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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
2
Wesley Maguire is on the sick list and hoped to recover soon. Mrs. Radford Sr and Mrs. Kirkbride have returned home to Silverwood after visiting relatives in the iRoblin district.
The United Church holds a Saturday afternoon meeting at 3 p.m. to discuss plans for a student preacher. A well attended baby shower for the Mulray triplet occurred at Mrs. Fred Earhardt's home. A public health nurse supervised a well baby clinic in the hall, with many families visiting. Mrs. William Ross died at Lenore Manitoba on the 12th and is buried at Kinsmore cemetery. condolences are extended to her family. An April 25 entertainment and dance is announced with Kamsack Collegiate plays and a large orchestra present. A construction crew arrived to build a new pool elevator.
Patrick Sloan died Saturday afternoon after collapsing on Main Street. He was 86, lived in the district over forty years, born near Ottawa, formerly from Mine Centre Ontario. Funeral at United Church Tuesday with Rev. C Simpson officiating. interment Union Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. wife predeceased him. three stepchildren named.
L Lester and P Busch busy sawing wood in the country. A silver tea and bazaar on May ord at the church. Joint church board meeting at Makaroff on May 2. Mrs Phillips and Mrs L Lester traveled to Makaroff Tuesday. Ward Bros shipped certified seed grain by carload to Dauphin and other points. Group and Trail Rangers formed a guard of honor at a funeral. he was a Junior Seed Growers Club member. Larry was well liked and survived by father, mother, three sisters and one brother in Makaroff.
Mrs. Jack Strike visited Winnipeg for the weekend while Jack Strike Jr. returned home after a stay in the city. Bennie Jaasund and Peter Hynosky visited Winnipeg last week. Mrs. Jack Poucher plans to attend her daughter Grace's wedding in Kenora Ontario. Mrs. L. Wells returned home after visiting Shoal Lake with her daughter Mrs. J. Randall.
Mrs R Evans visited Grand Narrows with Mrs T Dixon. Mr and Mrs Frank Ross and family left for Fishing River Man. Mrs W Nowell and daughter Valeria planned a visit to relatives in McGregor. Miss Edith Rogers left for Brandon hospital. Mr C Simpson attended a ministerial meeting in Grand View. Mrs Walter Rogers returned from Grace hospital Winnipeg. Mrs Sidney E Rogers passed away at her daughter’s home in Winnipeg. Friends bid farewell to Amelia and Stanley Ross with pens and pencils.
Gerald Van Dreeth aged 12 died April 10 at his Makaroff home after a winter illness. Funeral services were held April 12 at the United Church. Born March 19, 1985 in Makaroff he had been ill since last winter after a sex amputation at St Boniface hospital last November. He was recently made an honorary member of the Trail Ranger.
H. N. Hanson visits Winnipeg on business. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McKay on the arrival of a son April 14. Gust Liske, Roland, Wilfred Liske and Court Denham drove to Brandon Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Liske, Mr. and Mrs. H. Liske, and Mr. and Mrs. W. McKenzie visited in Winnipeg last week. Mrs. Voellm, a Russell hospital patient, is recovering nicely and improving.
Tummel Stewart Mitchellst spent the week in the City. Kathleen Lamb arrived home from the City Friday. We wish all those who are patients a speedy recovery. School was closed for three days due to road conditions. Mrs. John Lamb underwent an appendix operation at Russell Monday. Mrs. Gordon Staple tore ligaments in her ankle Friday. Doug Cameron arrived home last week after winter at Agricultural college. Rossa Inglis from the City visited Mr. and Mrs. Mac Cameron. Mrs. W. A. Livingston arrived home Thursday after a three months Coast visit. Mervyn Mickelson at Russell hospital recovering from injuries to his hand.
The notice invites attendees to a projector demonstration in the auditorium on Saturday the 26th at 9 o'clock. It repeats the 9 o'clock time to avoid confusion.
An unsigned letter offers a name for publication. Roblin will stage Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs an operetta with date details to follow. The obituary for Mrs. Margaret Comrie is deferred to the next issue.
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