Rivers Board of Trade Banquet Draws Record Attendance
The Rivers Board of Trade annual banquet at the Community Hall drew nearly 150 seated guests, with strong representation from No. 1 CNS and rural Boards of Trade. Guest speaker Herbert Cottingham of the Manitoba Power Commission spoke on Rural Electrification, highlighting plans to bring electric power to farmers and showing a related film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Board of Trade
Board
No. 1 C.N.S
W. A. Murray
Boards of Trades
Herbert Cottingham
Manitoba Power Commission
Reeve Thos. Seens
Daly
Cottingham
Cotlingham
Meeting of Rivers School Board Meeting of Rivers School Board
The regular monthly meeting of Trustees of Rivers Consolidated School District No. 1484 was held on Wednesday March 21 at 8 00 p m. Resolutions carried include appointing Mr McKenzie as chair adopting last minutes paying $89 07 on accounts publishing the auditor cash statement in the Gazette approving increased pay to R Madden 95 cents per day Sept 15 1944 to Dec 22 1944 for Van Route No 6 and inviting teaching staff to April 18 meeting to discuss contracts and mutual matters for the coming term. Attendance officer report for March read and filed. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees of
Rivers Con. S.D
R. Madden
Farm auction crowds mark Ten Years Ago in 1935 Gazette
A large crowd attended the farm auction sale of Wm Rea on Tuesday. Farewell gatherings were held at the home of Mr and Mrs W Cannon for Mr and Mrs Jas Hoey and Mr and Mrs Colin McRae. Amelia Margaret Schmidt wed Joseph Gotthardt at Flin Flon Rivers. Blizzard stops school vans. T J Hackett announced another farm stock sale. Robt Wilkinson sold his blocearything business to Robt on. Daly Council calls for compulsory fish slides with any dam on Little Saskatchewan River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rea
W. Cannon
Jas. Hoey
Colin McRae
Flin Flon
Amelia Margaret
Val Schmidt
Rivers
Joseph Gotthardt
Birthday Greetings From The Gazette
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Miss Ivy Miners on March 29. Mrs. Leo Hall of Picton Ontario dates March 29, Frances Thomas March 29, Mrs. Jas. Emslie March 29, Robert B. White March 29, Robt. A. Mills March 30, Allan Edward Tyerman March 31, Mrs. Chas. Bell March 31, Albert Bowman April, Lloyd Wareham April 1, Evan Franklin White April 4, Ella Stevenson April 4, Mrs. Geo. E. Jelliff April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Miners
Leo. Hall
Picton
Ontario
Frances Thomas
Jas. Emslie
Robert B. White
Robt. A. Mills
Allan Edward. Tyerman
Chas. Bell
Albert Bowman
Lloyd Wareham
Evan Franklin White
Ella Stevenson
Mra. Geo. E. Jelliff
Women In Jobs Survey Counts 654 Employed in CN Shops
A survey shows 654 women employed across Canadian National Shops roundhouses coach yards and repair tracks. Roles include boilermaker welders car oilers blacksmith holpers and electric crane operators. Others are mach inists sheet metal workers boilermakers carmen labourers seamstresses porters and a turntable operator. Tomorrow is Good Friday and Rivers stores will close, as usual this Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National
Bboilermakers
Carmen
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J. A. Gruiwiet
Davenport
Marshall-Wells
Forman's Hardware
the Gazette
Manitoba
Board of Trade
J. Gilchrist
Jas. A. McKensie
Alme Ber
L. H. McDorman
Brandon
J. Rust
Brandon Board of Trade
Grant
T. W. Offen
Meeting of Rivers School Board
Mr. McKenzie
T. J. Hackett
Robt. Wilkinson
Robton
Daly Council
Little
Saskatchewan
Four Star Theatre
Manhattan
Anne Shirley
Dennis Day
Philip Terry
Jane Darwell
Insurance Books
Humphrey Mitchell
Labour
Louis J. Trottter
R. J. Tallon
Allan M, Mitchell Commissio
Waterman
G. M
Sred & White Sox
Peabody
Goodyear
J. W. Hanlon
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