Community Weekly Newspaper details and subscription rates
Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department at Ottawa this community weekly newspaper established July 1908 by T. W. Offen is issued Thursdays from The Gazette Office Rivers Manitoba at 206 211 Main Street Subscription rates are 2.00 dollars per year in Canada and 3.00 dollars outside Canada payable in advance G. F. Barker.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
G. F. Barker
Juvenile mischief blamed in local arena break-in
The Times notes a weekend break-in at the arena attributed to youths, with parents often unaware or inactive. It laments lapses in child supervision and suggests responsible parenting while observing the trend of farmers retiring to Morden for a higher living standard.
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Morden
The
Times
Big Come-Back At Agricultural Society Show
The agricultural society's long dormant organization staged a strong revival with a well run two day event. Weather varied from perfect to tough for harvesters. Ray Murray forgot his harvest while tending to secretary duties. George Samson led committees and programs. Winnipeg visitors left with a new view of rural air. A lady duck hunter stepped on a kitten, prompting a brief cautionary note.
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Agricultural Society
Murray
Ray
George Samson
Edmonton bank official linked to Rivers district move
In this issue the article notes former Rivers district residents now living in Edmonton. It also mentions Donald Morrow, assistant manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Edmonton, whom the paper tried to interview amid attempts to secure his comments. The scene contrasts with the difficulty of obtaining access, likened to securing oil rights at Leduc.
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Edmonton
Rivers
Alberta
Donald Morrow
Morrow
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Leduc
Fumbled Attempt At Tracking Inquiries Drops Effort
Despite best efforts to track all those interested, the team concedes a misstep in recording leads and line items. Officials acknowledge gaps in data collection and vow tighter follow up to capture interested parties.
Verse for Today Proverb Reflection on a Covetous Generation
A reflective verse passage cites Proverbs 30 about a generation that curses parents and blesses neither, claiming purity yet unwashed from filth, noting lofty eyes and lifted eyelids as a moral critique.
Dizzy redhead, parking woes, jokes on life and faith
A quirky collection of lines lampoons gossip and social scenes from a theatre to a math class. Jokes pivot on romantic missteps, hypocrisy, and a priestly prayer, ending with a devout quatrain about daily gratitude.
Bubble Glubble English A High Comic Letter To Uncle Herman
A nephew writes from a head cold pondering a playful idea of dramatic mispronunciation. He imagines using clogged-snout English to dodge questions, evade conversations, and seek out a soulmate among others afflicted by similar speech difficulties. The note ends with a cheeky farewell as he hunts for a soul mate while ill.
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Rivers Gazette
MR. and Mrs. Dresser
Vanity
Marshall- Wells Stores
Forman'’S Hardware Owners
Boston Butta
Iain
Leo
Mate
Bill and
John Wareham
Winnipeg
Russell
Gazette Azings
Cedric
Jones
Betty Grable
Jane Russell
Uncle Herman
Uckle Herbad
Freddie
Unesco Radio
Bombay
Unesco
Bombay Committee For Social Education
British Trade Week
ST. Michael's
Sharps of
England
Berg’s
Bob Hope
Robert Taylor
Deborah
Kerr
George Murphy
Virginia Gilmore
the Rivers Drug Stores
Rumford's Laundry
G. M
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