Town and Out notes and social happenings in Rivers
In Town and Out details weekend visits and arrivals in Portage la Prairie and Rivers with names of families and events. The piece lists church meetings in Brandon and Winnipeg, a university scholarship for Glenn McConkey, the Bradwardine pioneer Mrs. Rutherford's death, local births twins and a new son at Stewart and Madden nursing home, plus upcoming ACT free TB clinic and Bradwardine Carnegie schedules for June 22 to 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn McConkey
Manitoba University
A. Johnson
Stewart
Carnegie
Bradwardine
Rivers
Pile Waste Heat Used to Heat City Buildings
The process uses heat from atomic pile waste heat generated by fission. A cooling system transfers this heat through pipes to supply nearby buildings.
President Truman signs bill approving ERP funding
The Peterborough Examiner reports President Harry S. Truman signed the bill approving ERP funding. The article questions how the feat was accomplished, whether one pen per letter in his name or one pen for each digit of the $6,098,000,000 expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough Examiner
Harry 3S. Truman
E.R.P
Atomic age promises peace and peril in new era
The article discusses the atomic age bringing humanity to a crossroads with energy tied to peace and the risk that new weapons could end civilization. It also surveys fruit facts noting peach cherry strawberry plum belong to the rose family and a banana being 73 percent water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Star
Caase
Ateguies
Scientista
Peach
Cherry
Strawberry
Rose
Atomic energy to heat buildings at UK research station
The United Kingdom Information Office states that parts of Britain's Atomic Research Station will be heated by atomic energy as an experimental measure. Director Sir John Crock- and other officials oversee the project as a cautious step beyond weapon development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom Information Office
Britain
Atomic Research Station
Sir John Crock
Story of Daly Municipality and crossing concerns
The story recounts Daly Municipality and Rivers council noting the railway crossing dangers after near accidents. It lists new residents and landowners including Harry D. Thomas and Edward Ezra Yant. It also records a Wheatland infant death, a Carnegie district pioneer A A Walker passing at 86, and funeral services led by two Anglican rectors with pallbearers including Walker’s sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Rivers
Carnegie
A. A. Walker
Scotland
S. L. Nash
H. P. Barrett
Brandon
Frank Caporn
N. J. King
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Havlik's
Ft Omay
Havlik’s Lunch
Rivers, Man
Rivers Community Hall
Gilchrist
Rexall
Taylor & Son
William Radcliffe
the Rivers High School
Ively
A.C.T
Wareham’'s Meat Market
Ontario
Velveeta
Goldenlo
Maple Leaf - Kraft
of Spredeasy
Brookfield
FIR
Jack Hansen
Portage la Prairie
Malcolm
Oy Motor
Toronto
E. J. Spearman
R. GB. Lee
C. Blandford
A. Richardson
A. L. McFarlane
A. Gunness
Winnipeg
H. Baldwin
Starbuck
Flow. Lee
E. Ratz
United Church Presbytery
United Church
Friendship
Rebekah Legee
St James’ Anglcan
G. R. F. Ebsary
Andrew Rutherford
The
Rivers Gazette
Bland
Neepawa Hospital
Rhoda Higginson
Lawrence Wesley
Linda Kay
Truman
NEW Rex Theatre
Rivers’ Ultra-Modern Theatre
Barbara Stanwyck
David Niven
Ted Donaldson
Robert Paige
Nash
Jane Darwell
Guy Kibber
Noreen
the Gazette
Dan Dailey
Jean Crane
Oscar
Levant
Chatham News
Atomic Research
Board of Railway Commissioners
Harry D. Thomas
William Last
Edward Ezra Yant
C. J. Agar
Samuel V. Nicholson
W. A. Common
A. J. Turney
Wheatland
Rivers Cemetery
News of the World
Barbara Ann Scott
Dick Button
President Truman
Barbara
Mr. Truman
New York
REX Theatre
Tyrone Power
Gene Tierney
John Payne
Anne Baxter
Clifton Webb
Herbert Marshall
W. Somerset Maugham
Shaggy
Western Wilds
George Nokes
Brenda Joyce
Dog
WOODS
McKenzie
Dad
Sox
Mercury
Canada
Smart
Checker
Tin
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