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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
1
About a quarter after three on Thursday morning last week the school front steps burned fiercely. Rivers has a volunteer fire brigade led by Chief Jas. Frame. chemical engine and hand chemicals were used, hose not required. The Gazette thanks the firemen for their service.
Local and personal news from Rivers Manitoba. Mr and Mrs Chester Forman visited Winnipeg at week end. Pte Fred Taylor of Shilo spends leave with family. Thanksgiving Day on October 9 brings store closures. Mrs Sophia Parker heads to McAuley for the winter. W A C N S member Miss Pearl Hain reports for Winnipeg training. Mrs Harry Evans and granddaughter Carol visit Vancouver. Riv ers Concert Party performs at Arrow River after Anniversary Supper. Rev F W Lee attends Brandon Presbytery meeting in Alexander and discusses London Ontario General Council. Rivers School closed for Teachers’ Convention in Brandon. Funeral services officiated by Rev F W Lee for E Slimmon of Lethbridge and infant son of Evan Baillie. Gilchrist’s Drug Store staff bid farewell to Garry Higginson and Clarice Beaton. Mr Alex McDonald, Daly and Rivers resident, to celebrate 98th birthday, address Winnipeg.
The Gazette extends best wishes for birthdays to Lloyd Moxley on October 6 Ruth Wareham on the 6th Betty Higginson on the 7th Mrs. Victor G Lowe of Sherridon on the 7th Mr Alex McDonald of Anoka Apts Winnipeg on the 8th Earle L Britton of Edmonton on the 9th Sgt Donald Morrow on the 11th Gordon Treloar on the 11th Gerald Grummett on the 11th and Gladys Merle Thomas on the 11th.
DANCING In Frame's all Community dances listed Friday October 6 with Blue Jackets and Wednesday October 11 with Midnite Moon Moths. Admission 35c.
The Rivers C C F will hold its annual meeting on Monday next October 9 at 8 PM at the Four Star Theatre. Members please attend. J Hain Secretary Treasurer.
H. G. L. Strange directs a feature on wheat research detailing a crop testing plan. The program outlines experimental methods, expected outcomes, and practical implications for farmers and agronomists.
UNRRA begins relief work across Europe with Greece Italy and Yugoslavia needing food most. An expert warns Rome mortality and civilian deaths loom unless aid arrives. Ethiopia and France back relief for Rome and Italy while the Food Research Institute notes Europe’s agricultural recovery depends on better feeding of animals. Canada and the United States offer surplus agricultural products to aid.
John C. Ross announces that distribution plans for Ration Book No 5 will mirror prior campaigns. Local Ration Boards in Manitoba and the Northwestern Ontario Region prepare for distributions during the week of October 15. Boards will set local dates, reuse distributing centres, and rely on volunteers to ensure a quick, smooth process as four prior books have shown.
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