Rebekah Lodge Hosts District Meeting and Award
Rebekah Lodge members hosted a gathering on Thursday with sisters from Hamiota Rapid City attending. Annie Currie presented Blandford with a lodge collar for proficiency in lodge work. District No. 11 includes Rapid City Hamiota and Rivers. Next district meeting will be in Hamiota on Monday June 2. A bingo game and lunch followed the lodge activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Rebekah Lodge
Hamiota
Rapid City
Annie Currie
Rebekah
Rivers
Hamtota
Rivers School Board approves staff payments and retirements
A special Rivers School Board meeting on May 21 approved celebrating Miss Kristinson for service and musical contribution as she leaves teaching. The board set salaries for teachers across grades 1 through 11 for the 1941-1942 term, including R. McMillan 658, I. Miners 659, E A Morrison 659, B. Grafton 800, W J Stewart 1500, and G Radley 950, then adjourned to the next regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McMillan
I. Miners
E. A. Morrison
B. Grafton
W. J. Stewart
G. Radley
Recruiting Officers Visit Rivers Town
Flying Officer F. K. Tully and Cpl H. E. Garland visited Rivers for recruiting service on Thursday last. Tully reported a good reception and plans a return visit. He spoke at the local High School, delivering an engaging address to the students about Rivers No. 1 A.N.S. duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Tully
Cpl
HE. Garland
Tully
Rivers No. 1 A.N.S
Facing Reality Canadian War Bonds Call to All Citizens
An editorial urges Canadians to loan cash to the government to sustain the wartime effort. It stresses the need for every person with savings to contribute, warning that Germany’s victory would drain assets and that national crisis requires collective cash support from Canadians.
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Germany
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Canada
Empire Day Program at Rivers School
Empire Day at Rivers School featured a parade led by the Band with a flag salute and National Anthem. The program inside included prayers, an address on deeds of valor, duets, recitations, a play about The Lady With the Lamp, and readings reflecting on Britain and wartime themes, presented by students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers School
QO Canada
School Choruses Deliver Creditable Performances
The program featured items including Carry On Canada Wings Over the Navy and God Save the King. The whole proceeding was very creditable to staff and pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Navy
Church of England in Canada Rev 8 2 Whitsenday service list
Whitsenday Roseville morning prayer at 11 00 St Matthews Ancrum evening prayer at 8 00 St James Rivers Holy Communion 8 30 a m evening prayer 7 30 p m Sunday School 11 am Matins read at St James each morning 9 o clock choir practice each Wednesday 7 30 pm
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Church of England
Canada
Guile
Roseville
St. Matthews
Ancrum
St. James
Rivers
United Church sermon Sunday June 1 A Beam in Darkness
Rev W R Donogh preaches at United Church with the theme A Beam in Darkness quoting Look up your heads as events unfold The text invites reflection on eschatology and perseverance Also notes a Tuesday June 10 Sunday School Institute in Rivers United Church for parishioners and attendees.
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Rivers United Church
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Steele Briggs
J. A. Grummett
S. R. Biclow, Proprietor
Marshall-Wells
Beatty
Forman's Hardware
Rebekah Lodge
Meeting of Rivers School Board
Bowman
J. A. McKenzie
Mr. Menzies
Coastal Command
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Menzies
S. B. Guille
Mitron Danilkin
Joyce Lee
Charlotte Preston
Lillian Morrison
Norman Donagh
Dawn Radcliffe
God Save the King
Whitsenday
United Church
Rev
W. R. Donogh
Borrowman Bros
Eno
Beecham
Waterman's and
Parker’s
Setter
Libby
Johnson
Royal Crown
B.C
Quinton
J. W. Hanlon
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