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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
Manitoba hosts a Victory Loan public meeting in Winnipeg addressed by Bir Thomas White and another by the minister of finance in Brandon. The campaign opens Monday October 28 and closes Saturday November 16, spanning three weeks to raise funds.
The Manitoba campaign forms a 16 district network with 80 local committees and about a thousand volunteers to mobilize subscriptions for the 1318 war loan. Banks will offer flexible payment terms, allowing 40 percent on application and installments through March, with a full half-year interest due May. Provincial leaders cite the need for patriotic citizens to commit their credit for a year to finance Canada’s war effort.
A quiet wedding took place in Transcona on Wednesday evening uniting Miss Beatrice Crowe and Mr. Clifford Arches of Rivers. The same day the Fire Department bid farewell to Harry White who departs for Alberta and received a gold watch from his brother firefighters.
The Junior Auxiliary concert scheduled for Friday evening October 18 is indefinitely postponed due to danger from Spanish influenza. Local organizers cite health concerns and hope to reschedule when the outbreak subsides.
Church anniversary services planned for Sunday October 20 are delayed and will be held at a later date to be announced.
Prize list details from the fair include multiple contests with winners in canning dairy and noxious weeds. Notable names appear: Belle Stewart Cedric Sargent Audrey Berkey Barbara Dederick Dorothy Booth Mary Mitchell Grace Cheater Irene White and others. An adjacent classified note advertises a Good Briscoe Car and farming equipment for sale near Rivers.
The Rivers Chant soqua Committee thanks the public for cooperation in an instructive festival that was halted by Public Health authorities. Ellison White Dominion Chautauquas may return to Rivers in six weeks if feasible. otherwise the committee will refund one third of the purchase price to season-ticket holders at the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Holders are urged to save tickets for future use or present them for refund, with more information to follow.
The Red Cross notes that individuals may send Christmas boxes to boys at the front through the Canadian Field Comforts Association at the 9th Floor Keewayd en Building, Winnipeg.
Farmers are requested to settle stocking fees due to the work force. With about 140 people employed, it is impossible to straighten the books until the money is collected. Treasurer Jas A McKenzie urges prompt payment.
The Rivers Methodist Church holds anniversary services on Sunday November 10 with Rev. John Ridd of Griswold preaching both morning and evening and special music. The following Monday features the annual entertainment plus a lecture by Capt. Rev. S. Wilkinson of Souris, overseas forces chaplain.
Advertises two piles of wheat straw for sale near town, about 12 loads each, price 1.50 per load. Call Gazette office for details.
Second hand Ford car 1913 model in good running condition. Will sell cheap for quick sale. Apply to E. J. Forman.
Two lots numbered 34 and 35 in Block 14 on 3rd Avenue West, each 25 by 100 feet and already fenced. Asking price about .00, described as a snap. Apply to oh.
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