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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
4
A local suggestion calls for widespread park development to honor fallen war heroes and beautify Rivers. While critics doubt a site, advocates cite prairie blocks as productive with shrubs and trees. A Rivers park could follow proven planting methods from the Indian Head nursery.
A sequence of birthday acknowledgments lists names and dates from October 26 to November 1 including Brandon Cousins W A Champnes and Mre J H Barker in Rapid City Portage la Prairie and Edmonton with mentions of Thomas Brown Mervin Dyer William Harman and William Stevenson overseas plus Elaine Sargent and a closing line about warm hearts and hot heads.
A Rivers area park proposal advances as residents and the Rivers-for district work toward a living memorial. The plan, timed with Arbor Day preparations, aims to create a designated green space reflecting community memory and local ties.
ims W. Audet of Rivers hosted a party at J. Hanlon’s home for about 35 friends the eve before his departure to Winnipeg. E. E. Grant voiced regret while others praised him more highly. A travelling kit was presented and Audet said he would visit Rivers often. Mrs. Audet will join later.
Mrs G L Johnston hosted sisters and brothers in law Mr and Mrs G Crookshanks of Hillcrest Alta and Mr and Mrs A Smith Crystal City. Mrs Ford Richardson from Kenora Ont stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs T Nevill. Fifteen parcels of clothing were packed for overseas shipment. Mary and Jimmy McAuley of Brandon spent the weekend at home.
A new six weeks course in agriculture for war veterans with farming experience is announced by Ian A. Mackenzie minister of veteran affairs at the University of Manitoba. The first session begins November 5 1945 with subsequent sessions from January to April as demand dictates. Veterans eligible for full time farming under the veterans land act or awaiting qualification may obtain details from regional offices or the district office in Winnipeg. Other veterans should contact the supervisor of training department of veteran affairs Winnipeg.
Canon Norris of Brandon will preach at harvest thanksgiving services in St James church on Sunday October 28.
H. G. Franklin, editor and publisher of the Roland News for 27 years, issued his last edition on Oct. 18. Roland lies 66 miles southwest of Winnipeg, with a population of about 400. The News began publication in 1896.
Sunday services at St Matthew Ancrum and St James Rivers feature special preacher Rev Canon I A Norris of Brandon on Oct 28 with Holy Communion on the first Sunday and Sabbath School at 11 a.m. local times. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands sits on the throne after King William III’s 1890 death and 1901 marriage to Henry Frederick duke of Mecklenburg-Scherin.
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