Plan to Publicize Town of Rivers Meeting Schedule
City chamber outlines arrangements for a public event in Rivers with a meeting planned on February 27. Details mention posters, publicity, and involvement of local residents and committees.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
6
Rivers Girl Receives Shared College Music Scholarship
Lorraine Harvey and June Stevensert share the Berauden 4 scholarship awarded to the daughters of Mert Mes and Al Harves. The award will credit musical fees for the academic year as Lorraine, a sixth grade music student at the college under Miss Peggy Sharpe, continues her studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feorraine Harvey
Veallan
Mert Mes
Bf al Harves
Berauden
Soo
Wachunesa
June Stevensert
Lorraine
Pegey Sharpe
Pevtye Geuedeee
Kiwanis Club Hosts Five Air Cadets
Representatives of the Rivers air cadet unit spoke on their summer activities at the Kiwanis luncheon in the Alexandra hotel annex. They were introduced by W. S. Stewart, commanding officer, and thanked by Wilson Humphries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Air Cadet Unit
Kiwanis
Alexandra Hotel
W. S. Stewart
Wilson Humphries
Atomic golf ball signals presence by radiation
A rubber company research director embeds a small radioactive material in a golf ball to create an atomic ball detectable by a Geiger counter. A caddy with counter can locate the ball under water or in brush, via flashing light or audible signals. Only a few experimental balls exist. no sale planned now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarian Magazine
Blind Entertainer Alec Templeton to Perform at Rivers Airport
Alec Templeton, famed pianist and comedian who is blind, will perform next Wednesday evening in the Rivers airport drill hall. He brings radio and motion picture fame and cheerful entertainment across the North American continent. Local readers are urged to view the advertisement on page four for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Armericana
Alec Templeton
Rivers Airport
Montreal streetcar workers deny strike claim under 1944 act
Ottawa Citizen reports Montreal streetcar operators stopped work without union authorization stating they were not striking under the Quebec act of 1944 aimed at public services. They cited illness and lumbago amid a seniority transfer dispute, with Premier Duplessis pressing for stronger prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
traHey Buces
Duplessis
Just What Everybody TALKING ABOUT
Community notes preview upcoming events in November including United Church anniversary services, a church concert, and a Halloween masquerade. Mentions wet weather, harvest, new farm homes, and ongoing construction for Geneva Motors garage. Roads work observed around Piain municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unites Church
Bradwardine
Geneva Motors
Piain
King to open next year’s Festival of Britain with speech
The King will inaugurate the Festival of Britain next year with a speech from the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 3, as officially announced. In a separate crime report, a man and his wife were convicted of starvation death related charges in New York, while a four-year-old survived an infanticide incident. In Indiana, Opal Ford, sole operator of Union Home Telephone, initiated a one-woman strike after failing to receive a raise, leaving 85 phones silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pauls Cathedral
Heart of London
Scielzen
New York
Union
Mary
Pheehid
Heltonville
Ind
Opal Ford
Fire Displaces Eighteen Families on Winnipes Street
A blaze at Gunn black on Jarvis avenue and Derby street in Winnipes forced eighteen families from homes, including a 1 year old blind man, with about Fe gan in damages. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunn
Jarvis Avenue
Derby Street
Winnipes
Fegan
Shakespeare and the clever training of conscience debate
A Kingston Whig-Standard piece discusses how some individuals train their conscience to yield easily. It cites Shakespeare and argues that certain people can quiet their moral sense to avoid accountability, highlighting the disturbing ease of manipulation of inner principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Whig-Standard
William Shakespeare
Local council seeks reelection bids amid nominations
In a quiet session two councilor seats remained open as Harry and Harry Seaborn declined to run again. Forman and Ros Berg were elected by acclimation to fill vacancies, while Pastor was re elected. School board nominees include Fred Tay Jop replacing George Bleidt. other directors re elected were J A MechKunzie S A Madden Elmer Westwood. Few attendees at the Community hall nomination day as retiring reeve U P Seens MLA left council to focus on provincial duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye
FL Harry
Harry Seaborn
Harves Fo Forman
Ros Berg
BR. Pastor
Fred Tay Jop
George Bleit
J. A. MechKunzie
S.A. Madden
Elmer Westwood
Daly
Atoan Oalburae
Nomingdon
U. PL
Peterborough farmer fined for underprice potato sale
A Kingsville farmer received a 375 dollar fine for selling new potatoes at a price per bag below the Southwest Ontario Potato Growers Marketing Board fixed price. The case drew local remarks about cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
Kingsville
Tendeemis
Southwest Ontario
New Potato Growers’ Marketing Board
Thanksgiving Weather Boosts Travel and Work Across Regions
The holiday period brought fine weather that drew visitors from distant areas and allowed locals to travel to other places. Those staying at home tackled outdoor chores such as replacing storm windows and yard cleanup. Hunters also took to the countryside for hunting opportunities, making the day active across communities.
Hanny Binhday List and Tax on Education Costs
An out of town student in Toronto costs parents about 1200 dollars per term, with additional charges as trainees such as nurses enter training. The article notes the Income Tax Department offers only a small reduction for educating children once they pass the baby boom age, as listed alongside several dated names and hometowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Toronto
Income Tax Department
Weather Delays Threshing in Brandon District
Poor damp weather has slowed threshing in the Brandon district, with officials estimating the work will require at least two to three weeks to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Collection of Carrots Certainly Confusing
A Gazette contest features odd entries including seal shaped tuber carrots and octupus like roots. Contestants from Bradwardine Rivers Wheatland Oakleigh submit freakish vegetables, with Oct 21 closing date and subscriptions as prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Gazette
Jack Barrois
Jack Frost
William Myles
Bradwardine
Fred Cook
Rivers
Alvin Enns
Wheatland
Teddy Smith
Oakleigh
Teddy
The
When Juice Quit Power Stops Life in Town
A brief town blackout halted daily tasks and left bread machines, radios, stoves, washing machines, and gas vendors inoperable for about fifteen minutes before noon on Wednesday. The Gazette linotype paused mid cast as electricity failed, underscoring how dependent residents are on power.
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Gazette
Linotype
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