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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
2
Loving memory of Carolyn Joyce Perrett who died May 18 1546. Father in thy gracious keeping. Leave we now our loved one sleeping. Ever remembered by Daddy Mommy Sister and Brothers.
Parents of children who will be six before December 31 1952 should submit a letter of application with the child's birth certificate to the undersigned by May 31 1952. RG Sinclair Secretary Treasurer notes board will make arrangements.
The cemetery board thanks residents for support of the tag day and especially those who did tagging Mrs. J. Frame Miss Rose Polka Ruth Hunt Beverly Seater Joan Westwood Proceeds 97.25
Alex Gerrard Rivers announces an auction sale of household furniture including dining room oak suite bed outfits and kitchen range at 560 Fifth Avenue on Wednesday May 28 at 2 00 pm. Home and School Association meets May 20 at 8 00 pm with officers and delegates reports. Interior exterior decorating methods showcased by Hoegi and Tylipski care of Shoquist Construction Camp. New garage 12x24 with asphalt shingles drop siding and doors listed as $250 cash. Jack Hain Rivers Man.
Classified ad notes a 1943 motor cycle for sale that has been completely overhauled with good rubber. Don Treloar, General Delivery, Rivers, invites offers and provides page references pl5 22 29.
Interested parties may contact J. Vandenberg at 10549 110 street Edmonton Alberta to offer cash for oil rights. Respond with full particulars and percentage stake offered, from 1 percent to full 100 percent. Pit.
A sale note lists several homes available through J R Stratford Agency in Rivers. Interested buyers are urged to call the agency at phone number 37 for details and viewings of both large and small properties.
Rivers 12 years and under ball team faces Cardale aggregation at the sports grounds in the season opener. Game starts at 6 30. Rivers fields two teams of 12 and under. Supervisor is Reid Spearin, who manages tonight's team. Umpires are needed to help ensure local baseball success and community interest.
A Sunday service prompts a crowd to step forward for matrimony while the parson is surprised to see one man and seven women ready to wed. Jokes and stray verses mix with civic humor as drivers near schools are teased for their speed.
A writer recalls parrots mimicking fishermen to learn speech, then shifting to imitate seagulls. A parrot named Jasper drew laughs by imitating gull cries, prompting a boat retrieval and water removal incident. The piece notes parrots’ quirky humor and our wondrous times.
Eight Rivers armed forces boxers join a wrestling and boxing program at the arena with main event bouts featuring Peter Plett and Vern Plett facing Sgt Dave Burnett and Bobby Jones. Local lad Bill Nolin appears, with multiple undercard matches and a Brant Haddad vs Bill Klump special. Major A B Stewart outlines long range golf plans for New Sarum Country Club with Saturday instruction and a June open tournament.
Toronto singer and actor Jean Cavall, recently back from England and the continent after several successful years abroad in radio stage and film, chats candidly on the phone with a girlfriend. Cavall, a champion swimmer and diver, served several years overseas with the RCAF.
Teachers must use Department supplied forms and meet specifications. The Department may demand a security deposit before awarding the order in certified cheque form. Deposit equals 1 percent of tender amount or Beaver Bonds guaranteed by the Dominion of Canada or Canadian National Railway and its subsidiaries, with principal and interest guaranteed, plus a certified cheque if needed to balance odd amounts. Acting Secretary.
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