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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
5
Rev E L Williams marked 33 years in Rivers officiating at five weddings and 23 funerals. Local updates note deaths, transfers at Canadian Bank of Commerce, civic events, theatre plans, political candidacy, a near disaster at a play, hospital and park donation talks, transport by Shriners, and wartime Victoria Cross counts. Roads worsen with rain and frost, and new rector appointments and civic meetings shape town affairs.
Nine schools competed in the annual field day on JuneS with Bradwardine taking first in softball. Harrow-Poplar Hill second, Mayne-Daly third. Westwood won the parade with a picture. Tarbolton second. Individual event winners include Carl Hildebrandt Mayne and Norman Chapman Harrow in early boys races and Beverly Seater Lothair among 8 and under girls.
A plea for a better world through hope and renewal. The speaker questions whether peace charters and progressive reforms can truly transform society or if humanity will repeat the old paths to ruin. The verse urges awakening the soul and fostering a living Eden through collective effort.
Mr and Mrs W G Thomas longtime Rivers residents celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Sunday. On Monday afternoon Mrs Thomas hosted tea for a group of ladies to honor the occasion. The tea room was attractively decorated with carnations and lilacs.
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays as follows: June 21 C. H. Gabe Kirkfield Park. June 22 Mrs. Hugh Rea Portage la Prairie Jack Beever. June 23 Robert H. Tivy Mrs. R. A. Copeland Winnipeg Helen Craigie. June 24 W. Drury White May Barker Rapid City. June 25 Mrs. J. H. Couch Winnipeg. June 26 Walter Daniel. June 27 P. Manchul P. McLean Newdale Winnipeg. Winnipeg, the gateway to the Canadian West, is the largest grain centre in the world.
A cool prologue gives way to a late spring delay as 1945 opens with a short winter and a rapid move to summer. Sunlit picnics at the river and lingering green fields replace hush of prior months, while war updates hint at Allied progress and Canada’s missions in Europe. The Gazette invites readers to share messages through its columns.
The Ukrainian hall hosted a reception for Cpl. Ted Tyreman and Mrs. Tyreman who just arrived from overseas. Over 150 guests attended a shower organized by the Rehabilitation Committee with gifts, a lunch, and dances. Mayor Grant spoke, and a new military schottische movement was highlighted by Joe Hanlon and Mrs. J. Frame.
In a 19 hour non stop trip from Prestwick Scotland to Rivers the RAF Polar plane Aries achieved a reported record distance at an average speed of 210 mph despite heavy fuel load and headwinds. The crew included two Canadians and nine RAF members.
A retrospective survey outlines postwar rural development plans for Canada and honors service members. The piece dedicates the article to those who served and those who did not return, addressing youth returning home and those lost in service.
Second of a series argues centralization worsens unemployment and poverty while robbing rural areas of talent. It calls for decentralized industry and urges spreading opportunities, noting potential local banking projects and short-term employment from a community project plan.
Alphonse Desjardins started a pioneering co operative bank in Levis Quebec. In seven years it built 80 000 dollars in capital and lent 350 000 dollars to members. This spurred similar US and Canadian credit unions. federal chartered unions began in 1934. Credit unions now spread across Alberta and Manitoba with minimum group sizes of 50 members.
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