Memorable Easter Described Across Local Churches
In Easter 1951 the community recalls ideal weather and busy church services. St James and Rivers United hosted Sunday school open sessions with parents present. Altar dedication, choir music, and Easter pageants highlighted the evening at St James. Protestant chapels featured anthems and solos, while the Roman Catholic chapel marked morning masses at 9 30 and noon.
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St. James’ Church
Sqdn. Ldr
E. Light
CSATC
W. G. Chapman
Rivers United
T. W. Offen
A. Whyte
Sine Aght
Leo Lefreniere
Transferred Airman Loses Infant Son in City Hospital
Murray Clouston and Mrs. Clouston left for Vancouver after acquiring a transfer from the RCAF. Their nine month old son Lloyd Malcolm died March 20 at the Winnipeg childrens hospital and was buried in Brookside Cemetery. Clouston had lived in Rivers three years and previously in Vancouver.
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Sgt. Clouston
Lloyd Malcolm
Winnipeg
Childrens’ Hospital
Brookside Cemetery
Set
Clouston
Rivers
Vancouver
Bradwardine Folk Hold Novelty Spiel on Winter Rinks
A novelty game is under way with William Graham and J. Steski winning first and second in the first event. John Blatchford won first in the second event. A match between Cliff Wood and T Gerrard remains to be played if weather allows.
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Bradwardine
William Graham
J. Steski
John Blatchford
Cliff Wood
T. Gerrard
Happy Binkday March 30 to April 5 list of names
A sequence of birthday notices lists individuals by date from March 30 to April 5. Names include Robert A Mills Alrs C Bell Ruth Stewart Mrs Albert Howman Lloyd Wareham E H Dowland Bradwardine Mrs Albert Stamp Port Arthur Evan White Mrs G E Jeliff Jack McRae Bradwardine James Russell Jr Mrs Alfred Wareham Mrs A Anderson Lihan J A Wedderburn Alexander.
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Robert A. Mills
Alrs. C. Bell
Ruth’ Stewart
Albert Howman
Lloyd Wareham
E. H. Dowland
Bradwardine
Albert Stamp
Port Arthur
Ont
Evan White
G. E. Jeliff
Jack McRae
James Russell Jr
Alfred Wareham
A. Anderson
Lihan
J. A. Wedderburn
Alexander
Dial Telephone Service Starts at Airport Friday
Mr Collins announces the airport exchange New Sarum will start operations Friday with 120 airfield and home oil telephones arranged so far. All Wheatland rural subscribers will gain the new service free between Rivers and New Sarum. Work began in December with crews installing conduits cables and wiring.
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Collins
Gauzette
Wheatland
New Sarum
Rivers
Sarum
All Fool's Day Traditions Across English Speaking Nations
The piece notes the uncertain origin of All-Fool's Day with a 1760 English almanac mention and a rhyme about April fools. It explains regional terms for the tricked person such as fool in France, fish in England, and gowk in Scotland.
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France
Scotland
School Trustees Asked to Install Phone at School
Rivers school board heard a plea from the home and school association to install a telephone and provide folding chairs for Education Week and events. A representative will address the board, while Dr. J. E. C. Morton may visit during May 7 week. The Rivers film association was granted 15 dollars for project use. Fire inspector recommendations were accepted, and teaching staff may meet in April to discuss salary schedule amendments.
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the Rivers Film Association
Pioneers Revisit Our Town in Swift Current
Swift Current pioneers re lived the years 1901 to 1919 as the collegiate drama department staged Thornton Wilder’s three act play Our Town. Actors wore pioneer era clothing in the town’s largest dramatic venture to date.
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Swift Current
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
Nations admit Western Germany and Asian states to UNESCo
In Santiago a stormy debate saw Western Germany Japan and the trio of French Indo-China Vietnam Laos and Cambodia welcomed as UNESCO members by the UN economic and social council. The Russian bloc labeled them US lackeys amid the vote.
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Germany
Japan
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Santiago
Chile
United States
Assassination Plot Nipped by Moslem Fanatics Arrest
Nine members of a nationalistic terrorist group, a fanatical Moslem sect, were arrested in Iran on Tuesday as police claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate Tehran's military governor. The group had claimed responsibility for killing Premier Ali Razmara on March 7 and has pressed for nationalizing British oil holdings amid martial law in oil regions.
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Iran
Tehran
Ali Razmara
Gunman escapes with $2000 from Outremont bank heist attempt
Police report a nervous gunman fled with about $2000 from the Outremont Quebec Banque Provincial du Canada branch after a prior failed robbery at a nearby bank. Earlier, 40 armed men targeted the Royal Bank of Canada on Monkland Avenue but withdrew after a woman employee triggered an alarm.
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Outremont
Quebec
Banque Provincial du Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
West‘end
Monkland Avenue
New Zealand Halts Training of 15- Year-Olds for Dockside Task
The government suspends training of 15 year olds to boost manpower for cargo handling amid a dockworkers strike. Trainees will be sent home and training staff reassigned to waterfront duties. A separate note mentions St Ann's Gaelic College near Baddeck Nova Scotia offering a five week bagpipe course with two junior bands next summer.
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New Zealand
St. Ann's Gaelic College
Baddeck
N.S
A. W. R. MacKenzie
Fighting Cat of Trenton Weighs 17 and a Half Pounds
Booboo the cat of Trenton Ont spends time at the bus terminal and is described as the biggest local feline weighing 17 and a half pounds. The article notes his size and prominence among cats in the area.
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Trenton
Ont
Booboo
Rivers Receives Major Fire Fighting Equipment
River city adds Ford of Canada made red fire truck awaiting outfitting. Equipment includes three fog nozzles enabling entry with water shut off or full spray while directing water. More hose arrives later and will be installed on the truck.
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Ford of Canada
Capt Harley Shaw Greeted by Keen-Teeners at Rivers
Capt Harley Shaw recently of Kingston and linked with the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre was met by about 50 people in Rivers on a Wednesday afternoon stop of his train. Keen-Teeners, whom he led during his Rivers stay, welcomed him as he and his 24 man unit traveled to Fort Lewis before sailing overseas.
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Harley Shaw
Kingston
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Keen-Teeners Organization
Capt. Shaw
Rivers
Fort Lewis, Wash
Publisher Exchange Set Between Two BC Papers
Hope Standard publisher B C J Creighton and Campbell River Courier publisher Victor Heller have finalized an agreement to swap weekly newspapers on April 2. Heller has led the Courier for 40 years, while Creighton recently took over the Standard after 25 years with the Cowichan Leader.
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Hope
B. C
J. B. Creighton
The
Hope Standard
Victor Heller
Campbell Hiver Courier
Mr. Heller
Courier
Mr. Creighton
Standard
Cowichan Leader
Department Announces Higher Grants For Teachers
The Department of Education advised Rivers school board last week that combined grants for authorized teachers will rise from 1400 to 1600 dollars annually, effective January 1, 1951.
Parcel Post Rates Increase Effective April 2
Parcel post rates will be raised by about five to six cents above the prior charges with a minimum five cent parcel post fee. Postmaster G. M. Henderson confirmed the measure this week and noted the new rates take effect next Monday.
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G. M. Henderson
Failed at Stop Sign Penalty Set at Ten Dollars
Ten dollars and costs was the penalty imposed on an autoist who failed to stop at a stop sign when he appeared before Justice W. T. Dyer on Wednesday morning. It was the only case on the docket. Edmonton: a contraction for 63 504 was let by the Alberta public works department for a new bridge across Fish Creek at Midnapore on the Calgary Macleod highway. Nodwell Brothers of Calgary won the bid.
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W. T. Dyer
Edmonton
Alberta Public Works Department
Fish Creek
Midnapore
Calgary-Macleod Highway
Nodwell Brothers
Calgary
Temperance Advocate Reports Liquor Store Ties to Mayor Cramp
In Toronto temperance notes it is not a coincidence that the liquor shop in Qrillia sits in a building owned by Wilbur Cramp, a leader of the wet forces and the city’s current mayor, following a recent local option defeat.
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Temperance Advocate
Toronto
Huquor
Qrillia
Wet Forces
Wilbur Cramp
Spring Weather Drenches Town as Snow Banks Melt
Beginnings of the week brought thaws and sun as rivers and streets flooded. Temperatures in the thirties melted snowbanks quickly while residents dug outlets and reported basement flooding. A bull dozer cleared waterlogged basements at a west end home as youngsters tested depths with playful risk and ended with slips into icy pools.
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David Ashton
Dager
Titoism and its spread threaten Soviet communism
The Montreal Daily Star notes that Titoism’s spread challenges Soviet unity as the Cominform labels it national deviationism. It cites evidence of Tito's rift affecting communist parties worldwide and reports frantic purges aimed at maintaining regime security.
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Montreal Daily Stars
Local Men in Korea Speak of Front-Line Duty
Three local servicemen in Korea, Lp. D. J. Parker LCpl Red Klyne and Pte. Mike Czuboka, describe months in trenches living with little comfort. Parker recalls three actions leading sections home unscathed aside from a minor eye injury to Dave Parker. They thank Taylor Son Limited and McKenzie's United for Christmas gifts and ask residents to remember them.
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Korea
D. J. Parker
Lcpl
Red’ Klyne
Pte
Mike Czuboka
L.cpl Parker
the Gazette
Dave Parker
Dave
Two Rivers
Taylor & Son Limited
McKenzie
United
Gazette
Cardale Boys Triumph Over Rivers 8 to 6
Rivers Juveniles bowed to defeat at the hands of Cardale pucksters 8 to 6 at the arena Saturday night. Sponsored by the Kiwanis club Rivers had arranged to play Brandon Juveniles who could not make the trip Elmer Elliott acted as referee A good crowd saw the game followed by a Moccasin dance.
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Rivers
Cardale Pucksters
Kiwanis Club
Brandon Juveniles
Elmer Elliott
Looking Backward at the Files of Trivers Gazetra
Thirty-Five Years Ago new Ford touring cars offered for 530 f.o.b. Ford Ont. Thirty Years Ago the CPR train went off the track west of Wheatland injuring the engineer. Twenty Years Ago boundary lights added at Rivers air field. Fifteen Years Ago old curling rink torn down. Married Enid Isabelle White and Charles Lee Forman at Rivers. Pansies blooming in J. A. Grummett's garden. Sgt Fred Taylor arrived home from overseas Kamloops BC. Kamloops bull sale sellers advance notice by McIntyre Ranching Co of Lethbridge. Bulls Mischief Mario and another McIntyre bull commanded 1150 and 1100 respectively.
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CPR
Wheatland
Kamloops
B. C
McIintrre Ranching Co
Lethbridge
Mischief Mario
Jack Paul
Okotoks
Alta
McIntyre
Atomic energy near power production eyed for future uses
The United States nears experimental power generation from atomic energy while noting the dramatic potential beyond bombing. In the long run and barring war, other uses of this new energy source could surpass its wartime applications in value.
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Ottawa
United States
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Harry Dodd
Murray Clouston
RCAF
Mr. Collins
D. R. Coates
Robertson
St. Catharines
Richard M. Robertson
Joseph Alexandre Deseve
Presiden
France- Filin
T. A. Fontaine
Montreal
Foreign Exchange Control Board
U.S
Canada
Cardale Boys
Trivers Gazetra
Ford
Enid Isabelle White
Charles Lee Forman
J. A. Grummett
Sgt
Fred Taylor
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