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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
5
Rivers plans Welcome Home Day next Monday June 10 to honor local service members with a color filled program of sports and a band followed by a free dance. The event aims to attract attendees from town and nearby areas with tokens of appreciation and a community celebration.
A May 26 family reunion at Mrs. C. Westwood’s home celebrated sons Thomas, Malcolm, and Claude, all who served overseas. Attendees included Oscar Westwood, Elmer Westwood and Joan, Malcolm Westwood and Keith, Everett Westwood and Lonnie, Ivan Mills, Merle and Marion, G. English family, Donald, Bill, John, Glen, Carol, B. Butler group, Ida, Sonny, Billie, W. G. Oakey and Stanley Oakey, Neil and Joyce, George Samson family, Muriel, Joanne, John, Kenneth, and Mrs. C. Westwood.
The first public test of mobile telephone service links two way radio with the public telephone system. FCC authorized Southwestern Bell in St Louis. Initial use targets trucking lines, newspapers and taxis with one radio channel. future expansion will add channels. Receivers and transmitters sit in car field boxes with a two foot antenna atop the vehicle.
A reflective statement urges educators to nurture warmth to keep intellects engaged. It cautions that without humane teaching, learning may become冷arid and detach from student motivation, emphasizing the need for empathy alongside rigor in classrooms.
At Rivers on May 27 1946 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs A H Black of Oak River. A May 30 1946 daughter was welcomed to Mr and Mrs G Howard White Sharon Phyllis. A Rivers area birth is recorded for May 31 1946 a son to Mr and Mrs H S Thompson Rapid City. Asnow St Matthew's W A Bradwardine will hold a bazaar on Tuesday June 18 at Hunters hall with sale of work home cooking and supper from 5 80 p.m.
Saadwardine residents welcome visitors from Kelowna and Brandon while Bradwardine school prepares for field day on Friday June 7. R McRae recently discharged from the navy visits relatives as pupils from Bradwardine school join a Brandon track and field meet Saturday.
Alex Carnegie notes Rennie, a well known grain buyer in the community, was guest of honor at a gathering prior to his departure for Saskatchewan. Rennie had moved to Carnegie from southern Manitoba about twelve years ago.
Mrs S Cochrane entertained last Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Marion Hammond a bride of last Saturday. Miss Lillian Thomson read an address and gifts were presented by Mrs Sanford Cochrane and Mrs Leslie Seens. Refreshments were served to close the afternoon.
A verse from Malachi chapter four verse six proclaims that the heart of the fathers shall turn toward the children and the heart of the children toward their fathers to prevent the earth from being smitten with a curse.
Victory day services will be held at each church on Sunday June 9 1946. Daly Sabbath School at 10 45 a.m. Pettapiece service at 3 00 p.m. Rivers Sabbath 11 00 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. All veterans and friends are invited to attend.
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