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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
1
Waltz Nite at Hall Rapid City promises a near enjoyable evening for guests. The 10.C.F. Committee oversees the event as friends are invited. Mr and Mrs J Gilchrist depart for a two week Toronto Ontario visit. During the absence Chas Nash son of Rev and Mrs Seeks, a former Rivers boy, handles drugs and prescriptions.
Mrs E Edey and her son David visited Mrs Thos Smith in Rivers. Bicycle riding on Rivers sidewalks is noted as popular. Wagar family heads to Rochester for a few weeks. Albert Cousins of Portage la Prairie visits parents Mr and Mrs John Bellamy. Dr C M Thomas and wife go to Toronto for a medical convention. Robt A Mills returns from Winnipeg where daughter Nursing Sister Margaret Mills RCASFn. J H Maxwell visits Rivers. longtime resident and guest of Harry Wareham. Janet Frame leaves Edmonton after visiting her brother and sister-in-law. joining the WANS Navy training soon. Brandon Sun notes No 2 Manning Depot moving to Swift Current. Bang transferred to No 1 CNS Rivers for Navigation School. Kinsmen Carnival boosts funds for wartime charities. school band entertains. Clean-up at cemetery underway with fence posts, gravel removal, and general tidying. Red Cross ladies serve lunch. Poultry talks by Cavers, Landreth, Foster. beekeeping talks by Floyd, Garland, Braithwaite. Visitors can see Experimental Farm projects. Hot water available for picnics. plan to attend early.
A field day for poultry raisers and beekeepers will be held at the Experimental Farm in Brandon on Saturday June 10. The program starts at 10 a.m. Dr J M Isa of the Provincial Veterinary Laboratory will discuss poultry diseases and prevention and will conduct a clinic to diagnose diseases.
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