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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1950
Page
2
Tenders for the purchase of a four wheel trailer with suitable box to accommodate fire hose will be received by the Town of Rivers up to Saturday Oct 28 1950. Specifications may be obtained at the Municipal Office. W T Dyer Sec Treas Oct 19 26.
E C Smith and G L Davies express sincere thanks to ratepayers who supported them in the Daly municipality reeve election held Friday last. The notices acknowledge electoral support and extend gratitude to the electors.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion will host a Poppy Day tea and sale at Ukrainian hall on Saturday November 11 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Oct 19 26 Nov 2 9. Friendship Rebekah lodge No 27 plans a tea and home cooking sale at Ukrainian hall Saturday Oct 28 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tea 35c. Halloween masquerade party and dance at Bradwardine Community Hall October 31 1950 featuring the Swing-Tones orchestra with prizes games and costume judging. Proceeds go to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Tickets with costume 50c without 75c. All welcome. Oct 12 26.
Housewives urged to hire Elizabeth Pringle to bake a Christmas cake at home and enter Scotch shortbread, with first prize at the Red Deer exhibition 1947 48 49 noted. A separate ad seeks a load of hay or flax straw for plumbing, and a T-20 International tractor with new tracks for sale via Bridgeman Motors Oak River.
A river side baptism, nine threshing crews on Wheatland plains, deaths of H A Walker and James Ward, transport of P S Sproule, and multiple marriages and relocations across Brandon Rivers and Winnipeg. Also notes of an LOBA contest, a flight training rush from Trenton, and longtime Wheatland pioneer Stephen Howard moving to Winnipeg.
A local social event drew guests from Harding and Kentun Amuty Hall for a Saturday dance night.
Tarbolton church observed an anniversary service Sunday led by Prof. Walter Dinsdale of Brandon who also performed vocal and instrumental solos with Mrs. Dinsdale as accompanist. Mrs. Rey Brown of Brampton visited Mr. and Mrs. H. Wood. Ladies group met at Mrs. John Ramsey’s home to plan a November entertainment. Mr. L. Sibbald and Mrs. Sibbald of Detroit visited local relatives.
Birth notices record three newborns from Forman's nursing home on dates in 1950 and 1960. Garnet Murray and wife welcomed Brian Lee, Alvin and Beverly Lowe named Beverley Maxine, and Gordon Brown and wife welcomed Randall Gordon.
Readers praise The Monitor as carefully edited and essential for global and local news. The letter includes an offer coupon for a 26 issue introductory subscription for $1, addressed to Christian Science Monitor, One Norway Street, Boston, MA, with fields for name address city zone and state.
Mrs William Graham Jr suffered bruises and was shaken after a fall in her residence while attempting to hang a curtain. In Brandon district, attendees at the British cattle sale last Saturday included Mr James Houston, Thomas Gerrard, William Myles, and Donald Crawford.
Castlegar Castle News notes cars park with no regard to others as ten vehicles occupy space that would fit nineteen. Williams Lake Tribune taunts editors as faultless but doubts any editor has lived up to perfection, poking fun at editorial idealism.
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