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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
2
Tenders will be received up to Sept 30 1950 for a two storey house and barn on lots 22 and 23 block 3 in the town of Rivers. The highest bid will not necessarily be accepted.
Mrs. L M Scott of Carnegie announces the engagement of her daughter Arleigh Joy to James R White eldest son of Mr and Mrs W B White of Wheatland The wedding will be held on October 17. Mr James Scott of Rivers thanks friends for visits flowers fruits cards books during his 18 day stay in Brandon hospital and for the doctors nurses and staff care.
The Evening Branch St James W A announce a tea and sale of gift and miscellaneous ecards in the Parish hall on Saturday October 14 from 3 to 5 30 p m.
For sale model T truck in rain condition 35 dollars cash. For sale entire house hold furnishings including refrigerator washing machine electric stove chrome breakfast set. Can be seen after 6 am. Apply H E Harrity 440 Third avenue. For sale one five room cottage and garage. Apply 664 Fourth avenue. For sale 24 ft Schultz house trailer sleeps four hot and cold running water completely fitted out. Apply T E Wright Alexandra hotel. For rent office space Apply Paul Schulze Jewelry Store Phone 156 Rivers.
Bradwardine Maurice Pearce, one of two local lads in the U S precision drill cadets, has returned home. Mr and Mrs J C May, Don na, and Shirley Seater Brandon also came back from a motor trip to Yellowstone Park and the Pacific coast. Mrs A Sharman visited her daughter Mrs Harry Neal. Grades seven and eight pupils organized a hayride to river camping grounds with picnic lunch, games, and a singsong.
Calgary guest J Tait visits George S Seat er. The annual harvest thanksgiving service at St Matthew's Ancrum will be held on Sunday October 8.
Mrs. Lloyd Gilman and her young daughter from Snow Lake recently visited the home of Mrs. G. S. Seater, spending time in the local household.
In Magog Quebec the anti haircut league claims success as the Barbers' Association lowers prices. Effective today haircut rates are 65 cents during the week and 85 cents on Fridays and Saturdays, with the league pleased by the concession.
A United Church of Canada special committee concludes after four years of study that modern society is characterized by materialism and irresponsibility. The report, released in Toronto, criticizes secular values and calls for spiritual renewal within the church and broader community.
London education chief Sir Graham Savage called for top secret discussions with high school principals after reports pupils circulated a communist sponsored world peace petition. The briefing follows concerns over indoctrination in Britain’s schools and aims to block such influence.
Thirty five years ago GTP passenger and freight traffic moved over CPR lines with J E Mitchell general foreman posted to Minne sota.
Twenty years ago goods valued up to 100 were stolen from J. J. Thomson's general store in Bradwardine. Ten years ago Arthur Johnson grew scarlet runner beans ten inches long. Fifteen years ago Ethel Blatchford and Pte Herbert Watkins, Canadian navy brothers, arrived from different zones the same day. Six municipal bodies considered taking over No 1 CNS hospital. Pte John Beltz, a prisoner of war, was returning home after release. Married Violet Hain to Bruce Wetherall at Rivers.
The report notes a serious shortage amid fine weather and mentions a fatal crash in Villefranche sur Cher France where a train hit an automobile due to a signaling fault. It also covers Switzerland planning 650 tanks at 112 million dollars, a world wool price record at Brisbane, Ontario farm crops, and Canada’s brigade training under Brig. John M. Rockingham.
Official figures show Pakistan exported 1,240,000 bales of cotton in the year ending Aug 31, up from 790,000 bales the prior 12 months. Hong Kong bought 250,000 bales as the largest customer. In a separate report, the French interior ministry announced 266 foreign communists were arrested Sept 7 for deportation, with 65 expelled to Corsica and 86 to Algeria as others chose expulsion over eastern Europe, sent to East Germany.
Bodies of five men were found in a stream near Manila with authorities speculating they may be Santiago Villanueva the mayor of Santiago Villanueva and his bodyguard who vanished last week. Hukbalahap guerrillas were believed responsible.
East and West Germany have virtually agreed on a large scale exchange of electric power water and gas a West German spokesman said yesterday the plan would involve 12 frontier points and Berlin Berlin’s public utilities were cut off from normal supply sources by the city’s division into occupation sectors
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