New Management Takes Over W. J. Stinson General Store
R. Berg purchaser assuming control of the W. J. Stinson general store last week. Berg arrives from Meadow Portage where he maintains business interests while Mrs. Berg remains. the couple have five children, three in school. The former operators plan no definite future moves and will visit relatives at Virden for a while.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Berg
W. J. Stinson General Store
Mr. Berg
Meadow Portage
Mrs. Berg
Virden
Rivers ministers absent for two weeks in 35 years ago note
A 35 year old item reports Rivers had no ministers for two weeks with Anglican Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist parsons all away from town. It also notes that 30 years ago the new railway depot in Rivers opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Parsons
S. Mills
the Rivers Speedway
Carnegie
Matthewson
New York Giants
Disappearances and accidents reported in city notices
A colored gentleman on Mein street vanished taking cleaned clothes. W T Dyer’s team bolted injuring him. Rev W R Allen of Hamilton killed when his car slid off a grade near Oak River. Violet M Tyreman wed R Elgin Hunter. Rivers branch Canadian Legion hosted an old-time fiddlers contest.
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Mein Street
W. R. Allen
Hamiota
Oak River
Rivers Branch
Canadian Legion
Riverside area bridge project over CNR rails proposed
Oakleigh honors the Cossans family departing for England. Marriages note Harriett Bell and S Sgt. Douglas Morrow in Winnipeg and Mary Whyte Scott with William Wareham in Rivers. Rev. S B Guille offered the Anglican rectorship at Neepawa.
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Harriett Frances Bell
Sgt. Douglas Morrow
Winnipeg
Mary Margaret Whyte Scott
William Wareham
Rivers
S. B. Guille
Neepawa
Visitor claims discrimination over garage building plan
A visitor to the council chamber Monday night said he had been discriminated against in seeking to use a building as a garage. The council noted his request would be considered if he complied with town regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Former Black Sea Prince Remanded on Theft Fraud Charges
Constantine Michael Nakashidze, 46, a former Black Sea prince, is remanded to October 27 on 18 counts of theft fraud forgery and altering documents. The alleged offences total 24000 dollars.
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Constantine Michael Nakashidze
Black Sea
Complaint of Taxpayer Seeks Inquiry Into Rink Petition
A Manitoba town faces calls for an inquiry into alleged deliberate misrepresentation by rink petition sponsors. Deputy minister RM Fisher demanded a statement as council debated funding a 10000 rink via ratepayer by law with 75 percent support, while reserve funds require borrow approval and ratepayer assent.
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Rink
Rivers
Municipal Commissioner of
Manitoba
R M. Fisher
Commission
Ducks Return From Shoot. River News Bakes Local Tales
This week reports ducks in the area as service personnel say good bags were taken. A marksman stood out among hunters, while others missed. A wagon with balloon tires amuses River residents, drawing curious youngsters. New homes line Fourth Avenue East amid factory-made appearances. Honey supply tight after strikes and wet weather. a Gladstone merchant orders 4000 pounds. Flax growers celebrate threshing completion. housewives prep Christmas cakes early.
Tragic derailment in Java kills Indonesians
Antara news agency reported from Jogja karta that 25 Indonesians were killed and 70 severely injured yesterday when four crowded railway cars broke loose from a train and plunged down a steep hill in central Java.
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Batavia
Antara
Jogjakarta
Java
British officer faces court martial over Jerusalem boy death
Captain Roy Alexander Farran, 26, a former Palestine policeman and war veteran, pleads innocent to murdering 16 year old Alexander Rubowitz in Jerusalem. Rubowitz, son of a pharmacist, vanished May 6 amid Stern gang suspicions.
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Roy Alexander Farran
Palestine
Alexander Rubowitz
Rubowitz
Jerusalem
Stern
No Word Yet on Town Rink Spending Ruling
The town council heard there was no word from municipal commissioner W. T. Dyer on the proposed $10,000 rink spending. The secretary-treasurer informed council members Tuesday evening that no sanction had been received from the office.
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W. T. Dyer
Rights of Majorities in Western Democracies
The piece explains how minority and majority rights sustain order in political democracies. It contrasts Western acceptance of majority decisions with the Russian Communist view, noting Russians resist decisions that contradict their desires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Reparations Dismantling to Start at Brem Factory
The U S military government announced that dismantlement for reparations of the Focke-Wulf plant at Brem will begin in ten days. The Brem facility produced Germanys top wartime fighter, the Focke-Wulf 199, during the conflict.
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Focke-Wulf Aircraft Works
Brem
Germany
Focke-Wulf
United States
Mercy Flight Paratroopers Form Northbound Squad
Four paratroopers jumped onto a frozen Baffin Island lake Saturday afternoon are unaccounted for as of Tuesday morning. Capt. Ross Willoughby Capt. Guy D'Artois Sergeant First Class H. C. Cook and W. W Judd comprised the jump team. A search plane might be dispatched to locate them.
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Baffin Island
Ross Willoughby
Guy D’artois
Sgnl
H. C. Cook
W. W Judd
Arctic Mercy Flight Rescues Clergyman Near Rivers
A joint RCAF Army para troop rescue squad began a mercy flight last Thursday toward Moffat Inlet, 1,725 miles north of Rivers, to save Anglican clergyman Rev. John A. Turner who was accidentally shot. He is accompanied by his wife and two children at the remote outpost.
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Rivers
Moffat Inlet
John A. Turner
Nomination Day in Rivers for Mayor Councillors and Trustees
On Tuesday October 14 Rivers holds nomination day at the Community hall for the mayoralty and three council seats. Daly's reeveship and three councilmen also up, terms ending for four Rivers consolidated school district trustees. Two in town and two rural.
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Rivers
Daly
Rivers Consolidated School District
J Gilchrist Buys Humphries Block the Rivers deal
Jack Gilchrist announced the purchase of the Humphries block from Wilson Humphries who had owned it since last November. The buyer, Gilchrist, follows a line of ownership tracing back to the Winnipeg Cabinet company which acquired the building during World War II. The block is among Rivers oldest properties once owned by the late George Korman.
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Humphries
Jack Gilchrist
Wilson Humphries
The
Winnipeg Cabinet Company
Rivers
George Korman
Doukhobors Face BC Business Delegation at Hilliers
In Hilliers British Columbia a 75 person Doukhobor community on 325 acres hosted Na mainsa business leaders seeking their plans amid interior sect tensions. The Doukhobors reportedly told the delegation they would not conflict with what they termed divine law.
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Hilliers
B.C
Vancouver Island
Nanaimo
Doukhoborg
Namainsa
British Columbia
Harris appointed to Rivers post after Karlenzig move
Co. Chuck Harris former Canada Railway News manager at Redditt Ontario takes the Rivers vacancy following Fred Karlenzig's promotion to company inspector. Harris, a married man with a daughter, began duties on October 1.
City studies house numbering plan in Rivers
Town council met Tuesday to study home and business numbering here. A metal company plate-numbering plan was reviewed as part of the discussion. Mrs A Smith at 652 Fifth reported received word. McGilpin's at 444 Second was burglarized last night.
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A. Smith
McGilpin
Thanksgiving Holiday Ahead Prompts Gazette Notice
Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday on October 30 13 and a long weekend nears. Readers are urged to send news items promptly and advertising copy is due at The Gazette office by Saturday for the next issue.
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The
Gazette
Joint Air School Plans to Institute Amateur Radio Club
The Joint Air School outlined a plan to form an amateur radio club for Rivers district residents. It would offer morse code training, radio technology, operating procedures, and provide a radio station. The club aims to appeal to people of all ages and genders. Further details will follow in these columns.
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Joint Air School
Gazette
F. F. G. Winters
Rivers District
Man’s Masquerade Leader Convicted Of False Pretences
Sanford Ross of Eden Ontario organized a ladies auxiliary while masquerading as a woman and became its president. He married a man from western Canada and was remanded for sentence after being convicted of false pretences for obtaining 34 thousand dollars from a St Thomas merchant.
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Toronto
Sanford Ross
Eden
Ont
Western Canada
St. Thomas, Ont
Rivers Gazette Prepares For Big Towns And New School Year
May 20 1913 Dominion estimates set aside 10000 for Rivers public building. Gazette boasts circulation 103782 in 1931. Aug 17 archbishop consecrates St James church, 27 candidates confirmed, many turned away. Rivers consolidates Harrow Powerville Robinville Mt Vernon and pen Dennis districts. C W Angel named caretaker for Rivers consolidated school. Four vans ordered for scholar transport. No 407 yard engine departs roadhouse as J Rymal at the throttle.
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Rivers and District
Dominion
the Gazette
Harrow
Powerville
Robinville
Mt. Vernon
Pendennis
St. James’ Anglican Church
Rivers
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W.T. Dyer
Violet M. Tyreman
R. Elgin Hunter
CNR
Oakleigh
Municipal Commission
Fourth Avenue
Canada
Gladstone
J. Gilchrist
Humphries Block
Douks
Mr. Harris
William Radcliffe
John Radcliffe
Caly
G. F. Barker
Rivers Daily Gazette
Claude Westwood
Fifth and Main
General Hospital
Manitoba Hardware Co
Daly Council
Rupert’s Land
C. W. Angel
J. Rymal
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