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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
1
The report notes price controls and bureaucratic growth during wartime, citing a past example and forecasting expansion south of the border. It mentions the office of priest stabilization growing to 4,000 employees now and projected to reach at least 16,000 by midgammer, illustrating rapid bureaucratic scale up.
The Daly area couple Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cascaden marked their diamond wedding anniversary. Early settlers who joined the Mayne district two miles north of the schoolhouse, they moved to Vancouver about 20 years ago. Congratulations came from King George VI, Prime Minister St Laurent, and Agriculture Minister Gardiner. A brother, Jack Cascaden, now in Rivers, Manitoba, resides in Brandon.
May birthdays for W. Cecil White and Mrs J Frame on the 18th. Stuart McFarlane and Mrs C W Sargent on the 19th. JoAnn Taylor Henry Folson in Winnipeg. May 20 includes Mavis Wolfe Alexander Raymond Riddick and Rachel Joan Fleming. May 22 lists Mrs R J Offen and Drumheller Alta. May 23 Edna Thomson New Sarum.
Tanks, troops and machine guns guarded Manila as three battalions of soldiers deployed to the city’s outskirts to thwart a threatened May Day attack by the Hukbalahap. The alert highlights heightened security and a tense stand by forces surrounding the capital.
Residents and guests travel between Brandon, Winnipeg, Hilton, and Portage la Prairie. Highlights include Mrs H Tyreman visiting relatives in Prandon and John Borreff at Brandon General Hospital, plus the Rivers Kiwanis hosting Souris guests. The Rivers drama club heads to Hamiota for The Rest Cure, and a Mother's Day concert by the Ukrainian society unfolds with poetry recitations and a bouquet presentation.
G Bell won the door prize offered by the management of the community hall during the 10th anniversary dance held last Thursday evening. A large crowd attended the affair featuring a 10 piece band and free admission for every 10th couple.
Birth notices report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J C Kenner at Royal Alexandra in Edmonton on May 13 1951 and a son to Mr and Mrs J A Bradshaw at Wheatland on the same date. Additional births include a son to Mr and Mrs M C Hemsley at Forman's nursing home on May 14 1951 a son to Mr and Mrs C H Kirton of Wheatland at Forman's on May 11 1951 and a daughter to F D L and Mrs Osborne at Forman's on May 15 1951. The railways carry over 18 000 000 passengers annually.
Rivers brass band open for engagements by secretary W G Thomas. Citizens camp along the river. R N Dunsmore serves as census enumerator. Annual plowing match set for June 14. Methodist church moved across street from Wheatland. Cliff Doncaster loses part of a thumb on a circular saw. Emil Daniel graduates in Winnipeg as a medical doctor. Violin pupils Alex W Whyte award winners at Hamiota festival include Helen and Frank Stewart Billy Radcliffe Dorothy Taylor Alvin Setter Alfred Jelliff. Married Olive Nesbitt and Harry Parker at Brandon. Stouffville council debates Sunday burials.
Victoria Day will be observed as a public holiday with Rivers closing all places of business. Merchants will close at noon on Wednesday for the regular half holiday, giving staff a day and a half recess. Business resumes on Friday the 22nd.
Legal authorities of the Quebec provincial government ruled Premier Duplessis must pay 8123.53 dollars to Frank Roncerelli of Montreal. The ruling can be appealed to the Court of King's Bench Civil Appeals Division. Premier Duplessis could not be reached for comment.
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