19 Nov 1953
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1953
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references a vote in St Pete or nearby and reelection hints. It mentions Krug and a weak vote and concerns a candidate named St Peter, with unclear dates or outcomes. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete details.
Fragments show visitors from Brandon and Paddock Wood Sask visiting Rivers and Bradwardine area families. Local meetings include Rivers and Brad warding teachers association and a panel discussion on education with Rev Chapm ap, Harvey Forman, and others. A Rapid City group hosted a lunch after a teachers meeting at Muditu school with about thirty teachers present.
The White farm spans 480 acres once farmed by the late Alex White and now tended by his eldest son Clarence. The barn is aging while straw piles and grain remain on the fields. Sulphur treated seed potatoes and active railroad traffic near the property add to the scene as Clarence stays close to home.
Government warnings on grain cleanliness highlight that insect filth and contamination can lower prices. Emphasizes bin cleaning fumigation rodent and bird-proofing and keeping stored grain dry to prevent losses. Promotes sanitation as essential for preserving income and marketability.
A disjointed report notes a family gathering at a home near Nrov with relatives and a western arrival. The youngest child cried as the parents prepared to depart, ending with the family leaving the house for the airport after a long weekend.
Donald Gordon, chairman and president of Canadian National, drove the last spike to join the Little Line from Sheridan to Lynn Lake marking a milestone in Canadian railway construction. Federal and provincial officials attended a brief ceremony where a nickel spike from the mine’s first nickel was used and later given to Gordon as a memento.
George Maitland of Bradwardine and Terry Kane of Rivers were selected to receive a pass each for one Rex theatre show next week. Passes may be picked up at The Gazette office until 6 00 p m Saturday.
POMPANA welcomes a daughter on November 7 at Forman's Nursing Home to Mr. and Mrs. G Pompana. PELLETIER reports a daughter born November 6 to Mr. and Mrs. P Pelletier. MOIR greets a son on November 7 to Mr. and Mrs. J G M Moir. HARVEY adds a son born November 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Len Harvey. A BROWN welcomes a son on November 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown.
MFU sponsors a turkey shoot at the Rapid City curling rink on Saturday November 28 with four sessions at 1 30 pm 5 00 pm 7 00 pm and 10 00 pm Entry is one dollar for a single turkey and a 12 1b prize noted on pages 19 and 26.
Business men in Meadow Lake Sask consider a plan described as a cash basin on January 4. The meeting produced a shining white image and a vague decision. The details are garbled with references to merohoanis and unat apoeograneous terms.
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