Obituary of Mrs. Jean D. Fee and local items
Obituary notes Mrs. Jean D. Fee, formerly of Rivers, died in Hamilton Ontario. Other notices mention Mrs. James Watson and family moving to Vancouver, items about a twenty five year age entry, a CPR train derailment west of Wheatland with minor injuries to the engineer, B D Britton's return from California, a presentation by T M Fergus, and Ford touring cars offered for $580 fob in Ford Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean D. Fee
Rivers
Hamilton
Ont
James Watson
Vancouver
Daly St Patrick Day program draws large crowd
A St Patrick Day program at Daly drew a crowd filling the school to capacity. Participants included Archie and Johnny Isaac Dave Mary and Florence Rutherford Orlo and Nettie Brows Sidney and Russell Porter George Rutherford Dick Dyer and Les sie Couch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Archie
Johnny Isaac
Dave
Mary
Florence Rutherford
Orlo
Nettie Brows
Sidney
Russell
Porter
George Rutherford
Dick Dyer
Lessie Couch
Birthday list of readers and staff across dates
A concise society-style roll lists individuals with birth dates from March 29 to April 4. The entries include Miss Ivy Miners Mrs Hall Reta Dyer Prattes Thomas Robert B White Robert A Mills Mrs Charles Bell Mrs Albert Bowman Lloyd Wareham Mrs Bert Stamp Port Arthur Evan F White Ella Stevenson Mrs George E Jeiliff. The piece reads like a community birthday column with names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Miners
Mrs
Hall Reta Dyer
Prattes
Thomas Robert B. White
Evan F. White Ella Stevenson
George E. Jeiliff
Saw First Gopher Birds Returning Reported by Gazette
Reports from Wednesday to Friday last week describe a sudden arrival of birds and animals, with observers sending in quick notices. John Stevenson announced the event, prompting local interest in the wildlife resurgence.
Bert Campbell Named Secretary-Treasurer of Rivers Board
Bert Campbell was appointed secretary treasurer of Rivers board of trade at a March 12 meeting, succeeding R. G. Sinclair who resigned after many years in the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Campbell
Rivers Board of Trade
R. G. Sinclair
Englanders Grow Uneasy Over Europe Outlook
Sgt G E McMann RCAF Edmonton said last week that people in England feel uneasy about the international turn of events. He noted soldiers arriving in Canada after two years overseas reported a grim mood and a sense of being sold out amid espionage news. He was among several hundred servicemen met by the Rivers rehabilitation train reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sgt. G. E. McMann
RCAF
Edmonton
Europe
Sgt. McMann
Canada
Rivers Rehabilitation Train Reception Committee
Dean of Niagara Travels by Plane
The Very Rev. R. H. Water man Dean of Niagara and organizing secretary of the Anglican advance appeal travels through western Canada by plane. He has visited Winnipeg Saskatoon and Edmonton and is currently in Calgary. He plans to visit Vancouver Victoria and Regina on his tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean of
Niagara
R. H. Waterman
Anglican Advance Appeal
Western
Canada
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
Victoria
Regina
38 Years' Service Ends for J. Clark
A native of Stewarton Scotland and former Rivers resident James Clark, pattern foreman, retires after 38 years with the CNR pattern shop. He came to Canada in 1904, moved to Rivers with his wife and two sons after working at Montreal Locomotive and Machine Works, later transferred to Transcona. He will continue living in Winnipeg at 519 Sherburn Street. The Gazette notes this retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewarton
Ayrshire
Scotland
Rivers
James Clark
CNR
Peg
Winnipeg
Mr. Clark
Canada
Clark
Sherburn Street
Winnipeg Man Will Be Guest Speaker At Rivers Banquet
G B McCrea a Winnipeg board of trade leader in the young men’s section will address the Rivers board of trade annual banquet at the Community hall on Thursday April 11 at 7 30 p m. He speaks on Opportunity for Canadians covering tourism local industry and airport prospects with tickets available from board of trade members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
G. B. McCrea
Young Men’s
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Rivers Board of Trade
McCrea
School Board Eyes Grade 12 in Rivers School
At the March 20 meeting the board favored offering Grade 12 in Rivers subject to guarantors covering any extra costs. A local representative was told the matter would be raised again if needed. Accounts totaling 367.52 were ordered paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers School
Ross Family Visit and Local Injuries Reported
Misses Bella and Jean Ross visit their parents Mr and Mrs J P Ross while George Goring sustains a foot fracture needing medical care in Rivers Alex. Ross returns from Brandon hospital where he had been treated as a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella and
Jean Ross
Mrs
J. P. Ross
George Goring
Rivers
Alex
Ross
Brandon Hospital
Windsor resident visits town amid price ceiling changes
Windsor Ontario resident John Solimka, formerly of Rivers, is visiting town as Canada imposes uniform price ceilings on canned meats across 15 zones and introduces pricing for new maize containers expected on the market soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Solimka
Windsor
Ont
Rivers
Prices Board
Canada
The Common Round The Trivial Task
A boy of eight visits The Gazette office and shows lively interest in type cases forms and presses. He asks about St Patrick's Day and smiles when he learns of it with a turkey and a ribbon. His mother lets him ride his bike downtown but a flooded street near the phone office blocks his shopping route.
The Robins Family Frontier Trek 1880 Manitoba
In 1880 Mr and Mrs Frederick Robins and seven children left Halifax and pressed west via St Boniface Fort Garry and Portage la Prairie to Rapid City Manitoba. Typhoid claimed three children, leaving two girls and a son to endure onward. They built a rough lumber home within a log stockade as land opened at Roden post office. Tarbolton Scotland ties and rapid mail service formed new district identity while homesteaders raised potatoes and scarce grain, with lumber from the Assiniboine river for roofs and shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Frederick Robins
Halifax
St. Boniface
Rapid City
A.F. Robins
Fort Garry
Minnedosa
Roden
James Sibbald
Tarbolton
Scotland
John Ramsay
Manitoba
LID OFF Reveals Atlantic War Route Secrets
The article describes secret Allied plans to sustain war material flow even if sea battles fail. It notes German U boats in the Atlantic and outlines air base networks from the United States and Canada, with hubs at Winnipeg, Newfoundland, Southampton, and Baffin Land to maintain supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Soneayen Wal
United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Pasa
Mani
Southamton
Hu Bayi
Baffin Land
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Rivers Gazette
Charles Tufts
Robert English
Bradwardine
Papeiane Heresy & Dyer Offay
CPR
Wheatland
B.D. Britton
California
Tranacona
T. M. Ferguson
Ford
Heppy
Robert A. Mills
Charles Bell
Albert Bowman Lloyd
Bert Stamp
Port Arthu
John
Stevenson
the Citizens of
Rivers and District
The
Gazette
New Sec
Treas
Board of Trade
J. Clark
Jean Beaudet
CBC
Guereaentee
Blanshard
Municipality of Saskatchewan
G. F. Barker
Whitehead
Portage la Prairie
Mr. Robins
David Cascaden
Iowa
Plains
Assiniboine River
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