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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
A wounded soldier arrives home for a brief visit after two years overseas. He spent months in hospital and will return to Winnipeg for further care. He recalls being hit by shrapnel at seventeen days at the front and nearby the death of Sgt. Lyman Brooks. He believes an Allied victory is near the end of the war.
A patriotic Sunday School service is set for 11 o'clock next Sunday with a special program aligned to Dominion Day. Cadets are invited, and an unveiling of a new Honor Roll section will occur alongside a collection for the Fresh Air Fund. The Ladies Aid meets July 4 at 3 p.m. and the annual picnic is July 1 at James McFadden’s farm with 1:30 p.m. church departure.
A severe Friday storm battered the Cecil Hotel and caused telephones to fail across town. J Higginson lost two horses, killed instantly by the lightning strike. In Winnipeg Masonic Grand Lodge, S D Thomas was elected Grand Chaplain and J E Mitchell D D G M of the 5th District, both Rivers Lodge members.
The Red Cross Society asks subscribers to pay dues to H Wareham Financial Secretary at his Second Ave store. J R Grieve is Treasurer. Monthly sums promised to the Ladies Auxiliary are cancelled and those pledges are not expected to be paid, as the recent drive promises replace them. J McNeil Corresponding Secretary Brandon Dudes and Sweethearts Sing and Act Well Wagar Hall July 2nd.
The Daly council met at Wheatland on June 18 with full attendance. The solicitor Mr Coldwell advised closing a 9 1120 road, laid out 20 years ago for a Kemnay road but now unused, to be studied by Councillor Chapman. A deputation from ratepayers requested a Red Cross grant. debates cited higher current-year taxes of 4100 provincial levy and crop failures. The council asked for written requests. ratepayers later moved to grant 4500 to the Red Cross for 1913, a resolution supported by multiple ward signatories. Councillor Cluff urged ratepayer consultation before any large grant.
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