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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1941
Page
1
The notices list Harvest Thanksgiving schedules at Roseville St Matthews at 11.00 am Ancream St James Rivers Sunday School 2.00 pm and Harvest Thanksgiving at 7.30 pm with St James in Rivers. Church of England in Canada announcements reflect local parish timings and locations.
Rev W R Denegh invites parents and friends to a Rivers Sunday School Rally at 11 am with an evening service at Hivers. The program promises an interesting series and highlights The Church Centred School in the Christ Centred Church.
A major feature at the Four Star Theatre this week stars Charlie Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie and Henry Darrell in The Great Dictator with two showings nightly at 7:30 and 9:15. Patrons are urged to arrive early due to film length and seating. The Gazette plans a district enlistment list and requests families to submit names at the newspaper office.
Local brief recounts a Winnipeg visitor Rev I C Guille and Miss Evelyn Archer visiting relatives in Brandon area. Mentions improved health of Phyllis Dyer after Bran don Hospital operation. RAF Saskatoon? Calgary based David Emslie visits Winnipeg Portage la Prairie and Rapid City. J A McKenzie Rev W R Donagh drive students to Winnipeg for university studies. District fruit farming at Pendennis praised. RAF War Services club draw winners corrected with two omitted names.
J McG Stewart Coal Administrator urges Canadians to buy and store coal now to enable increased munition shipments this winter. Rail traffic is rising and after October munitions output will take precedence, risking shortages if coal is delayed.
The Montreal Star depicts an average wife in light hearted terms noting she marries at 24 and spends years cooking washing and gossiping. It catalogs her feats and follies including beauty costs, matinees, hats and dresses while highlighting her attempts to reform her husband and the occasional wish to marry someone else.
The Dominions are independent states with equal political rights to Britain. They have no proprietary rights or governance by Britain and surrendered no control. Their constitutional position was defined in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster. They do not have to enter wars Britain does not dictate.
Britain does not collect taxes from the Dominions and Dominions owe no taxes to Great Britain. The states united in the British Commonwealth such as Canada and Australia are completely free under a shared allegiance.
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