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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
5
A new consignment has arrived and sewing and knitting will be available. This week a shipment to headquarters includes seven pairs of seamen socks seven helmets two sleeveless sweaters six men’s pajamas five girls’ pajamas one pair of sleepers one dot diapers one baby’s bonnet and two quilts.
G. H. Thompson was elected first president of the new Oak River Legion branch formed Thursday evening. The prior Army and Navy Veterans unit served as the base. Cpl. Brims of the RCMP Harniota led the proceedings with Provincial Command support. Other officers include 1st Vice Preston G. Gleeson 2nd Vice Harry Tweed Sec Treasurer William McDonald Executive W. J. Pollock R. Cleaver and R. Allen. Lunch followed the meeting.
Miss Florence Lothair and Frank Airey visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs R Phillips at Forrest. Mrs Victor Airey spent the weekend in Winnipeg with her sister. Frank Bridge man home guests included Miss D Neelin and Mr and Mrs Reynolds of Hamiota. Mr and Mrs Geo Bray motored to Tilston for the weekend. Mrs Clib Airey received a visit from her sister Mrs C Crandall and her young daughter of Vancouver B C.
Birth announced in Edmonton Alberta on Tuesday June 10 to Mr and Mrs F Hollingshead formerly of Rivers a son named Brian Lynn. A wartime message urges support for Victory Bonds with a blunt line about Hitler.
Edith M. Henderson of Edmonton won the $50 War Savings Certificate in a CN Magazine for War Savings slogan contest with Money Talks Make Yours Shout Victory. Gladys J. King of Montreal placed second with Send for Liberty Save for Security.
A wartime poem praising the sailor as guardian of the island and war effort. It questions what is owed for safety of corn, grain ships, honest trade, and daily life amid invaders. The speaker appeals to repay the debt in action, honoring the sailor’s protective role.
The piece notes shifts in parking lot occupancy after Mr Isley’s tax move, suggesting motorists first hesitated then adapted. It questions whether bus travel qualifies as cheaper, and hints taxpayers will adjust lifestyles to meet higher costs while preserving dignity.
Household goods including electric washing machine radio beds and dishes offered for sale by Mrs Mc Conkey in Rivers. Contact Mrs Mc Conkey for details and arrangements.
The Toronto Telegram notes two and a half months after departing Canada the royal couple led with courage and constancy through Britain’s darkest months. They stood beside their subjects in front line peril, earning the love and praise of Canadians who hope for their return after peace.
A Canadian Manufacturers Association leader in a radio appeal urged employers to back the new recruiting drive for young men in the army. He noted Canada’s population is 20 percent higher than a generation ago, yet mobilization is 10 percent lower than by March 1916. He argued armed forces could grow from 2.2 percent to six or seven percent of the population without harming industry, countering claims that training would strain resources.
Mr. Crabtree warned that munitions require capable men to wield them and stressed the urgent need to mobilize troops. He noted no one is indispensable, though temporary losses strain employers while the Army cooperates with delaying mobilization for truly key war industry personnel.
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