Five Representatives-Elect for Rivers Daly Councils
Rivers voters will choose a mayor and three council members Friday. Nomination papers surfaced for six candidates aiming to fill three council seats. Among named contenders are Lee Berg Dyer Stratford and Kame, with Ellis Ellis and others also seeking seats. incumbents Sinclair and Frame bring prior council experience.
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Rivers
Daly Councils
Ellis
Lee
Mr. Lee
Roy S. Berg
FE. O. Dyer
J. R. Stratford
Wilson Trumphries
James Kame
Sinclair resigns from Rivers school board after quarter century
R. G. Sinclair retires from the Rivers school board this year. J. A. Gilchrist was elected by acclamation to take his seat, the only board change. C. J. McFadden and Frank Ashton were re-elected. Sinclair’s years of service were praised and his successor noted he is stepping into a good worker’s shoes while McFadden defended rising expenses including classroom electric lighting.
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R. G. Sinclair
The
Rivers School Board
J. A. Gilchrist
C. J. McFadden
Frank Ashton
Sinclair
McFadden
Ashton
Child Aid Society Seeks Funding for Foster Care
The Children's Aid Society urges donations to support guardianship transfers when homes are unsafe. It reports 154 families with 446 children benefited last year and 125 children viewed the agency as a parent. Maintenance costs run 99 cents daily for board clothing and medical care, with a $10,000 goal for the coming year.
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Juvenile Court
Children’s Aid Society
Macdonalds Outnumber Smiths in Halifax Directory
In Halifax the Macdonalds appear more frequently than the Smiths in the provincial telephone directory. The Macdonalds occupy 33 1 8 inches of the pages, while the Smiths trail with 32 3 8 inches. The note adds Halifax is not a Scottish part of Nova Scotia.
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Halifax Chronicle- Herald
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Reeve T H Seens Retains Post In Daly Municipality
Reelection details show Reeve T H Seens retained the post by acclamation along with councillors R W Dobson and E C Smith. J J McDonald retires creating an election in ward one between Albert Chapman and Alex Guild. Seens notes rising costs but cites 1949 crop year as strong.
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Reeve Seens
Grant
Rivers Council
Seens
McDonald
Holes punched by oil column at GE Plant Schnectady
New York Herald reports a novel metal forming method at the General Electric Plant in Schenectady. A column of incompressible oil with a tight plunger above a disk uses oil pressure to shear a steel sheet into an under die. Oil resists dulling unlike steel punches.
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The
Gazette
New York Herald
General Electric
Schnectady
Alberta to Pay Half Ward Hospital Costs for Cities
The Alberta government plans to cover one half of public ward hospitalization costs using 1949 ward rates, contingent on municipalities implementing a uniform one a day hospitalization scheme for all residents.
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Alberta
Explosion Shatters Five-Story Garage in Manhattan
An explosion shattered a five story garage in mid Manhattan injuring 14 people, including several firemen and police, with one person in critical condition as authorities assess cause and extent of damage.
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Mid
Manhattan
Ernest H Hunt 64 dies in Brandon hospital
Ernest H Hunt 64 died at Brandon General Hospital after brief illness. Born July 21 1885 in Rugby England he moved to Canada at 21 then Detroit where he married Dorothy Richardson in May 1911. Survived by 14 children and wife they later lived in Lenore Kenton Rivers and finally Brandon with burial at Ancrum cemetery provided by Brockie.
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Brandon General Hospital
Mr Hunt
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Mich
Dorothy Richardson
Childen
Manitoba
Lenore
Kenton
Hunt
Rivers
Canadian Legion
M. Campbell
Harding
BE. Peeler
Birtle
P. Spence
Waskada
C. Rushforth
Bricksdale
L. Horn
Ruth
Muriel
Brockie
Brandon
Roman Catholic Church Re-dedicated in Rivers
The Roman Catholic church in Rivers, known as the Immaculate Conception, was re-dedicated in a Sunday mass by His Grace G C Murray the Winnipeg coadjutor archbishop. Assisting was Rt Rev J McDonagh of Winnipeg. The 1909 building underwent renovations led by Pastor L Lafreniere. Parishioners later joined a Brandon rally at the armouries.
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Rivers
Brandon
Daly Municipality Court Of Revision Hears 53 Appeals
Daly council sitting as court of revision dealt with 53 appeals last Tuesday. Forty-three involved changes of ownership and ten were complaints against valuation. Eight of the ten valuation complaints were granted.
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Daly Council
Polish exiles in Britain face uncertain future
Ottawa reports most of the 186 600 Polish officers and men in Britain plan to stay though nationality is scarce. The Polish Resettlement Corps, once 103 000 strong, will be disbanded by end of September. Labor ministry data show nearly 68 000 Poles placed, 7 500 found work, 10 800 emigrated, and 8 500 returned to Poland.
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Ottawa
Britain
Ministry of Labor
Poland
Holiday Week-End On the Cool Side
The Thanksgiving week end brought cool winds a cold rain on Monday keeping residents indoors. Hunters made the most of the holiday with some duck bags. Skies cleared Tuesday morning signaling fall as a killing frost early Wednesday ended the year's growth.
Rivers Town News Roundup From The Past
Forty years ago Rivers school enrolled 162 pupils. Thirty five years ago Bert Kann yard manager fair forces. A fair on Oct 9 drew few people. C S Hober bought Rivers drug store from the Misses Stuart. Lena Megsel married Alexander Gerel in Winnipeg at Rivers. St John’s Ambulance branch organized here. Violet Gray married FC David W Cole at Rivers. A jack rabbit visited town as dogs showed no interest.
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Lena Megsel
Alexander Gerel
Winnipeg
Rivers
The
St. John's Ambulance
Violet B. Gray
Harding
David W. Cole
RCMVR
St. Hyacinth
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Blood drive by 105 service members aids Deer Lodge Hospital
A total of 105 airmen, soldiers and sailors from the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre donated blood last Thursday for Deer Lodge hospital in Winnipeg. A nine-member team and a doctor from Winnipeg traveled by RCAF transport to Rivers, arranged by Lieut. Col. Morgan Smith at the request of Dr. T. H. Williams. The party included Dr. M. Cohen and several assistants, led by Lieut. Col. Smith.
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Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Deer Lodge Hospital
Winnipeg
Rcaf Transport
Rivers
Morgan Smith
Prairie Command
T. H. Williams
M. Cohen
Evelyn Handford
Adele Davidson
Zoe Pickup
Ruth Domke
Gwen Humphries
Janet Hooey
Marion Monteith
Erma Speakman
Mary Woods
Col. Smith
Birthday notices list for Louise Britton and others
A brief birthday list notes Oct 14 for Miss Louise Britton of Vancouver and Oct 18 for Mrs. Percy Neville, Oct 19 for Alfred Wareham and Mrs. Thomas Smith, with Murray Watts of Carnegie mentioned among the entries.
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Louise Britton
Vancouver
Murray Watts
Carnegie
Percy Neville
Alfred Wareham
Thomas Smith
Australian diving championships use waterfilled quarry near Brisbane
Competitors in the Australian diving championships used a waterfilled quarry near Brisbane four miles away though they disliked it. Mosquito-eating fish were introduced years ago and now number in the millions. The fish remain while the mosquitoes disappeared, and the chase swimmers nibble at their flesh.
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Brisbane
Police Warn of Fake Ten Dollar Bills in Capital
RCMP warns merchants and the public after reports that counterfeit ten dollar notes circulated in the provincial capital. The notes lack planchettes and smear when rubbed. police urge immediate contact if such bills are found.
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