Notable Visits and Short Moves Near Winnipeg and Beyond
In eastern Canada visiting relatives, T. W. Offen travels to be with kin. Mr and Mrs R McLaren and family spent a weekend in Winnipeg. Orville Bailey of Port Credit Ont flew home to attend William Common’s funeral. Pete Barker of Meadow Lake Sask arrives in Rivers as Hex theatre relieving manager during Maynard Gray’s two week holiday. Mrs E B Grant leaves for St Paul Minn to be joined by Mr Grant before winter southward. Miss Jowee Lee RN is
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Orville Baily
Port Credit
Ont
William Common
Brief visit before hospital duties in San Jose
A person from Crookston Ming visits briefly with her parents Mr and Mrs R B Lee before departing for new hospital duties in San Jose California.
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Rived
Crookston
Ming
R. B. Lee
San Jose
California
Dresden craft on display at Rivers women’s meeting
Mrs George Baily demonstrated rubber mold making plaster of Paris and final piece at the Rivers meeting. Clair English of Bradwardine also showed similar articles. Eleanor Baily Brandon visited. Norma Livingstone married Hy Moran in Winnipeg. KE Nelson posted to Edmonton. Mrs W Trewin moved into former Nelson home.
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Dresden
George Baily
Womens Iante
Rivers
Peter Livingstone
Winnipeg
Norma
Hy. Moran
Sioux Lookout, Ont
Bradwardine
KE. Nelson
Edmonton
W. Trewin
Toronto stranger hands out cash then chases victims
A stranger in Toronto distributed money to passers by and pursued several who doubted his actions. In Bronte Ontario tourists allegedly used a cemetery as a picnic area and tombstones as seats while eating lunch.
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Toronto
Bronte
Ont
Short Courses in Agriculture Today
Western Canada colleges offer diploma and short courses in agriculture and home economics for farmers 16 and up. Programs cover field crops, livestock, horticulture, poultry, dairying, and home economies, with one to two week options and social leadership training. Apply via principal or agricultural representative for details.
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Colleges and Schools of Agriculture
Western Canada
Esch
Reere
Canara
Rivers Rebekahs Visit Oak River Lodge on Assembly Visit
Thirteen members of the Rivers Rebekah lodge visited Oak River on Tuesday of last week for the official visit of assembly president Mrs. M. Cowan of Winnipeg. Following the exemplification of degree work, lunch was served.
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Rebekah Lodge
Af Rivers
Oak River Lodge
Assembly
M. Cowan
Winnipeg
Legion Ladies Aid Donates $10 to Unitarian Society
Members of the ladies auxiliary to the Canadian Legion met Monday evening and granted a $10 donation to the Unitarian society. They planned a cancer tag day and served a luncheon. A door prize was won by Mrs. A Angus.
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Canadian Legion
Unitarian Society
A. Angus
Small midwest town marks 50th anniversary feature
The Rex screens a Friday and Saturday program featuring a local town’s 50th anniversary tale. David Wayne recalls romance with Jean Peters who died in an accident, leaving him to raise their children as the program unfolds with Cartune and News. Fifty ambassadors sing across genres at Wheat City arena next Wednesday. The chorusters tackle Palestrina to Gershwin, while Boys Nebraska perform. A Provost Alta farm chicken has four legs.
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David Wayne
Jean Peters
Wayne
Rex
Cartune
Wheat City Arena
Palestrina
Strauss
Gershwin
Kern
Father Flanagan
Nebraska
More Mordenites Seek Modern Water and Sewerage
The Times reports renewed interest in extending Morden's water and sewerage system after a resident petition showed broad support for modernization. The proposal would be the second major extension considered since earlier infrastructure delays. A separate local note described a cat fostering a litter of orphaned bunnies after their mother died, with a photographer capturing the scene.
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Morden
the Times
American papers are far too large declares archbishop
Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher of Canterbury argues American daily papers, averaging six to eight pages, are overly long while Britain endures a ten page limit. He notes Americans easily locate news, but a stranger like him must scan sixty eight pages to ensure nothing is missed.
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Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
England
Unitee States
America
Britain
Fisher
Thanksgiving Holiday Impacts Rivers Businesses
The article notes a holiday from Monday for Thanksgiving with a long weekend. In Rivers all shops close Saturday evening and reopen Tuesday morning. It mentions expected influx of visitors and possible family gatherings if weather allows. A second item recalls Louis Munez in Kingsville, Texas discovering a can of old bills that disintegrated when he began counting. It adds a fact about spiders walking on their webs due to an oily substance from their mouths.
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Rivers
Kingsville
Tex
Louis Munez
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T. W. Offen
Canada
R. McLaren
Pete Barker
Meadow Lake
Jowee Lee
Brandon
Oak River
Chines Rivers
Pan
THE
Rivers Gazette
Havlik
Avliks
Bakery
Prowe
Sankist
Eleanor Baily
Mrs. A. Baily
Rebekahs
Legion
Unitarian
Screen
Nellie
Fox
Boys Town Choir
Provost
Alta
Miet Mound
Pettapiece
A. Friebert
Fred W. McNally
Titi
Yardley Shipment
Yardley
Yardley Foundation
Lotus
Eae
Alio
McKenzie’s United Store
Wems Bry Goods
Belmar
Paulins
Christie's
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