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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
5
The Red Cross appeals for contributions to pack Christmas boxes for troops overseas. Items sought include cigarettes lighters gum shoe laces shaving cream and other articles or cash donations for gifts and postage. Donations due by November 1st. Committee: Mrs B J D Ellis Mrs R B Lee and Mrs J A McKenzie.
The Daly church held its annual concert and supper on Thursday evening with a packed house. Flight Lieutenant R Frayne gave an address and provided humor, while a strong program featured readings, violin and vocal solos, accordion, and instrumental pieces by Dawn Radcliffe Annie Weins Beth Offen Billy Radcliffe and Tex Wilkinson. Daly ladies offered a hearty lunch to end a happy evening.
Advertisement seeking a man to handle a Rawleigh route in Winnipeg Canada. Permanent position for a hustler with interest in distribution. write Rawleigh's Dept No WG-266-103-J for particulars.
Mrs Shoemaker of Moose Jaw Sask visits her brother in law Mr W Graham and J Graham of Victoria has returned home. Miss Jean Johnstone of Winnipeg visits Mrs E G Chapman. Mr and Mrs T J Ellis vacation in Alberta and western points. R Jackson of Glen Ewen takes Mr Ellis place at the CPR for two weeks. Bill Dowland Jr visits Winnipeg for the wedding of Earl Johnston and Miss Gladys Richie of Oakner. Harry Neal of the RCAF returns to Manitoba stationed in Brandon. Red Cross supplies shipped include quilts towels mitts and sweaters. Mr and Mrs Geo Seater visit Birtle and Russell. Rose Presnack travels toward Grandview. Mrs F Bankart of Calgary visits her parents. Geo Moir and family Tilston with Mrs T Wilson Lenore visit Geo Bray. E R Campion of Belleview visits Mrs White and Mrs Bray. Murray Bray has begun training in Brandon. Miss Hazel Angus of Oakner visits Mrs O C Harvey.
Sunday guests at Mr and Mrs John Baily included Foster Baily and family from Cromer Albert Baily and Eleanor from Bradwardine Mrs Hays from Bradwardine and Mr C Hunt er of Oak River Also Mrs C C Harvey visited Mr and Mrs John Ramsey of Oak River over the weekend
In Charlottetown thirty years ago P E I imported skunks to boost fur. The plan failed but the animals thrived. Now the provincial government pays a fifty cent bounty per skunk snout to curb the pole cat invasion, per the Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways.
Finance Minister J. L Isley announces drastic wartime limits on instalment buying and credit to marshal money materials and manpower for the common cause. Down payments rise to one third, autos require fifty percent, repay within twelve to eighteen months as prices are curbed to prevent inflation and free up goods for war production.
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