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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1941

Page

8

Rivers School Board Meeting Minutes and Decisions

The Rivers School Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday September 17 at 8 pm with Chairman J T Bowman presiding. Resolutions include approving June minutes paying $80.79, endorsing the principal's June 25 letter, advertising for a bus driver for a new van route, selecting the most advantageous tender, raising van route pay by fifty cents, and notifying the Department of Education about trustees retiring due to ward system abolition. The Sec Treasurer will inform the department that retirement by lot will decide the two vacancies, then the meeting adjourned.

Rivers School J. T. Bowman Dept. of Education Rivers Sec.Treas Lot

Birthday Greetings From The Gazette List

The Gazette offers birthday wishes to residents including Mrs. G. F. Barker of Kamloops and several others with birthdays on the 25th through October 1st. Names appearing include Miss Margaret Mills Muriel Tyerman Basil Bowman Joseph Luchuck Frances Luchuck Alan Wareham Rita Audrey Slevin Shirley Couch Mrs. Sam Beever Miss Lora Wiegand Denis Roberts and Louis Dyer.

G. F. Barker Kamloops B.C Margaret Mills Muriel Tyerman Basil Bowman Joseph Luchuck Frances Luchuck Alan Wareham Rita Audrey Slevin Shirley Couch Sam Beever Lora Wiegand Denis Roberts Louis Dyer

Speaks of Fine Work of War Services Fund

The editor quotes AC2 Phil Charron who joined the RCAF and writes warmly about the war services drive. He thanks donors for recreating rooms and huts at the camp, calling entertainment there the best and noting how some huts could remain after the war. He praises airforce life and wishes luck to Phil and his comrades.

War Services Fund AC2 Phil Charron R.C.A.F War Services

Reduced Rail Fares For Thanksgiving Week End

Special rail fares of single fare and one quarter for the round trip are announced by Osborne Scott, passenger traffic manager of the Canadian National Railways Western Lines, for the Thanksgiving Day week end. The low fare will be available between all stations on the Canadian National Railways in Canada and on sale from October 10 to October 13. Passengers may depart on any train up to midnight October 14, or the first train after if no service that day. Tickets good in coaches, tourist and standard sleepers. Officials expect heavy travel, especially between local points, for the long weekend before Christmas.

Osborne Scott Canadian National Railways Western Lines Canada

Ten Years Ago From the Gazette 1931

Steve Mills returns home from Brandon Hospital after illness. Graham Barker stars on CJRW with marimba, aided by Lloyd Stimers. Mrs Sidebotham of Manchester England leaves after visiting relatives. R B Tivy receives cut glass dishes from Master Mechanic staff before marriage. Sam McLennan sells livery business to Robert and Steve Mills. George Christy near town loses granary and 700 bushels of wheat in a fire.

Graham Barker CJRW Lloyd Stimers Mrs. Sidebotham Manchester England R. B. Tivy Sam McLennan Robert and Steve Mills Geo. Christy

Church Service Times at Roseville Ancrum Rivers

Church notices list morning prayer at 11.00 a.m. at St Matthews Ancrum and evening prayer at 3.00 p.m. at St James Rivers. A Sunday School session is set for 11.00 a.m. with an additional evening prayer at 7.30 p.m. for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity.

Trinity

Words that sustain at United Church service notice

Rev W R Denegh presents Sunday topic Words that sustain based on Job 4 4 at 10 45 a m Pettapiece service 2 30 p m Rivers 7 30 p m Ladies Aid meet Oct 1 3 p m at Mrs Manchul home Pettapiece anniversary Oct 8 fowl supper concert Rivers anniversary Oct 12 Dr J C Evans Brandon College president preaches in Pettapiece duties

W. L. T. Patteson

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Quality Store M.D Cowan J. A. Grummett Brandon Creamery R. Biclow Ivor Johnson Rex Singer Meeting of Rivers School Board J. Taylor the Gazette Brandon Hospital Trail Rangers Church News Church of England In B. Guille United Church Rev. W. R. Denegh Job Moffat The Ladies Aid P. Manchul Frosst Nyal G. M. Setter Wilson Ontario Concord Quinton’s Ste J. W. Hanlon C. W. G. Gibson National Revenue G. F. Elliott
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