Ten Year Anecdotes and Local Notices From The Gazette
Ten years ago on September 12 1935 work began on a new post office here Miss Muriel Parker bride elect received a miscellaneous shower William Rouse aged 64 a Bradward district pioneer died in Weandes hospital Fifteen years ago No issue of The Gazette Twenty years ago September 10 1925 chair members of the United States wore gowns J E Thompson installs an all glass front in his showroom Second Rivers golf club tournament yielded O S Hober Nes Grummatt led Best scores The cyclone tale and church notices conclude with remarks on ministers and a quip about newspaper men and truth from a rivers area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sehutes
J.E. Thompson
Fragmentary verse hints at praise of a woman
The text contains partial lines admiring a lady’s beauty with phrases about her figure and eyes, plus stray fragments and garbled words. It reads like a handwritten poem excerpt with uncertain surrounding context and author name.
Man of RCMR Remembers Wartime Seafaring Tales
Tel To Jack Hanlon RCNR recalls wartime service aboard the Mount Royal, dropping depth charges on subs, exchanging Christmas greetings with refugee children at sea, and a stormy Atlantic ordeal. He toured British West Indies Belfast Paisparg Castle, and found pride in Rivers roots, returning to clerking at the CNR depot.
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Mid- Atlantic
Jack Hanlon
RCNR
Mount Royal
English Channel
Jack
Canada
British West Indies
Bermuda
Bahamas
Welcome Home: Small Town Delivers Big Canada Return
Returning service personnel praised Rivers Rapid City Rehabilitation Committee for a grand welcome. Four trainloads arrived in the past week, totaling 941 people. Two air force veterans reported leaving Canada in 1938 to join the Royal Air Force, their first return in over seven years.
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Canada
Rivers Rapid City Rehabilitation Committee
Air Force
Royal Air Force
Mutual Aid Supplies Fueled Pacific War Efforts
Canada contributed heavily to the Pacific War through mutual aid supplies sent to Australia and New Zealand, reinforcing Allied logistics and wartime cooperation during hostilities in the region.
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Rivers and District Committees Plan Clothing Drive
Local committees met at the United church annex to organize the National Clothing Collection for liberated countries. Mrs B J D Ellis was named Rivers district chairwoman. Collected garments will be shipped overseas to aid war victims in European nations. The drive begins next month.
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United Church
National Clothing Collection
Salvation Army Home Front Appeal Under Way Across Canada
The Salvation Army opened its national home front appeal for 1.6 million dollars across Canada to fund next year’s work. Separate appeals will be held in Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Vancouver and Victoria. Air Marshal W A VC chairs the national advisory board.
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Salvation Army Home Front
Canada
Salvation Army
National Home Front
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Victoria
Air Marshal
W. A. VC
The
The Grant and Keller building through many lives
The old red Second Avenue building once housed Grant and Keller Groceries and later served as a residence. It drew morbid curiosity from locals who glimpsed a corpse on the dining room table. The Anglican church bought it in the 1920s, moved and rebuilt it as a parish hall, and during World War II it again became partly residential before returning to parish use.
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Second Avenue
Main Street
Grant & Keller—Groceries
Anglican Church
Fourth and
Columbia
Rivers
Rivers-Born Boy Wins Isbister Scholarship
Donald Rea, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Rea of Portage la Prairie and formerly of Rivers, won a first Isbister scholarship for district six. The award for Grade 11 students totals 50 dollars cash plus 105 dollars in tuition fees, announced by the University of Manitoba. The province has nine districts, eight outside Winnipeg.
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Donald Rea
Hugh Rea
Portage la Prairie
Rivers
University of Manitoba
The
Province
Winnipeg
Isbister
Four Star theatre owner buys home on Third avenue
Clifford Musgrove proprietor of the Four Star theatre has purchased the home of P Le moine on Third avenue. An apology said to come from the heart will keep most troubles from coming to ahead.
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Clifford Musgrove
Four Star Theatre
P. Lemoine
Third Avenue
Storms Ravage Towns With Roof Loss And Burned Crops
Heavy rains and gale like winds ripped through the district last Thursday in Toas Sepyenses area. Barns twisted and at least one roof lifed. Crops flattened as heat preceded the storm. Harvest operations halted and auto travel became impossible. A further heavy downpour on Sunday cloaked fields, delaying any early resumption of work.
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Elesteig
Aginer
Husbands Return From Overseas Service in Ceneda District
Mrs. M Emalle Mrs Cecil Miles and Mrs Herbert Watkins of Bradwardine report their husbands have returned to Canada from three years overseas service. C A McRee has also returned to the district after active duty. Local families celebrate reunion with gladness in Ceneda area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Emalle
Cecil Miles
Herbert Watkins
Bradwardine
Canada
J. A. MccRee
Winnipeg
McRae
Ehiare Best
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Muriel Parker
William Rouse
Bradward
Dime District
Weandes Hoapital
the Gazette
St. James
Roseville
Arch of
Rupert's Land
Prim of
Church of England
Jim Files
Miniota
Hugh McKay
H. B. Duckworth
Presbyterian Church
Wot
Hi. Barker
RCMR
J. W. Hanlon
Christmas At
Sea
White
Newfounland
High Seas
8 Companion
Mount Boys
British Isles
Paisparg Castle
16Th
Belfast
Joe Hanlon
Red Cross
CNR
Army
Navy
RCAF
D. War Brides
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Zhukov
End
General de Lattre de Tassigny
Berlin
Germany
B. J. D. Ellis
Rivers District
E. E. Grant
Ceneda
Repats Graduate
Bern
Dol Farmer
Sid Cpprochete
Woah
Len Davion
Annem Ee Ivers Meat Ees
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