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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
5
The writer denounces eavesdropping and reading others letters as equally contemptible. Honorable people are blamed for listening to neighbors’ business by phone or opening mail. The action is described as treacherous and unfit for trust in any matter.
Town notes call for prompt cleanup of winter refuse to prevent dirt and disease. A local hockey benefit game was proposed to aid a widowed lady, with Melville Hockey Club to visit Rivers or host a fundraiser. Readers are urged to take time for rest and meditation amid modern stress and material living.
The Saskatchewan Legislature unanimously passed a resolution pledging to go to the limit for returned men. Government and provinces cooperate on land settlement and farmer communities will be established to provide work and proper compensation for veterans. Public sentiment must support empathetic treatment and ongoing help for reintegration into civilian life.
Several local items detail Jewel Nesbitt handling duties at Belmont’s Pelican Lake School and mention ongoing community events. Reports cover curling results with Joe Thompson’s rink winning the second schedule, and a pending final game between Webster and McKenzie. An executive meeting for the Boys and Girls Club is set for Saturday at 3 in the town hall, with emphasis on member attendance. Parish Honor Roll plans at St James’ and overseas enlistment notices to R A Withers are noted.
Daly's council minutes record approving a 150 dollar payment to the Reeve for 1919 services, inviting tenders to gravel one mile of road between sections 8 and 9-11-21 under the Good Roads Act, and directing the Reeve to seek a fishway at the Little Saskatchewan River with regional authorities. The Court of Revision reviewed appeals with a single value appeal, then adopted the 1918 roll as the 1919 roll, and bylaws were passed for pounds, constables, appraisers, assessor, and municipal borrowing before adjournment.
Miss Batty travels to Winnipeg and Miss Gladys Batty goes to Regina for a sister's visit in Saskatoon. Mr Mountain, bank teller, leaves for Vonda Sask. Ashley Wilson, once a Rivers resident, visits friends Mr and Mrs Moxtey. Miss Jessie Murdoch to hold a pupil recital Friday March 28 in Wagar Hall with tickets 50c and 25c for children. Miss Merle Sargent completes Normal Course at Moosomin and starts teaching near Swift Current. Knox Church Ladies Aid bazaar and tea to be held Saturday March 29 at Town Hall.
Cambridge University doctors have forbidden undergraduates to act with professional actresses in amateur theatricals, reversing a long Oxford practice. Cambridge had adopted the policy two years ago and will abandon it now, forcing the dramatic club to use undergraduates for feminine parts while proctors remain inexorable.
Fragmentary report shows a manager praising a female employee for her business understanding and deciding to promote her to lead the department, despite anticipated discontent from a male colleague. The text also hints at a domestic context with a reference to marriage.
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