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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
2
The Canadian Legion Auxiliary hosts a community hall dance on Wednesday with music by Hiram Hayseed and His Haymakers. A door prize and admission for students are planned, with posters and a Poppy Day tea and sale nearby.
A spare truck tire and wheel were left or found Tuesday September 26 between Wheathind and a corner about three miles west. Return to George Seater or call 306. Reward offered.
Mrs. Robert Taylor Rivers offers items in fair and good condition. One English stilds uram listed at ten dollars. A baby commode priced at one dollar.
Police dogs join the manhunt after Clayton Tots member Pringe Albers disappeared from his Clayton farm. Reported byRC, the search follows a heavy day of digging water system works, with part of the crew trapped briefly but rescued.
The listing recalls a winter fever era with injuries and local incidents at Melville and Forrest near Riv ers. Marriages are recorded in Riv Foy, Phyllis Percy with G H White, Alfreda Neilson with W J Henry of Oak River, and Rivers couples. James H W Barker, longtime Rivers resident, died at 63. M R Sutherland MLA seeks Lansdowne nomination after a convention. Masente district meeting in Rivers reports lodge representati...
Bradwardine Crawford and William McKenzie visited Winnipeg last weekend. Peter Livingstone moved into his new store replacing the one destroyed by fire. Victor Steski of Winnipeg visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Steski. Mrs Foster Bally was a friend at Cromer. High school activists held a hike games and a picnic and will sponsor a Halloween event for the Canadian Tristine for the Blind. Mr and Mrs A Fulford returned from vacation. The relief agent for the CPR during Fulford's absence was Keith Amus. Anghieat WA met at Mrs J Wicks home. Minnie Steski of Winnipes is visiting here with her parents Mr and Mrs J Steski.
Classified notices list multiple sale offers. Items include a modeled truck in fair condition for 30 dollars, a 132 Plymouth, a 9.2 cubic foot Frigidaire wall fridge, chrome kitchen set, dining room suite, studio lounge, bedroom suite, electric fireplace, and Torenta couch. Also a large baby pram and a small crib with buyer contact at 664 Fourth Avenue and 610 Fifth Avenue.
David Porter, 66, of Wiarton, Ontario, claims to have found up to 75 water wells using divining. He says he discovered the gift at 16 when a forked branch twisted over hidden water. Porter ran a general store in Oxenham until recently and notes the ability to judge depth and flow, with family members showing varying signs of the gift.
Due to pressure at other points his Wednesday in to Rivers have of necessity been cancelled. The office in Rivers will be open Saturdays. Marketing in Toronto discusses three dimensional movies to make film fans feel they could reach out and touch the heroine or villain. The method is costly and suits theatres with 2000+ seating. A cheaper method uses free glasses. Wall Street Journal notes TV engineers are developing similar video projects.
In downtown Indianapolis a statue of Benjamin Harrison the twenty third president stands with an inscription carved on its base detailing the former leader’s service and legacy as observed by local observers.
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