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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
8
Under Bradwardine Unit of A and N V a memorial service is set for Sunday July S at 7pm on school grounds with an invited speaker. Veterans will parade from their ball likely joined by the Rivers Pipe Band. further details to follow.
The Daly Daly Ladies Aid host an annual Strawberry Festival and Lawn Social at Mr and Mrs Orlo Browns home today. Adults 39 cents and children 15 cents. Races for children, horseshoes, and a softball game follow supper. Everyone is welcome.
The Gazette presents the Guance statement for Rivers Consolidated School District for year ending December 31 1935. It praises local children and shows cost per pupil, noting Rivers compares favorably with other districts from figures compiled by the Shoal Lake Board, enabling readers to calculate Rivers’ cost per pupil.
A poem by H. Bakker recalls a late journey in a limousine slowing for bends. The speaker's weary spirit finds contentment as the familiar landscape and sleeping town signal rest ahead. Echoes of lullaby and comforting stars urge leaving worries behind.
Local notes report Mrs Fraser of Reston insisting her daughter Mrs MacKay on the previous week. St James Sunday School holds a picnic on June 2. Mrs Tom McKellar is seriously ill as of press time. United Sunday School to picnic on June 18. Miss Marjorie Lamb of Bradwardine visits Mrs Chester McFadden. Miss Myrtle Lelonde of Oak River visits Miss Margaret Scote in Wheatland. W E Stewart updates a building corner of Second Ave and Main St. Mr and Mrs Fred Arnold of Baldur visit Miss Bert Arnold. Mr and Mrs P M Henderson of Inchkeith Sask visit W Henderson’s parents. Edythe Mitchell shines in Grade 7 Pianoforte at London Royal Schools of Music. Mrs W G Thomas returns from Winnipeg after a serious operation. Rev E J Whiting takes charge of Church of England work at Rivers Ancrum and Roseville. Alf Maxwell previews Sir Guy Standing in Annapolis next Monday with Paramount News. Woven Institute meeting planned for June 16 at 8 at Mrs H Tyerman’s. Gypsies with large cars pass through town. fortunes told unknown. Rivers Board of Trade meets June 16. Sports Day approaches with expected attendance. Government road project discussed for Daly Municipality. district engineer reports bright prospects. Gazette issue requested by three ladies A MacKay, Chas Angel, J E Mitchell. thanks for copies. Provincial Library copy missing. archive completion pursued.
The Gazette extends best wishes to readers celebrating birthdays. Names listed include Miss Ealdorth in June with Alex Dewar Gladstone and others such as Jack Tiltman Winnipeg Stella Kryvenki M. E Bowman Pendennis Mrs A MacKay Hazel Steggles Madeline Moxley Mary Daff Co Bellamy and more.
A man's watch found and turned in. Owner should contact R. Abel at the North America Lumber Co office to claim it.
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