Bishop visits Rivers Parish confirms at St James
His Lordship the Bishop of Brandon visited Rivers Parish on Sunday and spoke at the services at Roseville Ancrum and Rivers. In the evening at St James Bishop Thomas conducted the rite of Confirmation before a very large congregation. Mrs E G Chapman of Brad wardine has been visiting relatives and left for Winnipeg on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.G. Chapman
Bradwardine
Winnipeg
Brandon
Rivers Parish
Roseville
Ancrum and
Rivers
St. James
Thomas
Births in Rivers family welcomes daughter at Brandon General
A daughter was born Thursday May 18 1944 at Brandon General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Clarence Madill of Rivers. The child’s name is Shirley Dartine.
Plowman's Folly echoes in prairie tillage debate
The article notes E H Faulkner's claim that the mouldboard plow is a poor tool for land prep. It cites Canadian farmer prudence, 150 million US acres plowed this year, and regional practices like plowless fallow with cover crops. It praises prairie wisdom and localized testing of methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Faulkner
United States
Canadian
Alberta
Prairies
Obituary for Margaret Shinski of Brandon, died at home
Mrs. Margaret Shinski of Brandon died at her home on Friday morning May 19th. Born in Austria she came to Lang enberg Sask in 1891 and lived in Rivers before marrying Joseph Shinski about eighteen years ago and moving to Brandon. Funeral service held at Lutheran Church Brandon on Monday at 2 pm burial in Brandon cemetery. Survived by husband and three sons and five daughters including Jack and Ernest Kitsch in Canadian Army overseas and several daughters in Kelowna Vernon Rivers and McNutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Shinski
Brandon
Hilton Avenue
Austria
Shinski
Langenberg
Sask
Kitsch
Rivers
Joseph Shinski
Lutheran Church
Jack
Ernest Kitsch
Flin Flon
Kar
J. Fraser
B. Garner
Kelowna
B.C
Self-Reliant Small Towns and Postwar Jobs
Small town weekly papers report postwar committees seek local job forecasts for returning soldiers. Few towns push for Dominion and provincial spending to create local jobs, unlike larger cities pushing Ottawa to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ottawa
Weekend Visitors and Local Sports Highlight Brandon Notices
Miss Margaret Houston spent the weekend at her parents home in Brandon. Several Brandon visitors were noted including the Ferguson families and Noma, with others from Shoal Lake and Rivers. A ball game Friday saw Trail Rangers defeat the Ladies by a wide margin. A Schools Field Day is planned for Friday June 2nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail Rangers
Evelyn Livingstone
The
Rivers Telephone
Jeep express service links Italy to Ottawa casualty reports
An express Jeep service in Italy forwards Canadian casualty reports to field headquarters, then to London and onward to Ottawa. The route accelerates casualty notification and liaison between distant commands during operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
London
Ottawa
Visit of Harding couple crowds small town gathering
Lothair Mr. and Mrs. J Campbell of Harding visit with daughters Mrs Geo and Mrs Frank Airey. Mr. and Mrs. S Burch and family of Carberry spend weekend with Geo Airey. A reception for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Airey at Mrs. C Burt home. An address of good wishes read by Mrs. C C Harvey. An occasional chair and purse presented to the bride by Mrs. C and Mrs. L Burt. Musical quiz and lunch. L A C H Wiens at home. Mrs. C Airey in Brandon last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Campbell
Harding
Geo
Frank Airey
C. Burt
C. C. Harvey
C. Airey
Brandon
Turbulent Winnipeg Visit Notes In Community Gossip
Mrs E Wolfe spent last week in Winnipeg with her mother Mrs S Rutherford. Bob Thomson of Vancouver visits his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Alex Thomson. Leslie Seens return from their honeymoon and spent time in Winnipeg. Dr L Sibbald visits his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Sibb. Mrs S Cochrane and Mrs John Milne of Griswold visit at the home of Mr and Mrs W Cochrane last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. E. Wolfe
Winnipeg
Mrs. S. Rutherford
Bob Thomson
Vancouver
Mrs
Alex. Thomson
Leslie Seens
Dr. L. Sibbald
Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Sib
S. Cochrane
John Milne
Griswold
W. Cochrane
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Neatby Veters For
Plowman's
Margaret Houston
Jas. Houston
Geo. Ferguson
John Ferguson
Noma
G. L. Maitland
Miss P. Belcher
Shoal Lake
Wm. Myles
Jean Houston
Hannah
H. Pearce
J.metelan
E. J. Blatchford
Ab. Baily
Vera Howey
Hamiota
Pte
R. Thomson
P. Livingstone
Pete Klywak
Fort Osborne Barracks
Mrs. N. Klywak
Bill Edwards
Dave Edwards
Neilson
Jersey
Whi Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin- Wiliams Company
Sherwinjams
Sherwin-Williams
EAF
Deaser
Swenmin-Wachaus Co
Ely
LOGAL
Taylor's Transfer
Canada
Jewel D. S. Lump
J.fef
Topinka
Hardware
Coal
Imperial Oil
Christian Science Monitor
Feeer Et Ent
Ee Aia
Monitor
Cho
Tssties
Lothair
L.A.C. H
Cs Eert
Tarbolton
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