31 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
1
A reader cites historic royal marriages and royal children to mock compulsory retirement proposals. The piece argues such measures will reduce population brains and savings, claiming widespread pensioning would harm the country and risk wasting talents.
In Tour and Out many locals are reported visiting relatives and returning from trips. Names include Mrs D A Stewart Mr and Mrs Russell Bastard George Sutherland Winnipeg W A Thomas Fort William Ont J W Hanlon Portage la Prairie C Nowe Irma LePage RN Winnipeg Shirley LePage Betsy Kenyon Elaine Seater Harlene Borrowman Margaret Thomas Frances Thomas W H Humphries Leslie Stewartville and D M Anderson from Glenboro joining White's barber shop. A CGIT camp at Clear Lake involved several town girls.
Rapid City reporter notes a thermometer topped at 130 degrees in the sun, then moved indoors to reuse the device.
The United church will suspend regular services for three weeks while Rev. F W Lee takes a vacation. Sunday schools at Rivers and Ettapiece continue. those needing ministerial services should contact R G Sinclair. Mr and Mrs See left Tuesday for a Winnipeg holiday.
The mayor E. E. Grant and Mrs. Grant observe their fortieth anniversary on a Friday. Married Aug 1, 1907, at Shell Lake near Spooner Wisconsin. They moved to Rivers in 1909 where son Leonard of St Paul and daughter Myrle Mac Allister of Denver were born. Mr. Grant recently retired after forty years in railroading.
A garbled Vancouver Province snippet mentions a wartime tax on wealthy, a New Delhi sun powered desalination idea for desert irrigation, and Ottawa’s stance on traffic judgments. It hints at motorist penalties and government funds, with unclear attribution and damaged OCR.
Mrs. A Moore was guest of honor at a Wednesday shower hosted by Mrs. B J Ellis and co hosted by Mrs. R G Sinclair. Gifts were given by Mrs. F W Lee and refreshments by Mrs. Alfred Wareham amid last week s tea at Mrs J Gilchrist and Mrs R H White prior to her departure for Cochrane Alberta.
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