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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jul 27, 1939

Page

8

Brad wardine School District Elects Trustees at Annual Meeting

The Bradwardine School District held its annual meeting on Monday evening July 17 with trustees terms expiring. John McG Veitch was re elected and Alec Gerrard elected as second trustee while Bert Adams stable remained. Visitors from St Louis and Prince Albert toured local homes and districts as couples traveled to Clear Lake and Davidson for family events.

Bradwardine John McG. Veitch Bert Adams Veitch Alec Gerrard

Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Travels Across Regions

Local residents and visitors are listed with where they came from or went to including Miss Constance Offen at Melville with her brother Robert and Miss Betty Hanlon visiting relatives in Portage la Prairie. Several entries note relatives, visits to Winnipeg Kenora Edmonton and Roblin and a planned Gazette Office inquiry. The editor and staff outline attendance at a Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association convention in Niagara Falls and temporary office coverage by Alex Davidson during absence.

Offen Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Niagara Falls Alex. Davidson Norwood

Crop Testing Plan Demonstration At Pettapiece

A sizable audience of farmers attended a Pettapiece Crop Testing Plan demonstration despite windy conditions. Dominion cerealist W H Johnson explained the test plots, followed by an address by Dickerson from the Plant Breeding Department.

Pettapiece W. H. Johnson Dominion T. Shanks Mr. Dickerson J. Moss Fraser Reeve J. W. Seater Daly Thos. Wolstenholme M.L.A

Which wheat variety suits each district best now

Farmers face multiple wheat oats and barley varieties from breeders. Government experimental farms and over 900 crop testing points display eight wheat varieties six oats and six barley for district demonstrations, enabling farmers to compare and choose the best locally.

University School of Agriculture

Water Contamination Reopens Scout Camp Facility

The spring at the tourist camp, unused for years, was cleaned by Scouts and prepared for use in camp. A water sample was tested at Brandon's Mental Laboratory, which reported over seven hundred colonies of a germ related to typhoid, rendering the water unfit for drinking.

Brandon Rapid City Reporter

Mrs Kidd To Offer Permanent Wave at Rivers

Mrs Kidd of Brandon will be in Rivers every Wednesday afternoon until further notice offering De Milo permanent waving. Appointments should be made with Mrs Ibbotson.

Chester Goodell Bert Arnold Melfort Sask Rivers Goodell Bert Second Avenue Eeeee

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