Farewell and Weather Weave through Bradwardine District
In Bradwardine district residents bid farewell to long time neighbors the Veitch family and D Anderson as they depart for British Columbia and Winnipeg. Anglian clergyman Charles W Angel dies at 75 after serving in Rivers since 1908. RCAF air base expansion raises housing needs while rationing fillets fuel for farmers. A plane from the air school crashes near Newdale killing four aboard. John H Booth, active agricultural worker of 71, dies in Winnipeg hospital.
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Bradwardine
J. Veitch
Rivers
D. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Sakis
Iron Rivers
Winnipeg
Carnegie
Stadwardine
Charles W. Angel
Canada
Mr. Angel
Gazette Bard
Midway
Sir
Newdale
John H. Booth
Agricultural Society
Booth
Canada Trade At Record High But Slowdown Seems Likely
Ottawa reviews a booming yet uneasy foreign trade picture as Canada hits record trade levels in 1949 but faces a tightening currency situation. Government actions may curb imports and expand U.S. sales to offset a growing U.S. trade deficit, with import controls looming on steel and oil.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
United Kingdom
United States
U.S
Stafford Cripps
London
Britain
Howe
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Roads Spotlight Council Meeting Actions
Roads dominated the last council meeting as gravel work proceeds on the Valley road and W Rous is to have his road repaired A new all weather road between Sections 32 and 33 is approved with maintenance by the municipality Wheatland to receive eight 100 watt bulbs for lighting A hydraulic brake set is ordered for the light delivery truck Reeve Seens adjourns the meeting until August 2.
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W. Rous
Wheatland
Reeve Seens
Chamber of Commerce Movement Gains Steam in Manitoba
Manitoba chamber activity grows with new boards and frequent, planned meetings. M J G McMullen notes local officers push community projects, while urging boards to document town advantages and advertise them broadly. He cites examples like Killarney Shoal Lake and Flin Flon for inspiration.
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Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba
M. J. G. McMullen
Winnipeg
Manitoba Associated Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Mr. McMullen
Killarney
Shoal Lake
Pilot Mound
Emerson
Altona
Winkler
Sifton
Ita
Flin
Rivers Pair Win at Oak River Fair
At Oak River Fair James Scott and daughter Mrs. W Wareham earned six firsts and six seconds in prizes. They won for carrots cauliflower parsnips sweet turnip lettuce heads cabbage seed and multiplier onions.
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James Scott
W. Wareham
Rumors Quashed On Death Of L A C Jones
Local chatter claimed the death of L A C Jones after a car crash near Wheatland. Officials report he only rolled into a ditch on a return from a recent airport dance and sustained minor injuries.
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L.A.C. Jones
Wheatland
Sandy Likes His Vitamins in Carrot Craving Wagon Tale
A local milk wagon driver named Sandy, famed for eight years on the route, reveals his extraordinary horse sense by demanding his carrot treat. He signals staff at a shop, tapping his hoof on the sidewalk to identify himself as the most vitamin-conscious customer and to request his vegetable before purchase.
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Sandy
Beating Weather Spurs Confusion In Summer Gazette Rippling
The report notes two and a half inches of rain on July 20 dampening mood and office spirits. Extreme weather with daily heat between 80 and 90 degrees is described as erratic, and residents struggle with heat while staying dressed and trying to keep warm indoors.
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Gazette
Ladies' Ball League Showdown with Brandon Teams
The Ladies' Fast Ball league features a local team coached by Captain John Steele and captained by Mrs. Bill Wareham. Players include Billy Morrison as catcher Scotty Wareham as pitcher Ruth Hunt Elaine Seater Loraine Bray Shirley Seater Sally Stewart May Gudbranson Frances Thomas and spare pitchers Mrs. Swan. Fielding honors go to Lucy McConachie Erma Nowe Dorothy Allan and Naomi Berg with results of future games to be published.
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Brandon Rumfords
Brandon Mancos
Cj.a.t.c
John Steele
Bill Wareham
Billy Morrison
Speeding Fines Highlight Ineffective Local Signs
Reported in town, two drivers were penalized for speed and lights violations. One motorist received a ten dollar fine for speeding while another was fined five dollars for failing to flash his headlights as required.
Snow in Summer Surprises Halifax Water Work
Workers digging a water main in Halifax found snow from last winter. Despite temperatures above 80 degrees the snow had been buried under 30 inches of soil and had not melted, a natural oddity uncovered by the digging crew.
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Halifax
Belmont Pioneer T Kenyon Dies in Belmont
Thomas Kenyon aged 77 died in Winnipeg General Hospital. Funeral held July 20 at the Anglican church Belmont with Rev H Meadows officiating. Burial in Belmont cemetery. Born Prestwich England he came to Canada in 1893 and married Charlotte Sampson in Baldur four years later. Surviving are his wife five sons George Moose Jaw Leslie Rivera Yom Alfred John of Belmont two daughters Mrs L Trott Lumsden and Mrs Lyle Lang Belmont.
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H. Meadows
Belmont
Thomas Kenyon
Winnipeg General Hospital
Belmont Cemetery
Prestwich
England
Mr. Kenyon
Canada
Charlotte Sampson
Baldur
George
Moose Jaw
Leslie
Rivera
Cypress River
Alfred
John
Lumsden, Sask
Lyler Lang
Estonians Urgently Sought by Canada, Leader Says
Winnipeg report quotes Alexander Weiler president of the Canadian Estonian Society who asks for 13 000 to 15 000 Estonians to be admitted within five to six years. He argues Canada needs these people for development and cites his St Catharines Ontario background.
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Winnipeg
Alexander Weiler
Canada
Weiler
St. Catharines, Ont
Canadian Estonian Society
Rivers Daily Almanac: Past Local Highlights Rise and Return
Looking back across the years Rivers notes show the ladies baseball club winning five of six games, Ernest Wareham returning after 30 years overseas, T F Shannon’s death, a three week gap without a resident doctor, and a marriage of Dorothy Thomason to L G Pommer in Kitchener Ontario.
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Rivers Ladies’ Baseball Club
Rivers
Kitcherer
Ont
Dorothy A. Thomason
L. G. Pommer
Prairie Farmers Battle Widespread Insect Plague
Prairie farmers face a bad cycle of pests including aphids grasshoppers army worm and potato blight spreading across Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario and Manitoba. Painted ladies and other caterpillars threaten sunflowers oats barley and potatoes as forecasters warn below average yields amidst drought.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Prairies
Dauphin
Manitoba
Acre
Changes in Church Services This Sunday
No service at St Matthew's Ancrum or Roseville Mission on Sunday July 31. Holy Communion at 9 am and morning prayer at 11 am will be held at St James' Rivers. Roseville and St Matthew's congregations are hoped to attend.
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St. Matthew's Church
Ancrum
Roseville Mission Church
St. James’ Church
Rivers
Roseville
St. Matthew's
International House at Training Centre welcomed new residents
The International House at the Training Centre recently welcomed Major and Mrs. H. P. Gompertz from London and Devon, England, as new occupants. They replace Major and Mrs. M. G. Long, USAF, who left for Langley Field Virginia after six months here. The Longs, from Long Beach California, noted Canada’s color versus Britain's austerity and commented on meat rationing amid coupons.
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New Sarum
Cjat.c
M. G. Long
USAF
Long Beach
Calif
Tactical Air
International” House
H. P. Gompertz
London
Brixam
Devon
England
Gompertz
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G. F. Barker
Robert Hunter
Ross Post
Rcaf Women's Division
All Controller
E. Daniel
Alice Tretiak
Broad Valley
Thomas Smith
Elizabeth J. Offer
Fion
Pas
Lac du Bonnet
Boissevain
Oak River Fair
Ladies’ Ball League
Belmont Pioneer
T. Kenyon
Empire Cadets
Ort
United Kingdon
Australia
New Zesland
Sweden
Ene Ing
Ernest Wareham
Wass
T. F. Shannon
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