Rivers to Have Bowl Spot
A new project in Rivers estimates about 30,000 is under way on Second avenue in the old Moxley building once a jewelry store and living place. Tony Savage is remodeling the premises into a recreational center with dressing rooms and a refreshment counter. The 19 by 5 foot building will be expanded to 25 by 43 feet and work is due for completion by Sept. 1.
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Rivers
Second Avenue
Moxley
Peter Hrykty
Tony Savage
Rivers Legion Buys Community Hall in Rivers
The Rivers branch of the Canadian Legion has taken ownership of the Community Hall halting plans to move the hall to Brardon. President H. R. Dunn announced the hall will remain at its Main Street site with an official opening to be announced.
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the Gazette
Hal
James Frame
Brandon
The
Canadian Legion
Brardon
H. R. Dunn
Rivers Branch
the Legion
Legion
Edlub House
Main Street
Canada Fronts Quick Glances Summary
Winnipeg hosts varied exhibits at Manitoba Museum including meteorites and a large sea reptile skeleton. Other items note traffic fines in Medicine Hat, fresh egg imports to Manitoba, Central Butte hospital snowmobile purchase, BC research council fuel gas plant, Gus Bichel’s daily dog visitors in Indian Head, Regina used car dealers offering gifts to boost sales, and a hard spring affecting farm sales.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Museum
Regina
Rivers Cleaners Opens on Second Avenue
A new dry cleaning business, Rivers Dry Cleaners, begins operations in the 40 block of Second Avenue just east of Main Street. Owner Tony Sokol, formerly of Brandon, drives the venture.
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Rivers In the Rivers
Connecting link to Rivers airport highway gets closer
Government engineers resume work on the airport to No 10 highway connector east of Rivers. Elton, Daly, and Rivers councils pledge 9,000 15,000 and 6,000 respectively toward a gravel topped 14 foot widening, a $125 000 project, plus 45 000 for a short asphalt mile and a 60 000 upgraded river bridge with a 2 foot deck. Daly insists on dollar for dollar contributions if Rivers pays, while Rivers council agrees to pay 6,000 in three instalments.
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No. 10 Highway
Rivers
Glanton School
Forrest
Elton
Daly
Daly Council
Department of Public Works
Ing
Vila Rivers
Glanton Skool
Little Saskatchewan
Council of Rivers
Whales Sell for One Dollar a Pound in Alaska
Prosperous Eskimos of Fairbanks Alaska celebrate an eleven whale catch from the northern edge of the continent above the Bering Strait. With inflation, whale meat known as mush tuk brings about a dollar per pound in villages enriched by oil work and defense projects. A large whale could be worth around ten thousand dollars.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Bering Strait
Rivers Pioneer First Merchant Died in Edmonton
Robert Sangster McKenzie 86 founder of McKenzies United store and pioneer in Rivers died in Royal Alexandra hospital Edmonton. A Scot who arrived in 1882 came to Canada from Scotland, built Rivers first store in 1907, later moved to Edmonton and ran a fuel business until two years ago. Survived by five children and several relatives. body to be sent to Portage la Prairie for interment.
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Rivers
Robert Sangster McKenzie
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Edmonton
McKenzie's United
Mr. McKenzie
Alberta
James A
Canada
Scotland
Portage la Prairie
McKenzie
Hazel Platt
Toronto
Alice Murphy
Vancouver
Rosabel Mitchell
Saskatoon
U. A. Rivers
Hospital souvenir trove from patient stomachs shocks readers
Monteval Notre Dame hospital houses a curious collection of items removed from patients stomachs including screws pins nails coppers fish hooks brooches hairpins and silver crucifixes. Each object was extracted to prevent harm or save a life.
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Monteval—Notre Dame Hospital
Local Students May Use School at Rivers Airport
Rivers high school intends to use airport facilities for grades 10 11 and 12. About 15 Rivers students would transfer to the new airport school, costing about 400000 dollars to build. The Rivers school board, inspector G W F Brisbin and RCAF education officer Fit Lt A A Smith approved the plan with free use of set books and transportation arranged by the board.
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Rivers
Airport
Rivers School Board
G. W. F. Brisbin
Fit
A. A. Smith
RCAF
Dr Leon Rubin to resign as Rivers medical officer
Dr L Rubin, Rivers and Daly councils accepted his resignation as medical health officer. He wished to end services before year end and before the contract expires. Both towns want a suitable replacement to serve the balance of the contract. He plans to return to the old country after leaving Rivers. The text notes Columbus’s discovery of America cost Spain about 7600 dollars.
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Rivers and
Daly
L. Rubin
Rubin
Old Country
America
Spain
Ketchup Odds and Ends of Fortnight News
The Gazette highlights local changes including the National Grain elevator towering over nearby structures, the Kiwanis park project nearing completion for Rivers time holiday August six, the old bank entrance vanishing as work continues on a new municipal entrance, Royal Bank premises taking shape on Main Street, brighter taller street lights replacing festoon bulbs with white lights, more dwellings being built or moved, CN railways planning to reopen the gravel pit, and Chamber of Commerce sports day planned for Monday August six.
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the Gazette
National Grain Company
Kiwanis
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Main Street
Canadian National Railways
Ihe
Chamber of Commerce
Gazete
Air Cadets From Rivers Unit Attend Abbotsford Camp
Sixteen cadets from No. 320 squadron Canada will join about two thousand Western cadets for RCAF sponsored summer training at Abbotsford B C. Two two week periods from July 22 to Aug 18 will host cadets from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with rail road and sea transport arranging travel for the first group.
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No. 320 Squadron
Air Cadets of Canada
Abbotsford, B.C
Edmonton
Alta
Royal Canadian Air Cadet
Daly Changes in Road Patrol Personnel
Daly council has decided to replace La verne Ismond with Charles Ismond to operate the elevating grader, with scraper duty as needed and bulldozer work by Schlorff until additional help becomes available.
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Daly
Daly Council
Laverne Ismond
Charles Ismond
Waterfowl Expected to be Plentiful Across Region
Breeding conditions in Manitoba and the western provinces were generally good says B W Cartwright of Ducks Unlimited Canada in Winnipeg. Good nesting in Manitoba should mean solid hunting prospects in states along the Mississippi migratory route next fall. The Mississippi flyway receives ducks from eastern Saskatchewan which reports excellent water conditions and promising hatch prospects.
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Manitoba
West
B. W. Cartwright
Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Winnipeg
Mississippi
Saskatchewan
Man admits setting corridor fire to smoke out barmaid
In King's Lynn England a man charged with arson at a hotel told the magistrate he started a fire in the corridor to smoke out a barmaid from her room after she refused to see him. The incident centers on the hotel corridor blaze and the accused's claim of motive.
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King’s. Lynn
England
Lots Sought For Homesites in Rivers City
Several applications for town lots in Rivers were reviewed by the city council. Frank Webb secured two lots on Fifth Avenue and plans two homes. A Barda received a lot on Third Avenue for a dwelling. N R Persson bought a lot on Second Avenue. HB Forman was appointed as receiver of applications for future sales.
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Frank Webb
Fifth Avenue
HB. E. Forman
Looking Backward at the Files of the Rivers Gazette
Parts of human flesh found on a railway locomotive triggered an ACME probe. J D Carriere of Jack Fish Jake Sask killed in an accident. A Liberator wreck, missing since Oct 20 1943, was located in northern Quebec with 24 RCAF personnel dying. A 25 pound snapping turtle was found by James Messel. the Wagar living quarters were ransacked and money stolen. Old Timers picnic at Harman farm. Twenty, Thirty Five, Forty Years Ago notes. Thunder is the loudest common noise.
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ACME
J. D. Carriere
Jack Fish
Jake
Quebec
Lac Albert J. Radcliffe
Rivers
RCAF
James Messel
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Medicine Hat
A. R. Buil
Wilson Riley
United States
A. F. Darnell
Federal
the Free Press
Central Butte
Sask
BC. Research Council
Gus Bichel
Scientizis
Leon Rubin
Royal Bank
Premis
Air Cadets of Rivers Unit
Ax Rivera
C. Bell
Zella
Capreol
Ont
Ivor Withers
John Snowden
Pettaplece
T. Mayne Daly
Winnnipeg
Daly Municipality
Grandpe
Wheatland Ladies Aid
Grandpa
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