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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
2
Tenders for Lots 22 and 2 in Block 3 Plan 234 will be received by the undersigned until August 1, 1930. The highest offer will be considered though plans tender may not be accepted. W. T. Dyer, Secretary Treasurer.
A memorial note from Mr and Mrs Albert Wareham and siblings marks eight years since Albert Wareham died on July 20 1642. It remembers him as kind unselfish and our memory remains dear with wishes that he could be with us again. Also Edgar Madden mourned since August 11 1936 with a family tribute noting the loss and enduring love from Father Mother and siblings.
Labor crews advance on a full size basement under the teachers’ range shingles in the kitchen repair plasterwork and floors. The school is being cleaned and the primary room painted as part of ongoing upgrades.
A schedule lists birthdays for July 28 to Aug 16 including R L Post and Jean Morrison among many Winnipeg and rural Manitoba names. The tenth diocesan synod in Prince Albert passed a motion in favor of renaming the Church of England in Canada to the Anglican Church of Canada.
Miss Mabel Ramsay bride elect was honored at a shower with guests including Mrs. N Sinclair Mrs J Morcum Mrs M Sinclair Mrs M Simms and Mrs W Knight. Miss Merle Griffiths honored at a July shower with Stan Henry leading songs and readings by Mrs Leonard Day. Regina boy at summer camp puzzled as film negatives came back blank after opening camera to prove photo identity.
Oliver Steward Jr. reports his pet dog Mike habitually arrives at breakfast with a new dish found in the neighborhood. The cheerful animal never breaks a dish, adding charm to morning meals.
Ernest Johnson and family express heartfelt thanks for kindness shown during their sad bereavement. Gratitude for flowers and sympathy messages is extended, with special thanks to Mrs G S Perrett.
Lost black vanity bag containing gold watch and other items. Return to 325 Second Avenue or Decker's garage. Reward offered. Also listed are severalFOR SALE items including seven week old pigs, a Model B Tractor and farm equipment, a 1948 Northern Electric automatic record player, a new stucco house, and two black purebred cocker pups with contact details.
Victoria Seamen from the Canadian destroyer Cayuga turned naturalists on a training cruise in Mexican waters and returned with Herman a pelamis sea snake. The venomous specimen was found in a cutter bilge near Manzanilla Mexico and died shortly after. A second item notes British European Airways beginning the world’s first regular passenger helicopter service June 1 between Liverpool and Cardiff.
In Weyburn Saskatchewan a display features Brome grass growing five feet six inches, a record height for the district, showcasing remarkable local agriculture.
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