District Institute Convention Attends Rivers Meeting
The district Women's Institute convention in Rivers will host 0 to 250 attendees with morning and afternoon sessions at the Rex Theatre. Chief afternoon speaker Mrs John H Rose of Ochre River will display souvenirs from the British Isles and Europe, with Mrs C G Catley also addressing. Evening program at the community hall features F H Silverside of Winnipeg Children's Hospital staff.
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Women's Institute
Rivers
Rex Theatre
John H. Rose
Ochre River
British Isles
Europe
C. G. Catley
Institute
F. H. Silverside
Winnipeg Children’s Hospital
Matt J Orth Earliest Barber in Rivers Dies in Deer Lodge
One of Rivers earliest residents and first business men Matthew J Orth aged 78 died May 6 at Deer Lodge military hospital. He opened the town's first barber shop and served overseas in the first Great War before returning to Rivers to practice. Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon with burial in Elmwood Cemetery family plot.
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Rivers
Matthew J. Orth
Deer Lodge
Military Hospital
Festival Entries Heard in Concert at United Church
Violin and piano students performed last Monday in a program for upcoming musical festivals at Virden and Hinckley Ham inota. Conductor Alex Whyte chaired by Donald Yule. Solo performances included Darlene Brown, Norrie Taylor, Mavis Perrett, Harriet Turnbull, Norris Harvey, Angeline Hoyak, Mariene Roberts, Marilyn Irvine, Shirley Robertson, Wayne Pettapiece, Nanette Forman, Joan Westwood, Randall Robins, and Mrs Anne Harris.
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Virden
Hamiota
Alex Whyte
Donald Yule
Darlene Brown
Norrie Taylor
Mavis Perrett
Harriett Turnbull
Norris Harvey
Angeline Hoyak
Mariene Roberts
Marilyn Irvine
Shirley Robertson
Wayne Pettapiece
Nanette Forman
Wesley
Paddock
Joan Westwood
Miolin
Randall Robins
Anne Harris
May Dates for Names Listed in Local Notices
A partial OCR list shows names and dates such as Mrs. A. Riddick and Donald McDonald with May 1, Mrs. Beamish and Haney with May 14, and others including Alaska Highway BC entries. The fragment appears to record personal notices or wedding style listings with several May dates and multiple individuals across towns such as Winnipeg and Bissett.
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A. Riddick
Donald McDonald
H. E. Beamish
Haney
Miss. E. Pringle
Will.ard McDonalg
Rivers Testing Area of New Iype Fertilizer
Rivers area residents witness a spring field trial of Cy anamid Aro fertilizer on forty acres near Rivers. National Grain Company conducts the test with M. Reid of Neepawa and H. Dales of Melville overseeing as the powder, costly at over $100 per ton, is dusted into stubble to turn into a manure substance. The experiment aims to evaluate high nitrogen content fertilizer in local conditions, marking the first spring test after prior U S tests in autumn.
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Rivers District
E. E. Grant
United States
National Grain Company
M. Reid
Neepawa
H. Dales
Melville
Wolf-E population claims prompt bounty collection in Wolves region
Tom Pompana visited the municipal office to collect a wolf bounty for twenty pups and one mother wolf, following a similar claim by his brother Leonard a week earlier. The den locations include east of Rivers and the Oakleigh area near town, with seven pups unearthed last week.
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Tom Pompana
Leonard
Tom
Leonard Pompana
Oakleigh
Seamen to carry cards under security drive
Port Arthur News-Chronicle reports Canadian lake seamen will be screened for security and must carry seamen's cards issued by the labor department as part of a government program amid public outcry. The Printed Word describes a Baby Bonus envelope urging housewives to economize, including doing their own tasks.
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Port Arthur
Potatoes Planted On May 7 1951 In Rivers
On May 7 1951 potatoes were planted in Rivers marking an early planting date. Since then many gardeners have followed with potatoes and other garden produce.
City approves Manitoba Power lighting plan changes
Town council accepted a lighting plan from the Manitoba Power Commission and will implement several improvements. Councillors J. Frame and F. Taylor will chair a committee to study the matter. Plans call for ten replacements and four new lighting units. The note mentions Canada National line infrastructure with thousands of bridges and culverts.
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Manitoba Power Commission
J. Frame
F. Taylor
C N R to Open Gravel Pit in Rivers
The Canadian National railway gravel pit in Rivers will operate again for the first time in 20 years. Formal permission was applied to the town council on Monday. The pit is planned to reopen in June and will supply ballast for the Portage la Prairie Dauphin line. Car load lots of railway ties for the spur arrived locally weeks ago.
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Canadian National Railways
Rivers
Portage la Prairie - Dauphin
Bradwardine Gets Chemical Fire Extinguisher
Bradwardine residents now have a chemical fire extinguisher for fighting fires. The device, once used by Rivers, was obtained through J. F. Topinka during a Monday town council meeting. The council noted Bradwardine can now boast essential firefighting equipment after years without it.
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Bradwardine
Rivers
J. F. Topinka
Merrymakers Alarmed by Knife Thrower at Local Hall
A wild wind and pelting rain did not deter merrymakers in a local hall last Tuesday week. A knife was thrown through a window and landed on the hall floor, but police have not learned the identity of either the knife owner or the thrower.
Local Restroom Earns Credit for W I Delegates
Visiting delegates to the district women's institute invention here next week will use the facilities of the local institute sponsored restroom on Second avenue. The organization has spent time and money decorating and making the place attractive and comfortable for visitors. Many items were donated by private citizens. The register shows visitors from many parts of the country and even the United States.
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Women’s Institute Invention
Second Avenue
View from British officials on Russia aims
US News analysis notes British officials view Russia as aiming to slow or stop U.S. rearming rather than to challenge American strength directly. An inside view suggests Russia’s top objective is limiting Western military buildup, with emphasis on strategic restraint and determent.
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News & World Report
Russia
U.S
Council Sold Lots for Homes
Several town lot applications were reviewed by the council on Monday evening. A lot in the 200 block on Second was sold to Alex Ross, and a lot in the 600 block on Third Avenue went to W. K. Woods. Final approval was referred to councillors W. H. Humphries and J. R. Stratford for a 300 block Fourth and a 600 block Second lot. A sidewalk petition was ordered filed for consideration in the 1952 budget.
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Alex. Ross
Third Avenue
W. K. Woods
W. H. Humphries
J. R. Stratford
Committee Clean-Up at Local Cemetery by Seven Members
A seven member cemetery committee has spent hours at the burial grounds this week. Grass is burned, raking and ground-leveling work planned. They aim to host a stone picking bee with students next week. A shed is under construction and trees will be trimmed. Plans include a car appointment and a system for perpetual care of graves.
Two Railroaders of Earliest Rivers Now in Retirement
J M Fraser of Edmonton and W H Renton of Transcona retire after about four decades with Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National. Fraser, born in Glasgow, joined 1910 as machinist helper and became engineer in Edson Alberta by 1913. Renton, born in Georgetown P E I, entered Rivers in 1911 as machinist, transferred to Transcona, and served as foreman since 1940.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Rivers
Canadian National
J. M. Fraser
Edmonton
Alta
W. H. Renton
Transcona
Mr. Fraser
Glasgow
Scotland
Grand Trunk
Edson
Renton
Georgetown
P.E.L
Lightest and heaviest Canadian woods noted
The eastern cedar is the lightest Canadian tree wood weighing about 19 pounds per cubic foot when dry. The heaviest is white oak at roughly 49 pounds per cubic foot.
Shorthand in Speech Coverage Sparks Editorial Debate
Financial Post reports a prominent professional lamenting a misquote in a recent speech. He argues reporters should use shorthand, a view that has evolved over 30 years as editors increasingly favor shorthand learning to preserve perspective in public remarks.
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Financial Post
Ugafa
U.S
North America
Fire Blazes Rally as Prairie Burns North of Town
Fire brigades answered calls this week amid unusual excitement from a private burn gone awry. Smell of burning prairie grass lingered as cats and bystanders fled toward farms. a prior Sunday fire left a blackened, charred stretch north and west of town. Origin remains uncertain. Fireguards set to protect feed supplies.
Local Cadets Earn Winnipeg Rifle Shoot Opportunity
Three Rivera unit No. 320 cadets from Carlada will travel to Winnipeg this month to compete in provincial shoot offs. The top Manitobans advance to Ottawa on May 26 for the DCRA finals. Non residents of Rivers, the cadets are Keith McKinnon Wheatland Donald Lindsay Bradwardine and Joe Smalley Harding. Their Brandon scores were 91 96 and 90.
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Rivera
Carlada
Winnipeg
Frank Stewart Leaves for Yellowknife Mining Post
Frank Stewart, returned from McGill University in Montreal to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stewart, left Monday to enter employment with a mining organization in Yellowknife. He studied at Rivers School where his father was principal and trained in mining engineering at an eastern university.
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Frank Stewart
McGill University
Montreal
W. S. Stewart
Yellowknife
Frank
Rivers School
Eastern University
Looking Backward at the Files of Tax Rivens Gazette
Forty years ago Grant and Keller opened a grocery on Second Avenue. Thirty years ago coping fell from the Thompson block east side into the street. Trail Ranger winners included Tom and Ciff Doncaster Dudley Clappe D Arcy Howard Gerald Anderson and Will Harman. Ten years ago Rivers suffered the heaviest hailstorm in history with eggsized stones breaking windows and damaging roofs. A training plane from Rivers forced landed near Melville in a violent storm. Sgt W Walker and three crew members were rescued.
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Grant & Keller
Second Avenue
Thompson Block
Trail Ranger
Tom and
Ciff Doncaster
Dudley Clappe
D'Arcy Howard
Gerald Anderson
Will Harman
Rivers
Melville
W. Walker
Trans-Canada Highway Funds Highlight Spending Gap
The Montreal Saar notes that 16 million dollars are estimated for this year for the trans-Canada highway, recalling that last year 20 million were set aside but only eight million spent. The piece discusses the importance of a transcontinental project and its national value.
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Saar
S. Mili
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