Honest appeals fail housing crisis then work
A New Zealand housing shortage drives a young exservice man to plead in harsh terms for family housing with no luck. He switches to a sharper appeal and is offered a furnished house at a low rent. Across the Atlantic a draft board in High Point NC fields an unanswered questionnaire bearing the line I'm ready when you are. A Notting ham girl is thrown from pony Pansy at a horse show. A Seattle resident wins Deadman Island in Puget Sound, baffled by prize. In Ottawa a leadership leadership suite 161-35 hosts Liberal figures Gardiner and Diefenbaker after the August convention. Animals attend a Hereford church service for St Francis, with many pets and a child Mary Hyde presenting the creatures.
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New Zealand
Chateau Laurier Hotel
Ottawa
James G. Gardiner
Louis St. Laurent
John Diefenbaker
Birthday Notices Featuring Local Residents
Birthday listings for Oct. 22 to Oct. 27 include Robert Hopewell Le Goff Alta George Lorne Robert Lyall Post Hilton Maurene Setter Mrs J N Airey Mrs George B Brown East Kildonan Rev W A Champ ness Shoal Lake Paula Barker Rapid City Thomas Bradt Mervin Dyer Agasais BC. The notice highlights multiple birthdays across communities.
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Robert Hopewell
le Goff
Alta
George Lorne
Robert Lyall Post
Hilton
Maurene Setter
J. N. Airey
George B. Brown
East Kildonan
W. A. Champness
Shoal Lake
Paula Barker
Rapid City
Thomas Bradt
Mervin Dyer
Agasais
Thankoffering Service at United Church
The WAS thankoffering service at Rivers United Church will feature 45 guest speaker Mrs C W Smelts of Brandon speaking on The Challenge of Today. The 8:00 p.m. service will include a social hour afterwards and all are invited.
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Rivers United Church
C. W. Smelts
Brandon
DON'T FAIL TO VOTE Town council candidates named
Five candidates—William Douglas Ed. Harry Harry Seaborn Frank D Taylor and Albert Wareham—seek three town council seats. Voters on the current electors roll may vote in civic elections. Municipal doctor voting is limited to ratepayers meeting estate thresholds with husband and wife eligibility at $800. Ballot forms are shown on page 4.
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Rivers
William Douglas
Ed. Harry
Harry Seaborn
Frank D. Taylor
Albert Wareham
W. T. Dyer
Courtier's Department Sets Garment Timing for Power Savings
The Courtier's Department for Determining the Time for Donning Heavier Undergarments reports that the long ones, usually worn after November, may be worn after October 15. The reason is to conserve electric power, Perth Ont. Courier notes.
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Perth
Ont
Courier
Two Sea Tin Union members jailed for freighter boarding
Two members of the Canadian Sea- Tien's union were sentenced to two years after conviction for boarding the freighter Battleford at Thorold Ontario on June 6 while armed. Nick Sawchuk and Louis Schmaltz, both of Thorold, were named. Joe Miller, another Thorold member, appeals the conviction.
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Sea- Tien’s Union
Battleford
Thorold
Ont
Nick Sawchuk
Louis Schmaltz
Joe Miller
Local Railroader Kamula Retires After 21 Years
Kamula, a railway employee at Rivers since November 1927, retired Thursday afternoon after a brief office ceremony with locomotive foreman Frank Walker and others. He received congratulations and a purse from L. N. Bell and plans to stay in Rivers. Born in the Ukraine, he will be 80 on October 24.
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Kamula
Frank Walker
Walker
R. F. Davies
R G. Sinclair
L. N. Bell
Ukraine
Rivers
Seven Provinces Score Partial Win Over Rail Rates
Seven provinces facing higher rail haulage costs appear to have won a partial victory after cabinet orders the transport board to review the 21 percent freight rate increase granted last March. Ontario and Quebec abstained from initial support as Premiers from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta New Brunswick praised the move while calling for a fair revision next January. The board will reassess complaints and railway profits in light of changed conditions and report on any adjustments to the March increase.
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Trainsport, Commissioner
Transport Board
Ontario
Quebec
Garson
Manitoba
Canada
C. M. Fines
Saskatchewan
E. C. Manning
Alberta
McNair
New Brunswick
Gordon Wismer
British Columbia
Local Affairs Discussed At Rivers Ratepayers Meeting
About a hundred residents attended the Rivers Ratepayers Association gathering at Four Star hall Tuesday evening to grill topics from the vink and roads to garbage and Gazette coverage. Candidates William Douglas Harry Seaborn and Ed attended, with Frank D. Taylor and R. G. Sinclair joining the discussion as the civic election nears. The meeting pressed for fuller council coverage beyond the Gazette highlights, while Taylor addressed council questions and Arthur Johnson acted as chair.
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The
Rivers Ratepayers Association
Four Star Hall
Gazette
William Douglas
Harry Seaborn
Ed. Harry
Frank D. Taylor
R. G. Sinclair
The Gazette Goes Almost Everywhere
A compact portrait of The Gazette as a weekly paper that travels far beyond local borders. The piece notes its reach from Denver to Kuala Lumpur, England to Manitoba, and its presence in provincial libraries and homes across the land.
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the Gazette
Denver
Colo
Kuala Loampur
Federated Malay States
Atlantic
England
Prairies
Mountains
Manitoba
Provincial Library
Seven Foot Cougar Shot Near Chemainus
A seven foot long cougar was shot by hunter Henry Holman near Chemainus B C while stalking a heifer as dogs pursued it. Separately Canadian immigration at Emerson detained a 24 year old British merchant seaman claiming to have skipped ship to join his fiancée in Edmonton. Ken Darling of London reportedly jumped the Queen Mary in New York and was headed across the United States.
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Chemainus
B.C
Henry Holman
Emerson
Se Aman
Edmonton
Walch Ken Darling
London
New York
United States
Rivers Man Injured in Brandon Fracas
Three men from Rivers and Brandon were involved in a Saturday night fight outside a Wheat City dance hall. J. J. Chambers lost part of an ear, another Brandon man chewed a thumb, and a Shilo Camp service man took a groin kick. Both hospitalized. investigation ongoing.
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Rivers
Brandon
Wheat City
J. J. Chambers
Shilo
Sub Station Capacity Increased To Serve Riverside Village
The Rivers sub station capacity was raised and a power line erected to serve Riverside village built by the Department of National Defense for permanent force members. In September the Manitoba Power Commission reported 12 01 300 kilowatt hours generated, up 25.13 percent from last year, signaling need for new terminals and high voltage equipment to maintain service and voltage. A smouldering fire at BR B Lee residence 787 Fourth Avenue late Tuesday night was put out with water. flames damaged a stockpile of freshly cut wood.
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Rivers
Riverside
Department of National Defense
Manitoba Power Commission
BR. B. Lee
Fourth Avenue
35 Years Ago Sargent Elected to School Board
35 years ago R W Sargent was elected to the school board, succeeding W Rea. 15 years ago H Tyreman sustained an injured foot while attending a fire call. 10 years ago J E Matthews Liberal candidate spoke at a Rivers public meeting. Mrs J C Kennedy died in Winnipeg after residing in Daly. Gordon Seaborn lost a thumb and broke an arm when his left hand was caught in a grain loading device.
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R W. Sargent
W. Rea
H. Tyreman
J. E. Matthews
Rivers
J. C. Kennedy
Winnipeg
Daly
Gordon Seaborn
Maroon Beret Vogue Returns in Army Plans
Army headquarters says the maroon beret the World War II headdress of Commonwealth armies is in vogue again. Soldiers of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry in Calgary will soon wear it as Canada forms its first airborne battalion since the war. Across the dominion recruiting has begun as the unit remains below strength. Training for one airborne combat team has already started at Rivers.
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Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
Calgary
PPCLI
Canada
Dominion
Streggth
Rivers
Second Potato Crop Leads to Jokes and Big Harvests
A quirky note from Stavely Alberta describes a second potato crop planted “just for a joke” after a prior harvest. Reports mention Sam Norby with a surprisingly abundant yield, some tubers as large as baseballs. In other news, George H. Rosa of Toronto’s Saint elected sovereign grand master of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Free Masonry in London. Doug Broset serves on the regional council. George Jackson of Ottawa, director of organization and classification for Canada’s civil service commission, was elected president of the Civil Service Assembly of the United States and Canada, the first Canadian to lead the assembly in 11 years.
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Stavely
Alta
Sam Norby
George H. Rosa
Toronto
Supreme Council
London
Doug . Broset
Region Council
George Jackson
Ottawa
Civil Service Commission of Canada
Civil Service Assembly
United States
Canada
Sta
The Story of the Rural Municipality of Daly
A vivid portrait of Daly municipality features rolling land high hills deep ravines and prairie trails. It notes visitors from afar at a 1929 barn dance on Dun can McCallum's Wheatland farm and lists local weddings amid a slow news period.
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Daly
A.D
Duncan McCallum
Wheatland
Daly Municipality
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St. Francis
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Mary Hyde
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Winnipeg (Cp
Arthur Neimans
Rosenfield
Man
Toronto Daily Star
Robert H. Saunders
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Progressive- Conservative
Lethbridge
Maritimes
Nova Scotia
St. Thomas
Rivers Gazette
Harold Morrison
Nolte
Namang
Lfe
Organization
F. D. Taylor
Council
Arthur Johnson
Woodpile
Bradwardine
Alexander Bridge
Blanshard
Elton
Leslie F. Buggey
Blanche Moore
Toulon
H. Reginald Varcoe
Pendennis
Edythe Churchill
Keewatin
Grover L. Cole
Gilbert Plains
Mary E. E. Blatchford
Arthur Anderson
Libau
Catherine .Morrow
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