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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
5
A wartime call to action links Florence Nightingale’s vision to today’s Red Cross effort. The message urges every man woman and child to donate, stressing ready resources and supplies for a coming surge and to not hold back.
Rev W R Denegh preaches Sunday March 21 with subject What Things Are Sacred from Romans 2 22. Services Daly 10 45 a m Pettapiece 2 30 p m Rivers 7 30 p m. Adult Bible Class meets Sundays at 2 p m. CGLT leadership by Mrs Jas Williams to lead evening service Rivers April 4.
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Howard Lewis Higginson 35 died Saturday morning in Kenora General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Rivers, he lived nine years in Kenora as a barber. Survived by widow, parents James and Mrs. Higginson Rivers, five brothers Hansen William Edmonton Roscoe Fred Rivers Victor Winnipeg. sister predeceased. Canon Boyd officated at St. Alban's. Lake of the Woods Cemetery interment. Rivers attendees included Jas Higginson R. G. Higginson and Wm Harman.
Winnipeg transfer notice announces Pte Violet Shylega of Rivers moving from No 4 Company Winnipeg to No 38 Company Ottawa in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. She left for the feast on March 5. Enlisted June 1942. Born Rivers. Next of kin Mrs Mary Shylega.
W M McFarlane sets sale for Friday March 19 at 2 p m on his farm South half Section 12 13 21 eight miles north and half mile east of Rivers J M Young V S auctioneer Also George Wareham auction sale of farm stock and implements on Thursday April 8 starting at 11 a m with lunch at 12 30 served by Carnegie Red Cross Unit Place of sale Section 14 12 20 414 miles east of Rivers J M Young V S will be the auctioneer.
Mr and Mrs P Lusney of Rivers announce the marriage of their youngest daughter Jenny to W C P Fridfinnson, son of Mr and Mrs F Fridfinnson of Winnipeg. The ceremony occurred Wednesday March 7 at Ottawa, where the couple will reside for the time being.
Mr Fred Malinowsky and family thank friends and neighbours for kindness and sympathy during the illness and bereavement of their wife and mother from Wheatland.
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