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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
5
The fragment describes a charge of 1.9oa dollars for a service with a late payment penalty of 2.00 dollars per unit. References to an United Stake 50 and unclear addresses appear. Unable to confirm full entities due to garbled text.
A quotation extols communal effort, arguing that a town prospers not from wealth alone but from residents pulling together for major undertakings. It asserts a person with modest means can do more for local improvement than a millionaire who stays idle.
Rev. Lemon takes duties at St. James on Sunday the 19th with union services planned at the Methodist Church. St. James Parish to host a fancy work sale May 18 and a four act play May 17. Chester McFadden joins the Flying Corps. Miss Cobbledick serves as secretary. Bowser tank installed for motorists. Rebekahs and Oddfellows attend services in Hawiota with Rev. Riddell delivering the sermon.
Knox Church Brando n hosts a grand concert on May 24 in the evening with the Knox Church choir delivering the program. A Mothers Day service follows next Sunday afternoon by the Presbyterian Sunday School. Rev HH By Duckworth to give an address. Mrs Offen spoke to the Young People Society on Tuesday evening about Elijah.
Bob Brown son of Mr and Mrs Thos Brown was killed in action after serving three years in France. He worked in Mr Buggey s office as a baggage man before enlisting and earned good opinions. Survived by parents a brother George and three sisters the community mourns his loss.
The Westwood School Boys and Girls Club appoints Chairman H. Bicknell and Secretary Migs R. Dick to join Rivers School for their annual fair. Harrow School is forming a club with the same aim.
Attendance figures for March and April show list of students by grade and name. Notable entries include Grade IX Delbert Butterfl 19, Kathleen Sargent 77, Fannie Varcoe 71, Violet Bowman 69, Grade VII Edythe Mitchell 85, Kathleen Cousins 79, Belle Stewart 79, Walter Cobbledick 76, Florence Korman 73, Kathleen Robins 7, Grade X Mildred Dickson, Maurice Bowman.
Report from Room 4 Earuliment 20 shows average attendance of 18. Pupils with perfect attendance include Manly Haines Annie Hays Ina Rea Cedric Sargent Lori Wiegand. Top marks in Grade 6 list Evelyn Stephens Jack Greastey Earl Taylor Avery Arestad Harry Taylor and many others with scores ranging from 63 to 82. A. M. Harrison, Teacher.
Room 3 enrolment shows an average attendance of 35 with Frances Rea Andrey Berkey Sophia Beattie Ida Kelly Robina Emslie present. Grade 4 top marks go to Sophia Beattie 451 Garnett Fenwick 442 Gerald Anderson 422 Ethel Anderson 411 May Paddock 410 Luella Stanley 396 Willie Oliver 393 May Stewart 387 Willie Harman 380 Robina Emslie 379 James Clarke 373 Christ e Butterill 370 Donald Haines 367 Stanley Alsford 367 Vane Dederick 363 Lloyd Stimers 345 Leonard Crosby 345 Ida Kelly 331 Howard White 329 Dorothy Booth 326 Tom Doncaster 258. Grade's total marks 600 Whitney Buggey 493 Audrey Berkey 476 Lizzie Howard 469 Barbara Dederick 458 Lillian Doncaster 446 Blanche Paddock 425 Katheryn Arestad 381 Bert Gould 379 Clarence Creamer 366 Archie McKellar 358 Edward White 354 Addie Paddock 353 Frances Rea 301 Lyall Miners 220 Verrie Eyes 175. R I Cobbledick Teacher.
Attendance notes show every day presence by Robbie Offen Grace Chater Findlay Clark in Room 2. Grade 2 senior list includes top scorers Robbie Offen 463 Clara McNeil 452 Wilfred Paddock 382 Olive Blandford 375 Evelyn Halsey 369 Enid Oah 368 Charlie Mott 353 Theba Kelly 3X7. Junior group totals list Mabel Nowe 441 Mary Parker 426 Martin Paddock 414 Fletcher Anderson 408 Joe Mitchell 370 Mabel Bowman 360 Ada White 359 Alex McDonald 346 Willie Mott 340 Alice McKellar 337 Edgar Madden 336 Gilbert Thomas 322 Hazel Evans 289 Walter Thomas 279. Grade 3 senior top scorers Findlay Clarke 420 Graham Barker 415 Grace Chater 407 Willie McFadden 405 Paul Franklin 467 Tom Hay 399 Iola Stephens 325 Clifford Doncaster 308.
Miss Florence Dyer is spending a few weeks at Ninette. Cliff Batty left Friday morning for Winnipeg and has joined the army. Dry and Mrs Win Rutherford visited home last week.
Class 4 saw Emerson Thompson win with 80 points followed by Lena Nowe 60 and Inez Bradt 60. Lillian Piercy scored 54 and Frank Piercy 59. Class 3 featured Alexander Frame leading with 79 as Elsie Barker posted 54 and Earl Stumers 48.
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For sale eggs from pure-bred S C W Leghorns with a high record and heavy winter laying strain. Price $1.50 per setting. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Contact Chas Nowe at 6th Avenue, Rivers.
Thoroughbred White Wyandotte cockerels Guild strain two dollars each. Eggs from two choice pens one fifty per setting. Contact Ben Nunn Wheatland phone seven four two three Rivers.
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