result of the disruptions.
Chinese War Dead Total Tops Ten Million In War Losses
Lt Gen. Deng Wen-Yi of China's new defence ministry estimated military war dead at 3,509,600 and said total civilian and military casualties exceeded 10,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Deng Wen-Yi
Information Bureau of China
New
National Defence Ministry
Bread as main course proposed in rationing plan
London July. Bread would be a main course under rationing rules, reducing daily calories from 2950 to 2800 per person. Britain’s meals would drop to three courses with bread possibly sacrificed. herrings might be exempt from the main course rule, and private dining rooms could cap meals at 6s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Food
France
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Greece
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Italy
House of Commons
John Strachey
Naval officers to face court martial at Subic Bay
Rear Admiral H B H Good announced three officers at the Subic Bay submarine supply center will stand court martial for activities related to track market, bribery and misappropriation of navy property. Each has at least 25 years in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Aduira
H. BH. Good
United States Philippine Sea Frontier
Subic Bay
Seizure of 2.5 Million Cigaret Papers in Melbourne
Australian authorities seize 2.5 million cigarette papers in Melbourne, deeming them illegally manufactured under the Excise Act. Detectives and customs inspectors led the operation, highlighting ongoing enforcement against illicit tobacco products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Reuters
Australia
One-Way Exchange Detroit Free Press
Comrade Browder returns from Moscow as exclusive representative of Soviet publishing houses in the United States. He aims to facilitate cultural exchanges. American publishers seek Soviet representation and vice versa, but the iron curtain makes reciprocity impossible. Communists despise America and push sedition here.
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Detroit Free Press
Browder
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Lords Yield To Labor Threat On Friendly Societies
London July. The Lords defeated Lord Beveridge's motion to include Friendly Societies in the national social security program after the Commons voted to exclude private non profit insurers. Labor had warned of curbing peers' powers if obstructed. The Friendly Societies, with over 8 million members, seek government agent status in the national insurance plan covering medical unemployment old age and other benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor
House of Lords
Lord Beveridge
House of Commons
Friendly Societies
No Fire Sirens Are Available Council Is Told
The Rivers town council was informed by letter at a July meeting that no fire sirens were available for purchase. Three applications were on file, one to War Assets Corporation, one to No 2 Air Training Command Winnipeg, and a private company. A. P. Kalichak wrote about establishing a radio and electric appliances sales and service shop and bicycle repair here. A land sale to Peter Ewashko for 25 dollars, Lot 24 Plan 236, was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
War Assets Corporation
No. 2 Air Training Command
Winnipeg
A. P. Kalichak
Peter Ewashko
Nuclear Test Burnishes Bikini Lagoon After First Blast
U S firefighting crews labored into a second day at Bikini lagoon as 73 ships tested by atomic blasts showed five sunken vessels. Navy Secretary Forrestal warned the second underwater detonation could inflict greater tolls while calling the test a complete success and noting navies will continue to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Appalachian
Bikini
Bikini Lagoon
Navy
Forrestal
Atoll
Roger M. Ramey
Kawjalein
Famine Relief Program Hit By Price Control Repeal
In Washington July AP reports the famine relief program may be overhauled if the office of price administration is not revived soon. Government buying for hunger ridden overseas areas stopped yesterday in all commodities except cheese evaporated milk and dried milk. Purchases of wheat meats lard and other foods were halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
United States
5000 Servicemen Seek Holy Orders
Canterbury England July dramatic appeal by Archbishop G F Fisher for 600000 pounds to train candidates for Church of England ministry. war shortages widen clergy gap. 5000 servicemen seek training with promised financial support to ensure ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Eng
G. F. Fisher
Church of England
Fisher
Oakleigh Holds Big Sports Day at Community Event
Oakleigh MFA sponsored a July 12 sports day featuring softball with four teams, a horseshoe tournament, and races. Softball winners were Zion, Oakleigh A, and Oakleigh B. T Smith won men’s high jump with Henry Isaak second. Davies and Robins won horseshoes, Ironside and Hoey were second. The day closed with a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakleigh Mfa
T. Smith
Henry Isaak
G. L. Davies
Cliff Robins
J. Ironside
G. Hoey
Six Ships Arrive at Halifax with War Brides and Dependents
Halifax authorities report the Queen Mary arrived yesterday with 1,200 war brides and 909 children and will return at least once more with dependents of Canadian servicemen. Additional ships scheduled include Georgic July 16 with 1,659 army personnel, 1,485 air force personnel and 20 naval personnel, Letitia July 21, Lady Nelson July 25, Lady Rodney July 26, and Aquitania July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Hner
Georgic
Letitia
Lady Nelson
Lady Rodney
Aquitania
Fort William Police Probe Slaying of Susie Thoms Found at Rooming House
Fort William police intensified inquiries into the death of Susie Thoms 60 found shot or stabbed on a blood-splashed bed in a Myles Street rooming house Saturday night. Investigators canvassed neighbors and reviewed nearby security footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Susie Thoms
Fort Willianspmeter
Myles Street
Town Council Declines Action on August Trade Closings
July 8 minutes show council members stating no objection to tradesmen voluntarily closing their businesses on the first Monday in August each year. The council, however, cannot undertake the action itself and will not object to such agreements. The Rivers board of trade was advised of the non objection.
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Rivers Board of Trade
Girl injured by car after street dashing
About 9 30 p m Monday Vicki Minary daughter of Mr and Mrs J V Minary received a broken leg after running into the side of an auto driven by Owen Solway. The child was playing in the street when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Solway
Vicki Minary
J. V.minary
Lost His Life in His First Fire as Volunteer Fireman
Maury, an Army veteran from Holbrook Arizona, joined the volunteer fire department at a banquet. An hour later he died while fighting a blaze in a cleaning shop, falling from a ladder and breaking his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook, Arix
Eadie Maury
Bia
Moury
Man Dies After Car Crash near Lac du Bennett
Gerald A. Clancy of Lac du Bennett Manitoba died in hospital at Pina Falls from injuries suffered when a car carrying three men left the highway and struck a general store. The other two occupants sustained only minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Clancy
Lac du Bennett
Man
Pina Falls
End of 1893 Snowbound Farm Disaster and Local Leaders
Winter of 1893 brought deep snow burying Bridgeman farm and delaying travel as Higginson scavenged for fodder. He found access through a window and endured a white world before spring allowed him to return home. In Daly, 1894 began with new trustees and a reeve, while Sargent’s long tenure continued from 1893.
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James Higginson
John Bridgeman
Old Country
Bridgeman
Aaron Tyreman
Hunter
Messrs. E. Pope
W. S. Hunter
J. Stott
L. Nicol
Daly
Miss Murray
William
Joe Dyer
Phoebe
Pearl
Lena Brown
Josiah Kennedy
Bert Tyreman
Reeve
James Browning
Clark
Scott
Tyreman
Caporn
Dustan
Thomson
Browning
W. S. Sargent
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Errick Willis
Jean Isobel Moore
James Frame
Bradwardine
Orangemen
Oak River
Jonason
C. Tufte
M. J. Orthy
Wilds
Ralph Roy Wiliams
Morria
Tarent
George Phillips
Selkirk Ave
North
Mohandas Gandhi
New Delhi
Poona
Ganhi
A. L. Robinson
Estevan
Sack
Mr. Robinson
Pfelt
Oakleigh
Zion
Oakleigh A
Oakleigh B
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