Consdion Press Quick Glances Highlights
Yorkton gardener Walter Boucher reports Vataishe fruit looted Sparta plum tree after one year of growth. The fragment mentions Edmonton Tuktoyak shore and Northwest Territories sale notices for homes near Rivers. A donation of 241 dollars to the Red Cross via northern outpost box is noted, plus a waistband tea fundraiser in Whitemouth for hospital funds. A St John’s council juke box complaint lacks jurisdiction, and alfalfa’s Persian history is touched on.
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Yorkton
Sask
Walter Boucher
Vataishe
Sparta
Red Cross
St. John's
Mid
Local notices and travel plans from Rivers Canada
In Foun and Out Miss Margaret Mills RN left Monday for Trenton Ontario to join as nursing sister for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Mrs John Moore of Hartney a missionary from Japan will guest speak at United Church meeting Tuesday Sept 25 at 5 10. Lac Gordon Hunt and Mrs Hunt and family depart for England for two to five years. Girls ages 10 to 21 may join Rivers sewing duty by sending mime to Mrs G M Henderson. H E Jones posted to North Bay Ontario with Mrs Jones and three children. Mrs H G M Colpitts and two sons arrived from Kingston Ontario staying at Alexandra hotel. Colpitts wife of Group Captain Colpitts to take over CJATC command from Group Captain P A Gilchrist DFC in mid October. He is currently stationed at Kingston.
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Margaret Mills
Trenton
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
John Moore
Hartney
Japan
Wes T Bank
United Church
G. M. Henderson
H. E. Jones
Air School
North Bay
H. G. M. Colpitts
Kingston
Alexandra Hotel
Newsmen Elect Morden Publisher as CWNA President
R. E. Evans publisher of the Morden Times was elected president of the Manitoba division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at the 32nd annual Brandon convention. He succeeds N. S. McLean of Elmwood Herald. First vice president is F. R. Manning of the Reston Recorder, second vice president A. H. Leech of the St. Vital Lance. A. W. Hanks, CWNA president, was re appointed managing secretary of the Manitoba division for a 14th year.
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R. 3. Evans
Morden Times
Manitoba
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Brandon
N. S. McLean
Elmwood Herald
F. R. Manning
Reston Recorder
A. H. Leech
St. Vital Lance
A. W. Hanks
Dominion Association
CWNA
More Names Added to Telephone List Report
A few changes and one or two additions are reported by Mrs Hall, chief operator here. They include Clubb George 801-22 National Grain elev Rivers Drycleaners, Roberts Alex, and Thompson W. G. 184.
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Hall
Clubb
George
Drycleaners
Roberts
Alex
Thompson
W. G
Newsmen’s Convention on State Power and Press Freedom
The convention speaker condemns paternal government and rising state dependence. He cites a senate committee warning that growing state power could erode democracy or threaten free citizens. He urges newspapers to defend individualism against bureaucratic control.
Mrs Le Hays Visits Neice At Harding Home
Mrs Le Hays visits her niece Mrs A McRae in Harding with Elaine Seater and Gordon Cook from Winnipes. They have been visiting the Seaters, Mr and Mrs George Seater, at their home.
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le Hays
Neice
A McRae
Harding
Elaine Seater
Gordon Cook
Winnipes
Mr. and
George Seater
Potatoes weighed 12 1/2 pounds crop record noted
A 1940s item mentions J R Shanks growing nine potatoes weighing 12 1/2 pounds total. It also notes a 25 year retrospective on federal campaign results and a station field day at No 1 CNS attracting hundreds. The death of William Paddock in Winnipeg and historic Daly municipality ties are recorded alongside ration book distributions in Rivers Bradwardine and Wheatland.
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CNS
Winnipegasis
William Paddock
Daly Municipality
Rivers
Bradwardine
Wheatland
Nomination Day Scheduled in Rivers and Daly Areas
Nomination day falls on Tuesday October 9 in Rivers and Daly municipalities. Rivers calls for a mayor and three councillors while the Rivers consolidated school district lists two trustees for Rivers and two for the rural. In the rural wards nominations will be for a reeve and councilors for wards one four and six.
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Rivers
Daly
Rivers Consolidated School District
Birth announcements from Forman's nursing home
CISCO welcomes a daughter to Gerald and Wheatland on August 27 1951. LEPP greets a daughter to J and Mrs Lepp on September 1 1951. CONNOLLY adds a daughter to Cpt P and Mrs Connolly of New Sarum on September 3 1951. ROY welcomes a daughter to Capt P and Mrs Roy of New Sarum on September 12 1951. STECKLER welcomes a daughter to J and Mrs Steckler of Wheatland on September 18 1951.
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Cisco
Gerald Cisco
Wheatland
Lepp
J. Lepp
Connolly
Cpt
New Sarum
Roy
Steckler
J. Steckler
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Edmonton
Prom Tuktoyak
Arctic Ocean
Northwest Territories
Robert Snowdon
Whitemouth
Whitemouth Hospital
THE
Rivers Gazette
Moncton
N.B
Bay of Fundy
Avliks Bakery
Phome
Man
Johnson & Johnson
Dex Ge
Rivers Man
Sarum
Prate Piums
Jim Rous
Lac Gordon Hunt
Morden
Newsmen’s Convention
McCartney
Senate
Speaker
Tips Rivere Gazer
J. R Shanks
Tnal
Forke
Beaubier
Forman’s Nursing Home
Eee
Smiley Burnette
Rufe Davis
Erdie Peabody
Mexico
Melody Ranch
Arana
Sponsored By
Brandon Lions Club
P.O. Bos
Sisson
Ray Station
CIKX
Gene Autry
Booker
Delco Pairbanks
Morse General Electric
General Motors
Sherwin-Williams
McKenzie’s United Store
Gew
McIntosh Reds
Ontario
Concord
Libby
Metcalfe
Matehes — Chateau
Lépton
Bcmintosh
Fenesi Ullal
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