Women’s Auxiliary District notes at Rivers meeting
Front Page report covers social absence, Mrs. Rothwell’s wins from The Thing donated by Mrs. Patterson, and a report by Mrs. S Iftody on the Rivers District Convention held in June. July committee plans August meeting, and several members’ holiday travels are noted along with Mrs. R Mack’s recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Fingas
Rothwell
M. Patterson
S. Iftody
Rivers
E. H. Armstrong
Dora Fingas
J. P. Ziprick
Millie Haas
Ontario
USA
John Stealer
Robert Mack
Jensen, Sask
R. Mack
Ancient pastime traced to early history with loaded dice found
Archaeologists note dice gaming dates back to antiquity with Pompeii ruins yielding loaded dice. The discovery underscores long standing popularity of gambling in ancient cultures and reveals craftsmanship in deception.
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Pompeii
Former Dropmore Man Buried At Dauphin
Mr Ferris born in Bruce County Ontario moved west in 1902 farming near McGregor then Shellmouth. He married Anne Oaten in 1913 and lived in Dauphin from 1935. Survived by widow four sons and six daughters including William Arthur Stanley Melvin in Dauphin and several daughters and sons in Winnipeg and Dropmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Bruce County
Ont
McGregor District
Shellmouth
Anne Oaten
Taunton
Somerset
England
Dauphin
William
Arthur
Stanley
Melvin
James Fiett
Angusville
Sam Calvert
Winnipeg
Jack Coles
Melvin McLaughlin
Joyce
Jean
Joseph
Jack
Walter
Dropmore
Visit The Experimental Farm This Summer
Farmers and others are invited to visit the Experimental Farm at Brandon in July and August to review experimental work. Crops livestock bees, weed control, and variety trials stand at stages enabling appraisal. Groups should notify date and size. guides and picnic facilities available. Foot care note stresses proper shoe fitting to prevent bunions corns and ingrown nails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Women’s Institute
Horticultural Societies
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M-M
Frank Clement & Sons
Minneapolis
Forden
Astbury and Son
Smitty’s Restaurant & Grill
Russell
Vancouver
Ea Ee Cor
Smellie Bros. Co
Criskay
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