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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
5
Acting Flying Officer G.8 Graham Kite of the R.C.A.F. is reported missing after air operations on September 24. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kite of Pet tapiece. Our sincere sympathy goes out to the parents and family.
Rev F W Lee will lead anniversary services at Rivers United Church morning and evening with special choir music. Sunday School Rally at 2 p m features Rev Mr Lee as guest speaker. All are invited to attend these services.
On Wednesday October 11 Rev H G Watts Field Secretary M S C C will address a church mission meeting at 8 p m in the Parish Hall. All interested in mission work are invited to attend and a silver collection will be taken.
Miss Jean McCallum returns from Brandon. G L Cole Mrs McRae and Jack visited Brandon on Monday. Emslie Ann and Tommy stay with Mr and Mrs Geo Gerrard. Livingstone visits Winnipeg with daughter Evelyn from Rivers telephone staff. Stoker Frank Steski R C N V R spends leave with parents. Junior Red Cross officers named Jean Ridley president Earl Gerrard secretary Murray Common treasurer Donald Lindsay circulation manager. Cpl Wes Common of Souris weekend at his home.
Mr French of Harding re decorates the former home of Mrs M Hunter which Wheat Pool purchased. Mr and Mrs Pearce Maurice and Dilys were Brandon visitors on Saturday.
On Wednesday morning September 27 donors visited the Rivers Blood Donor Clinic. The drive was directed by Frt Lt M Gibson and included volunteers from Rivers and nearby communities such as Miss Nellie McCarthy Daniel Einarsson Einar Beever Wm Beever Samuel Wareham Alfred Bowman Mrs Doris Gilchrist Jack Miners Ivy McKenzie Bernice Beaton Nurse C Westwood Nurse M Brown and others.
At the close of the clinic a presentation was made to Nurse Clarice Beaton who is leaving us. The event named several attendees including Miss Evelyn Perratt and Mrs. Florence Cumming as part of the gathered group.
Miss Annie Wiens departed for Ninette to take winter employment. Mrs T Airey left for a visit with relatives in Chilliwack and Vancouver. Mr C Vickery stopped by this week with Mrs Vickery, who is ill in Winnipeg.
Mr A Baily and Eleanor of Bradwardine visit Mr and Mrs Geo Seater while Rev Bill Crandall will speak at a local United Church service at the school on Sunday October 8. Lothair ladies packed twenty two Christmas boxes for boys overseas with notes from each packer. Mr and Mrs Claude Bomford of Oak River visited Mr and Mrs R Couch on Sunday.
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