Rivers War Memorial Unveiled Amid Community Celebrations
The Rivers town page recalls a June 12 unveiling of a war memorial by Major General Ketchen, drawing 3 000 people in a parade led by the RCMP and veterans. Earlier, May weddings and local scenes contrasted with wartime restraint and ongoing community events. Memorial and anniversary plans followed as happier notes surfaced with weddings and a 60th Confederate anniversary parade.
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Rivers War Memorial
Ketchen, C.0
R.c.msp
Daly and
Rivers
Vancouver ties and Anglican crisis in a single column
Miss Helen Wedderburn returns to Vancouver after visiting relatives in the district. Albert Stamp family go home to Port Arthur after visiting her father John Thomson. Josiah Kennedy visits Emerson Wolfe home. Bishop Cyril Garbett urges a Christian revival in Westminster Abbey amid atomic age fears. War on the house fly urged to protect health as hot weather arrives.
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Helen Wedderburn
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Albert Stamp
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John Thomson
London
Chatham Daily News
Beverage rooms should reflect decency not stigma
The writer argues beverage rooms deserve respect and sensible regulation. Society’s expectations shape behavior, and rooms reflect those norms. Denigrating regulation fosters civility and invites patrons to act their best.
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Peterborough
Wes
Cards of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Angus McDonald
Mr and Mrs Angus McDonald express gratitude to all who remembered Wesley with fruit flowers and other expressions of sympathy during his illness and hospital stay.
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Angus McDonald
Wesley
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