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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
1
The Rivers School Band provided service to country audiences last week. On Wednesday they performed at Zion, on Thursday they drew crowds at Daly, and Friday they headlined at Moline as a major local entertainment feature.
Friday June 20 Moon Moths from Oakner admission 3c. Saturday June 21 RCA F Orchestra from No 1 Air Navigation School admission 25c. Dance until 2 a.m. 10.00. Dances concerts plays meetings etc until 12 7.00. Afternoon rates on request. Dance every Friday and Saturday.
Miss Margaret Dempster of Winnipeg visits Mrs. G Jelliff for a couple of weeks. Percy Bell of Gods Lake arrives to visit his mother Mrs J Bell. Miss Stella Tiltman of Winnipeg spent time with the Taylors. Departmental exams start at Rivers School. Randall Yeo wedding music provided by Mrs H Wareham. Various local visits and movements noted including Rev H T Reynolds taking a new charge, Mrs A Williams of Elkhorn passing away, and a large Daly Strawberry Social with Rivers School Band providing entertainment.
Canada expands its wartime aid to Churchill and the empire with new shipping routes, increased production, and tighter defense measures. Government officials emphasize unity, thrift, and resilience as the war effort intensifies across Atlantic alliances.
Purists seeking Europe like calm find Old World vacation pleasures in Quebec City. Accessible from Montreal Boston and New York via Canadian Pacific trains visitors enjoy medieval streets, century old churches, battlefields and Lower Town homes near the Chateau Frontenac. Nearby sights include Isle of Orleans Wolfe's Cove Quebec Bridge and Montmorency Falls with Laurentides Park offering virgin lakes and forests for outdoor leisure.
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