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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
1
A brief devotional verse proposes daily acts of kindness and strength. It urges sharing another’s grief, helping the faltering, cheering sorrow, and praying with others, reminding that tomorrow has no turning back. The speaker invites personal reform on the road of life.
The Large Area By law vote held Thursday April 11 1946 covered Roblin Village Shell River Hillsburg and portions of Boulton and Shellmouth. The measure failed according to election results summarized in the report.
The Roblin village council meets April 3 1946 with Mayor G Kelso presiding and all councillors present. Minutes from March 6 read and adopted. Accounts approved for payment. Building permits granted to Thomas Kelso for an extension to the present building on Lot 2 Block 2 Plan 352 valued at 3000 and to Frank C Newton to build on Lot 20.
A municipal meeting lists permits for W H Gamey to extend a building valued at 500 dollars, Fred Starr to build valued at 2 500, and a group of licenses for tobacco retailers. It also notes weed inspector Wm Cox 1946, property tax arrears cancellation, a 50 dollar hospital fund grant, old age pension approval for Mary Tkachuk, and adjournment to May 1 1946 at 8 pm.
Reeve Clarke chaired the Shell River council meeting with all councillors present. Motions include passing last meeting minutes, ordering one W Speed Motor Patrol from Allis Chalmers at 2575 F.O.B. Winnipeg, possible John Hay operator hire if a Power Patrol is secured, and granting grazing lease to John Wylychenko for south portion of S W 26 28 28 at 12 yearly. Local work rates set by motion.
The Hillsburg council met April 3 1946 with Reeve Sorbo presiding. Minutes of prior meeting were approved and bylaw 191 transferring part of northwest quarter to Jacob Waggoner, and bylaw 192 transferring part to Win Edels, were discussed. Pension for Anna Bogucki was recommended and road pay rates set. various accounts were approved and the meeting adjourned.
The record lists hourly and daily rates for labor and equipment including man at 40 cents per hour and foreman at 60 cents per hour. It notes a proposed purchase from Mr I R Beattie for one acre at 20 dollars per acre for nuisance ground for Makaroff townsite. Additional items include road machinery expenses and the meeting adjournment.
Quotation styled note attributes Socrates and Zimmerman to contentment over luxury. It asserts happiness arises from appreciating what one has and minimizing desires, with a Zimmermann attribution stressing that little wants bring sufficiency.
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