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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
4
Historical notes recall March 15 1912 events including Freemasons considering erecting a temple. The write up lists an Arabian-driven auction at J C Cousins sale and other town items from that date.
The Bradwardine annual bonspiel concluded with a seven ender by T H Seens over W Lowe in an event that raised 240 dollars for rink improvements. Winners included Seens Lowe Blatchford and McTaggart across Grand Challenge Merchants Citizens Farmers Curling Club events. Also noted: Bishop Thomas confirmed 21 people at St James church. Obituary items recall John Lindsay and George B Kelly from city and district.
William Henry Reid, 93, of Oak River, died Friday at the home of his daughter Mrs H M Spearin in Pettapiece. Survived by son Henry and daughter Mrs Spearin, sisters Mrs F G Gill and Mrs E G Short of Rapid City, and brother Joseph W of Vancouver. Wife predeceased him in 1985. Funeral services were held in Brandon Monday with burial at Brandon Cemetery.
The Admiralty announced in London that the Royal Navy will be reduced by 60 percent in 1947 48. The total naval personnel will drop from a 1946 47 peak of 492 800 to 193 900 for the year starting April, as part of broader wartime reductions across forces.
In a Commons statement Agriculture Minister Tom Williams announced an immediate policy shift on agricultural foods. The measure covers 29 wheat and livestock products, aiming to streamline food supply and market readiness. The plan emphasizes sustainable farming and national food security.
Sir Andrew Jones, head of the British food mission in Canada, spoke at the Winnipeg break ing before the Canadian Federation of Agriculture warning about a drop in Canadian bacon production. He noted Denmark and other European supplies were cut during the war, making Canadian bacon vital to Britain's ration, and urged sustained quality to maintain demand in peacetime.
The municipal and public utility board extended the existing truck franchise to include Cardale and surrounding district. Taylor and Son Limited received the extension after a Brandon session last Friday. Frack D. Taylor stated the schedule serves merchants and adequately serves Rivers, Oak River, and Bradwardire.
Rivers branch of the Red Cross seeks shoes and rubbers and clothing for two families. Mrs. B J D Ellis, secretary, stated this week. Needed are girls aged 14 13 8 6 and 3 years and boys aged 11 10 7 and 6 years. Contributions may be left in the United church annex.
A blaze at the Melville Advance printing plant last week caused severe damage. Authorities say the fire originated from a heating unit on Monday, with the plant sustaining extensive destruction.
John Pullen of Montreal is appointed general freight traffic manager of Canadian National railways, succeeding George R. Fairhead who retired last week. The position oversees the wartime volume of import and export materials on CN lines.
New Delhi reports that since 1944 several schemes have boosted fish output. An additional yield of about 17 000 tons of sea and fresh water fish will be available each year. In Jeruzalem an explosion was heard in Mea Shearim under martial law with sporadic staccato gunfire across the city.
Four local boys defeated four married ladies 13 to 9 in curling as Kenton lost 10-4 to Rivers. Ten rinks competed in a March ladies bonspiel with Isabelle Bellamy and Margaret Taylor skipping the grand challenge. Edna Reynolds and Kay Gilchrist won club events. A parish hall social followed with songs games and lunch.
Government delegations from Europe and the United States arrive in the British zone to study how skilled labor in displaced persons camps can be allocated. Britain and allies find up to 150000 skilled men and women may be available for work, many former slave laborers under Hitler.
Mrs Elizabeth Jennings and her four year old son Jackson depart Edinburgh for Brandon Manitoba after seven years of waiting for passage to Canada. Her husband left four weeks ago. Jennings served in the Royal Engineers and the family had visited Scotland before the war, unable to return to Canada as hostilities began.
A vivid forecast describes the vernal equinox as Sol peaking at the northern fence in six months. Soft winds, song birds, and animals emerge from winter on the prairie, heralding spring 1947 and the end of King Winter.
Merchants in Oak River and Rivers largely sign a petition praying for a bus link to Bran don, favoring Taylor & Son Limited to operate the service. Boards of trade sponsor the effort as a regional initiative to improve transport. Dr W H Fairfield and Harold Pope named as organization directors ahead of a Medicine Hat meeting.
Delinquent subscribers are warned while gremlins disrupt readers with names starting in W. Readers resist renewals, citing prepaid periods. P C Order 225 limits credit and yet the paper takes its stance. Three months of one year should suffice for readers’ credit, say authorities. No one wins or loses if the paper isn’t valued. Continued on Page 3.
The Rivers community debates by laws on debris removal and a liquor license, honors Rev. S D Thomas, and reflects on a Christmas season with Bradwardine scholars and local festivities. It notes the Thomp son journey from J E Thompson, family unions, deaths, bakery sales, and a hockey victory over Hamiota, closing with a note about further details on Page 3.
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