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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
1
Roblin council minutes from April 5 show Reeve Diamond presiding with full council. Tax reductions, by laws, school district estimates, road diversions, and various payments approved. next meeting set for May 4.
Hillsburg minutes from Roblin meeting on April 6 show Reeve M Skomorowsky and councillors Pronyk Hojonocki Holunga Bomak debating 1950 assessment roll adoption, road funding split with Public Works, fence work by John Perchaluk at 20 cents per post, and inquiries into Bang disease and a Roblin cheese factory. Also lists accounts for payment to Manitoba Tel, Roblin Hospital, Beaver Lumber, and others.
The passage evokes an imminent political season with election voters inundated by pamphlets and fierce accusations. It describes the public as being flooded by political messaging and the drums of campaigning, signaling a tense period ahead.
Roblin United Church marks Good Friday with two services. At 11 a.m. a devotion led by the minister quotes Were you there when they crucified my Lord. Hymns include Beneath the Cross of Jesus There is a Green Hill Far Away and when I survey the Wondrous Cross. At 8 p.m. the 16 mm film Golgotha Life of Christ based on Oberammergau and Freiburg Passion Plays will be shown with English dialogue and sound. An offering for Missionary work is invited.
Knox United Church choir directed by Douglas R. Watson with Mrs. G Fisher at the organ will present the Cantata The Cross of Redemption on Easter Sunday at 7 p.m. Soloists include Don Kines Bette Kelso Mr. Watson and Mrs. A. T. Kines. The minister will speak on the Life Everlasting from Our Living Faith. Hymns include Jesus Christ is Risen Today Crown Him with Many Crowns and Rejoice the Lord is King.
Trustees of Goose Lake School District meet to approve van driver tenders and set driving rules for school transportation. Memos note 399 total students, 86.76 percent attendance, and planned Easter recess. Special session scheduled for April 14 to finalize matters.
Reports indicate seeding is starting in various parts of the district this week. Jim Kerswell of Makaroff worked the land on Monday April 4 marking a record. Weather remains unsettled with a local weekly noting Manitoba as the banana belt. A few spring rains would be welcomed.
Goose Lake Collegiate hosts drama night in the school auditorium on April 28 and 29. The program includes plays choral selections and dances with several pieces set for the Dauphin festival in May. Tickets are available from high school students.
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