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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
6
Rain canceled the Rivera annual Sports planned for Wednesday sponsored by the Board of Trade due to cloudy morning weather and ongoing rain. Causey’s Shows arrived but left as conditions did not improve while the night dance proceeded to draw the largest crowd yet, potentially bringing indoor shows to town in the fall.
Winnipeg tribune welcomed Cana dian Weekly Newspapers Assn members at the Manitoba division gathering noting weekly papers lead communities in war efforts. They praised support for war loans Red Cross salvage programs and plebiscite support as key to campaign successes.
H G L Strange describes early summer as the time of nature's mass birth with shoots, grass, and milk transforming through natural processes. He emphasizes the farmer's role to use these phenomena with care and skill to produce food for the world's growing populations.
Alf Wareham chaired a public meeting backing Dr. G R D Lyon candidate. Rivers beat Moline in baseball with 11 runs, 15 hits, 1 rabbit. A severe storm damaged Winnipeg and Portage districts. Bradwardine and Rivers tied 11 in football. Church of England seeks tenders for a Rectory. Local resident offered river excursions at 10 cents. E Harkness sold his restaurant business to Mrs Crowe.
British destroyers keep vital food and war supply convoys reaching British ports. Their patrols in U boat waters are credited with thwarting Hitler’s blockade plans. A photograph shows gun crews at action stations as enemy aircraft approach.
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