Packinghouse meat industry seen shaping future groceries
J C Cam Donaldson of Brandon told Brandon Kiwanis in Alexandria Annex that packed sirloins and other meats will be sold like groceries within years. He outlined government inspections and plant safeguards, noted disease checks in cattle and hogs, and praised the Brandon Packers for producing wholesome products under close supervision. Humphrey Davies and Hugh Knowlton spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C
Cam) Ddhardson
Branden
Alexandra Annex
Mr. Donaldson
W. W Weareham
Brandon Packers
Donaldson
Canada
Brandon Kiwanis Club
Humphrey Davies
Wheat City
Hugh Knowlton
Transfer of Lieut-Commander Bird to Ottawa duties
Lieut Cmdr Bird, previously in immediate command of naval personnel at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre, is appointed to the staff of chief of naval aviation with Ottawa headquarters. Lieut Cmdr D J Sheppard, formerly staff officer of HMCS Star at Hamilton, takes Bird's place at CJATC. Sheppard is married with two children and hails from Toronto.
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Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
H. J. Bird
Naval Aviation
Ottawa
D. J. Sheppard
Hmcs Star
Hamilton
Bird
Lieut
Sheppard
CJATC
Toronto
Streets and sidewalks iced by earlier warm spell
A week of softening breezes and warm sun flooded streets with water turning them to lakes. Now cooler weather has hardened surfaces and made thoroughfares treacherous with ice.
Cougar Squadron Mascot Scrappy Arrives Overseas
An RCAF mascot for the Cougar squadron overseas is a live cougar kitten named Scrappy. The kitten began its flying days with a trip from British Columbia and has already earned its scrappy reputation.
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RCAF
Scrappy
Manitoba MP speech on industrialization and prairie growth
In the House of Commons debate on the throne speech, a Manitoba MP used his first present session speech to address high living costs, taxation, farming hardships, and prairie industrial development. He urged leveraging defence production funding to boost prairie industry and counter population losses, warning redistribution may shrink Manitoba and Saskatchewan seats.
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House of Commons
Hyde Park Corner
London
Buckingham Palace
Bobby
Brandon
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Rivers C of C Seeks Depot Improvements and Time Uniformity
The Rivers chamber of commerce on Wednesday urged the Canadian National Railways to improve the station facilities including lighting and washrooms. Members backed a dial telephones inquiry for Rivers and set a temporary ladies’ rest room in town property. The group also pressed for a province wide uniform time, planned shows for June 25 and 26, an Aug 4 sports holiday, and sought a dentist for the district while praising a highway link with No 10. Roy Berg presided at the Alexandra hotel drawing room.
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J. E. Casey
Winnipeg
Rivers
Chamber of Commerce
No. 10
Department of Public Works
Alexandra Hotel
Roy Berg
Norwegian Family Arrives in Rivers From Oslo Norway
A Norwegian couple Mr and Mrs Lorang Granberg arrive with their two children Per and Eva to Rivers. They came to Canada in June 1951 from Oslo and previously stayed with relatives at Erickson. The family, now living at 6 Main street, are settling in and learning English.
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Rivers
Lorang Granberg
Per
Eva
Granbergs
Canada
Oslo
Norway
Erickson
Granberg
Main Street
Rivers Kiwanis Guests of Souris Bonspiel Banquet
Three carloads of Rivers Kiwanis members attended the Souris bonspiel last week with other clubs Fort Garry Winnipeg Winnipeg Beach Souris and Brandon. After the games a banquet in Oddfellows hall featured Rivers club entertainment. Attending were F D Taylor president T Richardson Earl Borrowman J W Hanson R Twigge W Decker Col H F Cotton J Frame G C H Calpitts S Horvath J Gilchrist S Wasney C Forman Dr G Wortzman and W Wareham.
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Rivers Wick
Dina Club
Souris
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Beach
Brandon
Oddfellows’ Hall
Rivers Club
F. D. Taylor
T. Richardson
Earl Borrowman
J. W. Hanson
R. Twigge
Ukrainian, Assn. Honors A Subsky at Birthday Retirement
Mr and Mrs Alex Subsky were guests of honor at a Thursday evening gathering in the Ukrainian hall marking his 65th birthday and retirement from railroading after 40 years. James Messe presented a goodwill fund cheque from maintenance of way workers, Adam Daniel gave a club bag, Mrs J Mak symczuk offered flowers, and a lunch and singsong followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Subsky
Brotherhood of Maintenance -Of-Way Employees’ Goodwill Fund
James Messe
Subsky
Ukrainian Association
Adam Daniel
J. Maksymczuk
Telephone District Expands South of Pendennis Crossing
The Rivers telephone exchange now reaches beyond Pendennis rail crossing for the first time, extending into Greasley Robins Treloar and Paddock service areas as three new installations are completed under chief operator Mrs. Hall. The note ends with a wedding verse from Nicholas Rowe.
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Rivers Telephone Exchange
Pendennis
Branden Exchange
Rivers
The
Rivers Exchange
Greasley
Robins
Treloar
W. G
Paddock
Masonic Rinks Feature Local and Rapid City Clubs
Three rinks from Rivers Masonic lodges faced Rapid City fraternal team last Thursday with two Rivers rinks winning. George Jelliff and Roy Mitchell skipped the victors, beating R English of Rapid City and J R Stratford of Rivers. A return match is set tonight amid other notes of travel and a Gideon Bible found in a St. Louis hotel room with a Psalm 34 message and a $5 bill tucked on the flyleaf.
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Rivers Masonic
Rapid City
George Jelliff
Roy Mitchell
R. English
Moline
J. R. Stratford
R.C
Rivers
Fred Taylor
Gilbert Wolstenholme
C. G. Stalker
J. W. Hanlon
R- Kendall
E. Borrowman
T. Smith
C. White
J. Mitchell
G. Burt
Reid Spearin
Gideon
M. L. Renquist
St. Louis
Miss
Spring Arrives in Prairies As Equinox Nears
The article notes spring about to arrive in the prairies with the equinox. Robins return and pussy willows bloom as milder temperatures rise. Shops stock rubber footwear and cars increase on streets while optimistic forecasts hint at spring’s full arrival by tomorrow.
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Prairies
Rockies
Fewer Pooches Here This Year
Constable C Calcraft says dog tags show fewer dogs in the area this year. Some canines were put down at disposal grounds while others, belonging to service personnel, left the district with their owners.
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Rivers
C. Calcraft
Two Men Fined For Local Law Infractions
Disregard of the law brought two persons before Justice W. T. Dyer on Monday. One man was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding within town limits. The other, charged with creating a disturbance by using obscene language, was fined five dollars and costs for talking out of turn.
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W. T. Dyer
Uie
Breweries Churches Opposed New Ice Cream License
An English dairy and ice cream factory operator sought a permit to make cherry brandy and other liqueur flavored ice cream but license board rejected the application. Three breweries and eighteen churches opposed the plan. A professional Ontario violinist won a $30 tax deduction for violin bow depreciation.
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Tipton
England
Ontario
Local Gazette items mix tax talk and doctor migrations
A brief note discusses deflation fears and a missing cheque proof in Canada, then shifts to a Rivers and Daly municipal doctor lineage. It lists former town doctors from Dr Earl Spences to Dr George Wortzman and their current locations across Canada, with a backhome week report for Ed Harry of Edmonton and an update on R G Pinky Higginson recovering from surgery in Brandon General Hospital.
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Yesteryear
Rivers
Daly
Earl Spences
Saskatoon
C. Carleton
Winnipeg
C. M. Thomas
Portage la Prairie
D. A. Stewart
Canada
Toronto
Leon Rubin
Manitoba
George Wortzman
Harry
Edmonton
Brandon district girl wins two homemaking awards
Shirley Seater, a Brandon district pupil, topped a Brandon agricultural and homemaking school's term finish by earning the Kiwanis of Canada general proficiency cup and the grand aggregate prize a fountain pen. Her mother Mrs. G. S. Seater presented the trophies as a display of student work was shown followed by tea and a dance in the final afternoon and awards session.
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Bradwardine
Brandon
Shirley Seater
Brandon Agricultural and Homemaking School
Kiwanis of Canada
G. S. Seater
Quincy man forgets spouse on veterans form found by bureau
A Quincy man forgot his wife’s name on a veterans administration form. the Pittsburgh marriage bureau supplied the information. A Nebraska capital city best man is Lloyd Perry, deputy Lancaster County court clerk, who averages two weddings weekly. A Memphis man witnessed latest female fashions and L C Wurtzburger described a woman in a mink coat while fishing.
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Quincy
Veterans’ Administration
Pittsburgh Marriage Bureau
Nebraska
Lloyd Perry
Lancaster County Court
Memphis, Tenn
L. C. Wurtzburger
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Landon
Cmdr
National
Cougar Squadron
Walter G. Dinsdale
M.P
Chamber
Manitoba Telephone System
A. Subsky
Pendennis Crossing
Nicholas Rowe
Masonic
Breweries
Sggtthypoly Sebo Figeesh
le P.S
Gazette
Greeley
R. G
Pinky) Higginson
Brandon General Hospital
Homemakers School
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