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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
1
Recital of festival work including violin and piano classes junior and high school orchestra and senior orchestra will be given in the United Church this evening at 7 00 p m Mrs Harry Wareham and Mr Jas A McKenzie will adjudicate A silver collection will be taken.
Bargain fares from the lakehead and western Canada to eastern Canada go into effect May 18 on Canadian National lines with a 45 day return limit. Fares apply to all western line stations from May 18 to May 29 for spring trips. Travel can be coach, tourist or standard with possible routing via the Great Lakes and ship meals and sleeping accommodations. Half fares for children and stopovers are allowed. Similar westbound fares mirror the period.
United Church ministers Daly Pettapiece and Rivers outline services on May 5 with the sermon Let the Church Be the Church and the Bible passage Ye shall be witnesses. Child ren's Day Baptism planned at Pettapiece with Music by the Children's Choir and a hike and camp supper for Jack Hanlon's Sunday School class by the river Friday evening.
Roseville Holy Communion at 11 00 a.m St Matthews Ancrum Holy Communion at 3 00 p.m St James Rivers Sunday School 11 00 a.m Evening Prayer 7 30 p.m on the Sunday after Ascension Day Observances in multiple churches.
The Mid West Drama Festival will be held at Oak River on May 21 and 22 with three sessions. Entries include Dirge Without Death by Kenton and First Aid by Rivers in Tuesday evening, The Green Monkey by Rivers and The Friends of Valerie Lane Hargrave on Wednesday afternoon, and The Room in the Tower by Rivers plus Thank You Doctor by Kenton and The Rector by Rivers on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Arthur O Smith of Winnipeg will adjudicate. A dance sponsored by the Oak River Dramatic Society follows the final performance.
A speaker urges steadfast faith amid world strife and tragedy. They envision dawn after death and urge rejoice in the priceless gift of living in these times. The piece extols freedom and the duty to tell future generations of the morning breaking over darkness.
The Rivers High School Student Council, acting at the request of the Board of Trade and with Town Council backing, organized a large group to perform preliminary work at the river bathing site to prevent vandalism and oversee the area. Authorities and citizens expressed full support.
The Canadian National Railways announce a bargain trip to Winnipeg for May 9, 10, and 11 with good going rates for travelers seeking a affordable rail weekend.
At a Rivers meeting the Roverettes elected Captain Ola Kamula Vice Captain Margaret Scott Secretary Treasurer Margaret Scott and Coach Bill Kamula for the coming year. The team had a successful previous season and looks forward to the new one.
The week in 1950 includes As The Merry-Whirl installed at the school and in use most times. Sid Bainton of Grenfell renews old town friendships. A litter of eight wolf pups on display in a lumber yard. C H Payne named Sec Treas Riv ers. A hospital planning meeting is called for town and rural municipality. Miss May McFadden substitutes for Miss Hayden at the Carberry school. Engineer Geo Warning suffers a nasty accident. Ed Welwood Elmer Tennant and Sam McLennan travel to Ontario by car. Town Council plans street trees.
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