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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 15, 1951

Page

2

Bradwardine Rinks Dominate Rivers Bonspiel Entries

Bradwardine sent two rinks to the Rivers high school bonspiel with players Sveski Doe Lindsay Kiywak Johnston Graham Hammond Common Gerrard. Eight Bradwardine rinks competed in the Hardings spiel led by Bailey Werdburn Lowe Bally Steaks McKenzie Harper and Blatchford, with Bally taking second in the challenge and Lowe winning the final. Three ladies rinks joined the Ken ton bonspiel, led by Mrs W McKenzie Mrs J Blatchford Miss Jean Houston Miss Peer Common and others, Bradwardine earning first in the challenge by Mrs B McKenzie's rink and a prize in the last event by Mrs Baily's quartet.

Bradwardine Rivers Jerry Sveski Doe, Lindsay Phyllis Kiywak Everyne Johnston Garry Graham Gordon Hammond Doreen Common Jean Gerrard G. Baily A. Werderburn W. Lowe M. Bally J Steaks W. McKenzie J. Harper John Blatchford Bally Lowe Kenton J. Blatchford Jean Houston Peer Common M. Baily L. Lindsay G. McKenzie J. Wood J. Common C. Wood C. Harvey B McKenzie

Skips Victory Highlights at Local Meet

Tamspiel team members Graham Gerrard and Wood led OC in a meet where Hradwardinersthe claimed the challenge with four prizes. Four prizes went to Hradwardinersthe challenge, two seconds and four firsts in the third event.

Tamspiel OC. Graham E. Gerrard D. Wood Hradwardiners

Green hair mystery in Krugersdorp South Africa

In Krugersdorp, South Africa, blondes and redheads at the municipal swimming bath notice their hair turning green for three years. Town engineers have conducted tests but cannot determine the cause, leaving officials mystified by the unusual phenomenon.

Krugersdorp South Africa

St Pauls United approves drive for church building

Peace River Alberta campaign to raise funds for a new church was approved at a meeting of St Pauls United church officials. Immediate goal is twenty thousand dollars with ultimate cost of about forty thousand dollars for the new Harding High Acho building.

Peace River Alta St. Paul's United Church Harding High Acho

Scottish couple honored in film for six orphaned children

A government documentary A Family Affair tells how Robert Milne and wife Annie, long childless, adopted six siblings to keep the family together. They acted as foster parents for the film with a local street’s children forming their film family.

Scotland Robert Milne Annie Milnes

War Airlift Moves 100000 Troops Since Korea Operations

United States Far East air forces combat cargo division has carried 100000 sick or wounded troops since the start of the airlift in Korea. A Belfast shipyard gangway collapse killed 16 and injured 40 as it failed on the 13th step linking quay to the Argentina bound whale factory ship Juan Peron. Mrs. McCormick Tait, widow of Harold McCormick, sues ex-husband George Tait II in Los Angeles for recovery of a 250000 trust fund alleging marital domination and forced income trust setup. Furs and jewelry valued at 10000 stolen from James Crookstone’s Toronto brokerage home. Canada builds cosmic ray observatory announced by National Research Council in Ottawa. A Sea Fury fighter crashed off Magnificent near Bermuda. pilot Lieut. John Bertrand Hartle presumed dead. widow in Dartmouth N S and mother in Minden, Ont. A Mack trapper in wet weather loses all toes after frozen feet. patient transported from Fort William area.

United States Far East McCormick Tait Harold McCormick Los Angeles George Talt Ii Magnificent Bermuda Navy Halifax John Bertrand Hartle Dartmouth N. 8 Minden Ont

Early Days in Red River Valley Remembered by Mrs Anderson

Mrs Anderson, who marked her 16th birthday, recalls Red River Valley life. Her father ran the first weaving mill, and she hosted neighbors who brought grain to local flour mills. Louis Riel visited, and she owns dishes from Dr John Schultz after Fort Garry escape. Her mother was the first white Protestant child baptised in the west.

Mrs. Anderson West

Lost Mines and Flying Accidents Hit Various Regions

A sequence of fragmentary items includes a man carried by dog team near Graham Ontario, a Pioneer Airlines co-pilot plunging 4000 feet over Exell Texas, and 10 hours to control a fire in Buellton California where flaming rats spread the blaze. Also noted are a search for a missing 11 year old in Toronto, BC guards funded for night schools, and a projected Seaway cost rise to about 818.7 million with army engineers detailing.

Joseph Dowds Pioneer Airlines Exell Tex United States Pioneer Dallas Buellton Cal

Toronto hosts largest WW II training exercise

On March 3 in Toronto the RCAF announced a massive exercise featuring over 50 aircraft including Vampires Mustangs and Harvards from Westmount and cities like Toronto Hamilton and London Uni.’s participate in a mock attack on Toronto. D. R. Robertson of Edmonton becomes Manitoba provincial apiarist starting April 1. EBCL Martin resigned. The U S Navy showcases an anti submarine submarine K 1 with advanced detection gear at Groton.

Toronto RCAF Westmount Hamilton London Uni

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