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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1934
Page
1
The schedule lists services for Sunday May 13 in Wheetland at 11 15 a m Ancram at 3 p m and Rivera at 7 30 p m A sermon titled The Way of Mother hood will be delivered at the day’s events
A reader letter from Russell Banner notes Mr J A Callin’s Exchange makes a year old but normal, suggesting he could attract extra funds by presenting it in side shows at upcoming summer events.
Daly Rural Council met at Revers on May 1 1934 with Councillors McDonald Bradley Seens Beattie and the Reeve. Minutes approved. Correspondence from Manitoba Farm Loans Assn regarding W Chapman squatting. request to remove. Great West Life wants ownership of listed properties. Pensions Board requests no duplicate applications. A large petition from Township 11 Range 20 residents on road construction follows Hydro line but not undertaken due to finances. Grasshopper control discussed. Brandon Hospital patients under care. relief camp retention discussed. Brandon Fair Board grant hearing. leave of absence for Councillor Blatchford granted due to sickness. Payments approved to C Freeman for relief work and Brandon Fair grant. union of Manitoba Municipalities fee paid. Committee payments approved for Beattie and Smith. road closure between Sections 13 and 24 transferred to Canadian National Railway. Relief camp application to Unemployed Relief Committee for road north from Rivers. Finance report presented and approved. Council adjourned.
A crowded May 9 drama festival in Oak River featured Rivers contestants in two one act plays. Feed the Brute won the audience ballot 76 to 71 over Right Around the Corner, with performances led by Mrs Oakley and Mr Angel. The program also included musical numbers and dances, ending with a well attended dance.
The Rivers Baseball Club arranged a Queen contest at the town hall to pick a Queen with ballots on purchase. Winners will be crowned after a June 8 dance with prizes for Queen and Princesses. nominees include Lillian Giles Myrtle Lelonde Pearl Hedberg Helen Lindsay Migo Stele Kervanki Dorothy Richardson and a candidate from east of town. Ballots accepted until midnight May Sth with results after midnight.
The Gazette urges readers to subscribe for weekly local news. It highlights regional coverage, community updates, and ongoing reporting on city events and public interest stories.
A reader notice warns country subscribers that weekly summer half holidays start, and shopping should be done before noon every Thursday to avoid disappointment after driving to town for business.
United Church announces Mothers Day content titled Mothers Good and Bad for next Sunday. United Sunday School begins May 13 at 11 00 am with a special program including a Mothers choir leading singing and a decorated church. All are invited to attend Sunday morning services.
Former Acting Vice-President in charge of traffic for Canadian National Railways is confirmed as Traffic Vice-President by President 8. J. Hongerford. Mr Fraser has long service with the Tegal Department and is a known figure in legal, industrial and commercial life in the Dominion.
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Mrs. Ivan Shanks May 10 Doris Doncaster May 10 Orville Hedberg May 12 Mrs M Hunter Bradwardine May 13 Miss Jessie Post Bradwardine Miss Alice Mclladden May 14 Mrs A Sutherland Winnipeg A L McFarlane May 15 Miss Jean Post Bradwardine May 15.
Reduction in education grants by the provincial government will squeeze rural schools further, making it harder to sustain operations during the current semester.
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