Weekend events heat up as Rex tops show other fairs
The coming Saturday night marks a hectic end to September with a light horse show and fall fair downtown. Kiwanians bustle about while apple cores litter the streets amid autumn humor. The Rex tops the four day theatre run as locals joke about the rest room for ladies and a broken front door lock is fixed. Former Rivers resident Lucy McConaghy joins the RCAF now stationed at Whitehorse after time with Frt.Sgt J. Y. Fleming.
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Rivers
Lucy McConaghy
RCAF
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Frt
J. Y. Fleming
St. Hubert
Que
Whitehorse
Newsmen Stop in Rivers on Return to U S
One hundred American newspaper men and women aboard a seven coach Southern Pacific special train spent about half an hour in Rivers on Saturday afternoon. The party from the Buffalo Evening News traveled westward by rail to Winnipeg and then by boat to Victoria and Vancouver, praising Canada’s scenic mountains and prairies.
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Buffalo Evening News
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Winnipeg
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Victoria
Vancouver
Canada
Prairies
Bradt couple to reside in Portage la Prairie
After forty two years in Rivers the Bradt family will relocate to Portage la Prairie. Mr A B Bradt, once a railroader between Winnipeg and Edmonton, retired ill nearly three years ago. Mrs Bradt active in United Church ladies aid Rebekah lodge and L A Canadian Legion. They have six children scattered across Calgary Flin Flon Windsor Portage Saskatoon. A Brandon Sun note says a pastor resigned to run a filling station to better meet his congregation.
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Rivers
A. B. Bradt
Canadian Legion
Portage la Prairie
Tom
Calgary
Fred
Robert
Flin Flon
Inez) Coxon
Windsor
Ont
Verna) Vining
Elien) Armitage
Saskatoon
Brandon Sun
Squealers at Fall Fair Offer Greased Pig Catch
At the fall fair a stunt event features greased pigs for an open race. Six pigs, three each evening, are up for grabs with contestants trying to pin and carry the pig to the finish line. Entries open via Don McFadden by 8:00 p.m. Friday for ages 12 to 17 and by 8:00 p.m. Saturday for ages 18 to 80.
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Don McFadden
Early Rivers Visitor Ties Rail Careers After Winnipeg Funeral
R. D. Britton of Burnaby British Columbia, an early Rivers resident, visited briefly this week while returning from Winnipeg where he attended the funeral of Walter Alexander, 65, another former Rivers railroader who began his career there.
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R. D. Britton
Burnaby
B. C
Rivers
Winnipeg
Walter Alexander
Edmonton Gateway to Alaska and the Great North
A compact history of Edmonton from gold rush isolation to wartime boom. It traces northern migration, the rise of social welfare under the Social Credit era, and Canada's wartime expansion. The city grows as Alaska’s gateway, lured by money and strategic needs, then faces intensified postwar challenges.
Longest Train in CN History Attracted Hundreds Here
The Canadian National test run drew swarms as 185 cars rolled into Rivers on Sunday evening two blocks past the depot. The 6,407 tons of cars included 14 loaded units as Nos. 9082 and S080 were inspected amid hotbox delays and a missing brake man. Engineers McPhail and Backman led the westbound phase, with Transcona origin at 5:20 a.m. and arrival at Rivers by five p.m. The lengthy train, about one and two thirds miles, was reduced to 97 cars on the next division toward Melville due to gradients, under master mechanic supervision with a combination coach aboard.
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Transcona
Fred Howe
H. Robinson
Rivers
Robinson
Canadian National
Melville
McPhail
E. Backman
Ag Minister to Open Show Friday Evening
The two day light horse show and fall fair will be officially opened Friday evening at 8:00 by Hon. F. C. Bell provincial minister of agriculture. Word to this effect was received here Wednesday morning.
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F. C. Bell
Dedication of Plaque at United Church for Martin Family
A Sunday 7 p.m. service at United Church will dedicate a plaque and pulpit hymnary in memory of Rev Samuel A. Martin and his wife Nettie A. Martin. The Rivers minister, known as the man who put the church in Churchill, served from 1921 to 1925 and later founded the Churchill church.
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Rivers
Nettie A. Martin
United Church
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Churchill
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Hudson Bay
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Martins
Oregon
Rivers Church
Samuel
Nettie Martin
Malcolm Stewart Martin
Wallace James Martin
Margaret Martin
Winnipeg
J. A. McKenzie
Mr. Martin
Fred W. McNally
F.M
Canadian band to perform at arena show
The band of the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre will perform at the arena on Friday during the light horse show and fall fair. The appearance is by permission of Air Cmdr. J G Kerr CBE AFC CD air officer commanding tactical or group.
Harvest Festivals and Anniversary Services Featured at Churches
Harvest thanksgiving services were held across Rivers district on Sunday. Roseville Mission Church saw a large morning gathering while Ancium Church overflowed with attendees for an afternoon service and special music. St James Rivers hosted evening music and the churches were decorated with fruit and flowers. Rev. W. G. Chapman led services, with Tarbolton holding afternoon and evening anniversary services conducted by Rev. Fred McNally, both well attended.
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Rivers
Roseville
Tarbolton
Fred McNally
The Couple Revisits Youthful Scene At Dangerous Corner
A couple visits a place from their youth. The woman points to the corner where he used to wait. The meek husband notes a sign reading Dangerous Corner and remarks the notice was not there before.
Stormy wind strips man in garage underclothes
A man outside Bradwar Dine Way during a recent storm saw his upper sleeping garment blow off its hanger and the lower portion drag through the mud. The gusts created a comical scene as the clothing separated and flapped in the wind.
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Bradwardine Way
Coffer-Contributors Donate Funds After Disturbance Referrals
Civic coffers were filled as three people were fined for disturbances and a fourth jailed on a vagrancy count. A woman was ordered to leave and a man, claiming Nova Scotia roots, cited Brandon as a vagrant stopover in Manitoba. A charity visitor to Rivers homes was expelled.
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W. T. Dyer
Treasury
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Brandon
Rivers
Eskimo Trappers Target White Fox Catch
Eskimo trappers focus on catching the white fox as the main prey, highlighting regional hunting patterns and seasonal wildlife management practices.
Rivers Man Among Several Back From Korea
Of 11 soldiers returning to Manitoba and northwestern Ontario last week one was a Rivers man Pte. O B Freeman 54 Topham Dr CJATC Member of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery his only unit companion was Gnr J A Fraser of Brandon Others reside at various Manitoba points and one in Ontario
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Manitoba
Ontario
Rivers
Pte
O. B. Freeman
Topham Dr
CJATC
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Gnr
J. A. Fraser
Brandon
Onario
Brooke School Re-opens Amid Polio Outbreak
Polio continues to affect the airport area with four new cases reported last week. Brooke school reopened Tuesday as all classes except kindergarten resumed after health officials opted against further delays. A total of 25 cases this year includes three children and one adult from the armed forces, all moved to Winnipeg. A Rivers to airport bus now serves pupils, replacing taxis.
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Brooke School
Department of Health
Winnipeg
Rivers
Banded Washington Mallard Shot in Lothair District
A mallard shot Friday by William Wareham in the Lothair district turned out to be banded. The band showed the duck originated from Washington, D.C., indicating a long travel distance.
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William Wareham
Washington, D.C
Lothair
Canada’s Population Projection in Twenty Years
At present growth rate, Canada’s population is expected to reach 20,000,000 in twenty years. The forecast assumes current trends continue and highlights the long term demographic outlook.
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