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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
1
Anglican services announce daily 4 pm devotions March 22 to 27 at St James Church with Good Friday 7 30 p m service replacing the afternoon one. Sunday School at 200 and evening worship at 7 30 p m. Arcrum and Rivers also listed for Sunday services 300 and 7 30 p m.
The United Church schedules a Sunday service titled The Cross and Its Meaning for Us with Holy Communion observed. Daly 11 00 a.m Pettapiece 3 00 p.m Rivers 7 30 p.m. Special Holy Week services announced and WM S Easter Thankoffering Meeting Thursday at 3 p.m with program and social hour. all welcome.
Ten years ago in Rivers notable events included a bonspiel where Fred Oakley played Bert Taylor in a game with six blank ends. The School Board banned coal oil gasoline in school vans. Elizabeth McKellar died at 84. Pupils would be passed to farms by Principal recommendation. Private M J Orth thanked Rivers ladies from France. Methodist and Presbyterian churches voted for a monthly union service.
Arthur B. Purvis chairman of the National Employment Commission will speak over CBC stations in a national hook-up on Thursday March 25 at 1015 EST 9 15 CST. He is expected to discuss the Home Improvement Plan and its aims.
The Canadian National Railways System reported week ending March 7 1937 gross revenues of 3 816 991 dollars, up from 3 304 020 dollars for the same period in 1936, an increase of 512 971 dollars.
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Alfred Maxwell March 18 Wm Wadsworth 18 ANE Choi 18 Jos Hanlon 18 Mrs C J Collingwood 18 Mrs Robert Reshaur 18 Mrs Robi A Mills 19 Miss A J McFadden 20 W A Thomas 20 I R V Robins 20 Miss Joy Post Bradwardine 20 A McKenzie 21 Joyce McKenzie 21 Evelyn Halsey Melville 21 Wo Baily Sr 21 Patience Thomas 22 Stella Tiltman 22 Mrs Thos Seens Bradwardine 22 Mrs J McLellan Bradwardine Foster Baily 22 Gerald Monle The Pas 23 Archie McKellar 23 Mrs C Foster 23 Mrs A L McFarlane 24 Thos Westwood 24 Mrs John Gordon Marsden Sask 24 Mrs Russell Madden 24
The Daly Rural Council met with all members present presided by Reeve Seater. Correspondence included an Order in Council on Seed Grain and a general assessment revision. Bylaw 895 levies school and municipal rates. another bylaw silent on borrowing 10 000 dollars from the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The Finance Committee recommends paying all properly ordered accounts. meeting adjourned to May 4. John A. Dyer, Sec.-Treas.
A large audience attended W. Whyte’s Orchestral Concert at 1.0 O.F. Hall last Wednesday aimed at funding a trip to Brandon Musical Festival. J A McKenzie chaired and highlighted a charity goal. The program featured violin solos, vocal trios, a junior orchestra, string quartet, and a radio broadcast by Round Up Rangers, with a dance concluding the evening.
The Rivers Board of Trade met in the Council Chamber with President B E Grant presiding. Members were few due to absences, routine business was handled, a banquet report was accepted, and a date window between October 25 and November 15 for the next event was proposed to boost attendance from country towns. A Coronation observance plan was formed with H Wareham J A McKenzie and T W Offen to coordinate with Town Council.
Rivers town council met March 10 with Councillor Sinclair presiding in Mayor Dunsmore's absence. Resolutions passed include paying General Accounts $2080.62 and Electric Light $61000. The unemployed relief petition was referred to the Relief Committee for review before adjournment.
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