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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1942
Page
1
An opportunity to visit Eastern Canada at low cost during the spring and early summer will be offered by Canadian National Railway. The print notes the plan comes from an Osborne Scott announcement about spring travel options.
The Winnipeg traffic manager announces special round trip fares available May 22 to 31 with a 45 day return limit. Sale from Ontario stations Port Arthur Armstrong and westward Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia to all Eastern Canada points. Stopovers allowed on going or return journey. Tickets valid in all classes including coaches tourist and standard sleeping cars.
Community page notes Rivers events and visitors. Local and Personal items mention Miss Ellen Bradt of Waswana visiting, Portage la Prairie residents visiting, Mrs. M. W. Houston of Winnipeg visiting family, and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Thomas of Transcona visiting Rivers relatives. University of Manitoba degree for Ruth Eleanor Wareham at convocation in Winnipeg. Wedding of Margaret Fairfield and now Mrs. Luckhurst at St. Matthew's Church Winnipeg. Anniversary dance for Community Hall opening on May 19 with Roy Brown and 10-Piece Band. Tribune photo feature on Vaughan and Wesley Patteson now in RCNVR. Lloyd Moxley, in Canadian Navy, sends greetings to Rivers friends.
Minutes from the Daly Rural Municipality council meeting at Rivers list resolutions for 1942 road funding on a mill rate basis, wages for road labor and tractor use, and grants to Salvation Army, Brandon Fair Board, Oakleigh Community Club, and Kinsmen’s Club. It also covers crop policy cooperation, salvage day, road work tenders, and requests to ease oil ration rules for farmers.
TENDERS for dragging of the Wheatland Bradwardine Road for year 1942 will be received up to Friday May 15 1942. W T DYER Sec Treas
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