Notice to Clean Yards and Premises by May 15
All yards and premises must be cleaned up and mature garbage removed by Thursday May 15. Manure must be taken to nuisance ground and not burnt as set by the Council.
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08 May 1924
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
1
Canadian interests highlighted at South Florida fair and river works progress
Colonel Gen H Ham reports Canada featured prominently at the South Florida fair in Tampa with a notable Canada Day exhibit of Canadian products and resources. Buffalo meat from Wainwright’s park gains popularity in Canada, while Kenogami dam work in Quebec proceeds toward completion within 15 months. Canadian grain exports from Vancouver rise with 26 million bushels shipped abroad. 1923 field crops total 891.75 million dollars, led by wheat and oats amid falling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. H. Ham
Canadan Pacific Railway
Florida
Canada
Tampa
Kenogami Dam
Quebec
Saguenay
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
United Kingdom
The
Orient
South America
Bureau of Statistics
Anniversary Service for Pacific Lodge and Rebekah Lodge
Pacific Lodge No 71 and Rebekah Lodge No 27 will hold an anniversary service on Sunday May 18 at 7 30 pm in St James Church Rev S L Nash will address the brethren and sisters. Brethren meet at the hall at 7 00 pm and depart for the church at 7 20 pm. Rebekah members gather at the church. All brothers and sisters invited. R N Dunsmore Rec Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
St. James’ Church
S. L. Nash
Rebekah
Motoring Wordplay Through Vintage Car Brands
A playful poem riffs on classic car names from Ford and Chevrolet to Cadillac and Studebaker. It blends puns and imagery about youth, romance, and adventurous drives with brands and styles like Moon Willys, Hudson Six, Jordan Ford, and Case as a playful cautionary note.
Sterdan Relocates Farm Position North of Town
M. Sterdan moves from South of Brandon to the farm north of town, previously occupied by J. J. Gibttons. The transfer places Sterdan in a new agricultural site and continues the town’s farming lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sterdan
Brandon
Town
J. J. Gibttons
Mothers Day Observed With Special Services
Mothers Day is recognized as a major church event with Go-to-Sunday-School merged into the observance. The Union Sunday School will host an open session at 1 o'clock with a Mothers Day program, choir singing, and a baptism. Funds go to the Religious Education Council of Manitoba. Evening service at 7:30 features a Mothers Choir and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Day
Canada
Religious Education Council of Canada
Union Sunday
Religious Education Council of Manitoba
A Tribute To The Home Town Paper
Chas. Blackwell a country merchant from Okanagan praised home town papers as the best advertising medium at the Washington State Unity Conference. He argued that investing in newspaper publicity yields ten times the returns of other gimmicks like calendars and knick knacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State
Chas. Blackwell
Okanagan
J. E. Thompson Converts Cement Runway at Home
J. E. Thompson is fixing a cement runway into his garage on Second Avenue, repurposing a scarce material for a personal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Thompson
Second Avenue
Rivers School Board Sets 1924 25 Budget and Policies
The Rivers School Trustees met Thursday with Chairman Dunsmere presiding. Minutes were read and approved. Correspondence from F Kilgour Brandon explained actions against the board by Mrs. Kitsch. advice on settlement was approved and related accounts approved. The 1924 25 expenditure was set at 23000 dollars. The secretary was told to contact Alberta Government about coal for heating. Paper supplies were trimmed with newsprint for pencils and examinations for pen and ink use only. The meeting adjourned to Thursday June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers School
Dunsmere
F Kilgour
Brandon
Cleanup period announced for spring yard clearance
The notice sets March 15 as the start for clearing winter refuse from yards with a sweeping cleanup period. It notes most people will clean earlier, but if homes remain unsanitary after the 15th, owners may face penalties upon inspection.
Freight train records set on Canadian National lines between lakes area
A record freight run on Canadian National lines between the head of the lakes and Winnipeg occurred on April 23. A consist of 33 loaded cars traveled from Fort William terminal to Winnipeg in 19 hours 45 minutes setting a new transportation record. The event marked a notable achievement in freight handling on that route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Head of the Lakes
Witnnipee
Winnipeg
Fort William
Phaseon
West
Ten Years Ald Billy McKenzie Drowns In Canoe Accident
The well known call boy Billy McKenzie drowned when his canoe upset near the dam this morning. Knox Sunday School plans a cantata The Story of the White Rose for Thursday. Rivers and Rapid City Oddfellows to present Ici en Parle Francais in Wagar Hall. Daly Council discusses consolidating school districts Powerville Mount Vernon Harlem and Robinville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy McKenzie
Knogen
Children of Knox
White Rose
Oddfellows of
Rivers
Rapid City
Wagar Hall
Daly Council
Powerville
Mount Vernon
Harlrow
Robinville
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Tricoplaid
J. A. Grummett
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
R. M. Tucker
C.N.R
Hast
the Gazette
Eccles
Wainwright
Europe
J. Murray G Bbon
Montreal
Mr. Gibbon
R.N
Dunsmore
Rec
Chevry
Will
Studebaker
Meeting of Rivers School Board
Alberta
Hoot
Gibson
Bijou Theatre
Chieftain
Chieftain Yard
North Lumbers
Merican
J.C. Stone
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