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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
4
In Rivers during the Spanish influenza crisis a Gazette editorial laments widespread gambling and calls for decency. It condemns a few individuals profiting from the vice and urges citizens to uphold Canadian ideals, prevent recurrence, and discuss the issue publicly.
Local notes mention nurse Schwalm visiting her ill brother Dr Schwalm in Winnipeg. Knox Church plans anniversary services on Sunday November 24. Influenza keeps locals home with few travelers. Redross ladies prepare Christmas boxes for boys overseas. October 31 marks National Fish Day to showcase Canada’s sea wealth and counter meat preference.
Town notes report residents wearing masks for a Halloween period. John and Melville Woods from Regina visit parents. Frank Niddery, famed G. T. P. railway conductor, has died, known and liked by many in Rivers. Churches seek lifting of Sunday service ban for notices from ministers. The Hailor seeks correspondence from Rivers and surrounding district.
Mr J M Rosevear named General Auditor with Montreal headquarters after a long GTR career from clerk in 1897 to Auditor of Disbursements in 1908. Following his promotion Acting Auditor J F Aitchison takes over Disbursements duties, with Trunk operations centered in London Ontario and Montreal.
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