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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
4
A retrospective from May 6 1912 to May 7 1922 highlights a new cylinder press installation by the Gazette a Welsh bible class organized locally mail clerks relocation from Rivers a French war injury report J H Foreman and the flooded Assiniboine river drawing crowds plus a St James amateur dramatic club performance of The Private Secretary across a decade.
May 6 1927 the golf club announced a hid den hole event set for May 24. Also noted is the marriage of W. G. Roberts to Clara Warren with local wedding details.
May 2 1932 theft at Wareham meat market left cash missing. Nearby geese flight estimated in the thousands seen passing over the town, adding to a day of unusual activity.
J G Cruickshank was elected president in a May 6 1938 election. Efforts continued to pursue Grade XII education at Bradwardine, with local officials pursuing the initiative.
On May 7 1942 canvassers were appointed for the Red Cross campaign from May 11 to 25 across the municipality A convenor Rev S B Guille and Mr Mrs G Cargill and Mr Mrs F H Larkin all residents of Rivers and Transcona observed wedding anniversaries in Transcona
S Andrew Kolliner of CSB will speak at St Pauls United Church Brandon on May 9 at 8 30 p m The lecture titled Christian Science its practical use of Bible teachings explains how Christian Science applies biblical principles in everyday life.
The Sydney Journalists Club plans to send a kangaroo form Australia to Canada as a goodwill gesture for the Toronto Men's Press Club byline ball. Arthur Crouch, Sydney club president, arranged the gift after none of its members could travel.
Railway and police investigate a derailment of passenger train No. 12 early last Thursday in Melville. The locomotive and several coaches toppled but injuries were not reported. Authorities suspect tampering with the switch at Melville yards, while a second switch tampering troubled a freight engine. Passenger No. 11 was redirected to Rivers, arriving about 4:14 hours late.
Firefighters battled a midday blaze at the home of P. Luoney on Friday afternoon. A burning rubbish pile spread to a wooden fence and then reached an adjacent kitchen, which was badly scorched before firefighters brought the fire under control. It marked the third outbreak in a week.
Twenty four members of Friendship Rebekah lodge Rivers attended the district meeting at Hamiets. Two sessions were held with 79 at afternoon and 125 at evening. Present were Lily Gawne Selkirk and Annie Currie Hamiota. Report on Friendship Rebekah lodge Rivers was given by Mrs. George Jelliff.
At the Rivers Board of Trade the plan to establish a credit union will be discussed at the regular meeting next Tuesday evening with Brandon union representatives expected to attend.
Hamburg report notes Dr Hugo Eckener former head of the Zeppelin works and renowned airship commander departed Caresehy en route to Hamburg, details unclear as article fragment ends mid sentence.
The Anglican parish announces summer services to be held at Roseville Ancrum and Rivers starting Sunday May 11. Conducted by Mr. Elsary a St Johns College Winnipeg student with Norman Tivy as secretary treasurer. Services at Roseville 11 00 a m Ancrum 3 00 p m and Rivers 7 30 p m.
Building permits issued in River include an addition to R. W. Mitchell’s Fifth Avenue residence and a 16 by 30 foot extension at Havick’s Bakery. W. T. Dyer, clerk, notes two Main Street homes by C. Nowe and a J. Hainne workshop nearing completion on Third Avenue.
London AP reports a midnight ghost plane swooped from the east at high speed, seen over East Anglia and vanishing inland. Eyewitnesses say radar-traced mystery craft, possibly from the continent, moves at 400 mph and has not been seen returning. RAF calls it slightly mysterious but offers no alarm.
May birthdays listed for Mrs Ivan Shanks Mrs H E Beamish Haney BC Mrs H D Tanner W G Thomas Mrs A Sutherland Winnipeg A L McFarlane Pettapiece Jean Post Bradwardine Diane Combe Bissett May 10 to May 15 include names and towns in a local notices roundup.
An Ottawa wholesale candy firm official said both parents and children refuse to buy the eight cent candy bars. Merchants report some Ottawa candy sellers are reluctant to accept quotas as sales stall.
About 300 service personnel arrive from Camp Shilo for a new training school in Rivers. The air service adds around 120 men, with each service branch to establish its own admin set up. Civilians, many former Camp Shilo workers, relocate here, filling housing pockets as arrivals continue.
Monday afternoon a garage owned by Frank Walker sustained about $50 in damage on Third Avenue. The cause of the blaze is unknown. An auto was removed from the building before the flames reached it.
Alberta Hornibrook aged 85 of Brandon passed away after a long residence in Brandon. A former teacher, she was one of the first teachers at Rivers school.
Reuters reports tally sticks dating to 1294 have been returned from wartime hiding to the House of Commons display. The wooden rods with notches once recorded pounds shillings and pence between crown and people. Despite abolition attempts in 1782, they survive in occasional use, with the largest recorded sum noted as £2200.
A small boy at the west end watches anxiously as two elderly men in their seventies erect a fence around his home. When finished, the boy will have a new yard to play in, though he grows impatient as days pass.
A number of applications for taxi licenses in Rivers have been made to the public utility board. Two such applications were received from Portage la Prairie operators, while two more were made on behalf of J. Gilchrist and J. Frame. The above applications are yet to be dealt with.
Ministry of Transport figures show about one in three of 38 489 tests failed from November 1 1946 to April this year. The report highlights stringent issuance controls and rising failure rates amid regulatory tightening.
The Gazette was seen by the advertiser with the notice reference.
September 1910 brings wheat sales by local residents led by Percy Hays and others, new duck hunting tales, church activity with St James and other congregations expanding, and the appearance of walking canes as a social trend. A suspected crime proved suicide, typhoid claimed A C Smith, and harvest work peaked before municipal council grapples with hospital bills.
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