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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
6
Local and social life fills the week as Cpl. and Mrs. Brown and family return home. Winnipeg guests visit Robiin and Dauphin residents, with numerous family gatherings across Manitoba. Several trips include Minnedosa, Cold Lake, and Vancouver, while wedding preparations bring Ken Mackie’s Brandon visit to Currey kin.
Stanley Arthur King of Togo died at Kamsack on Saturday August 18. Funeral services were held at All Saints Anglican Church Togo on August 21 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. W Hill conducted. Interment in Togo cemetery with Legion members present. He served overseas in World War I with army engineers and married Ethel Smout in Winnipeg January 22 1930. Survived by wife two sons Const. Kenneth King RCMP Sidney BC Gordon in RCMP training four daughters and several siblings. Joseph Quick Topham of Togo died August 15. Funeral August 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Togo Community hall with Masonic rites at graveside. Born March 8 1906 Grandview Manitoba came to Saskatchewan as infant. Married Lilian Vipond in 1929 and lived in Togo. Survived by wife parents one son two daughters and a brother.
Funeral services were held at Roblin United Church for Mrs Hilda Limb who died August 25 1956 at Roblin District Hospital after a long illness. She was 52 years 10 months and 28 days old. Rev Waddell officiated. Pallbearers were James Ward Murray McMaster Phillip Hanson Ed Waggoner George Gove and Harold Dillon. Survived by father George Helliwell Roblin husband Frank and two others.
Funeral services for Mrs Philip Nerbas of MacNutt Sask were held Tuesday August 14 at MacNutt Lutheran church. She died August 1 in Roblin after a short illness at age 86 87. Rev Lucht officiated Sneath Funeral Service handled arrangements and interment followed in the Lutheran parish cemetery. Born Katherine Margaret Kick in Austria she married Philip Nerbas there in 1887 and migrated to Canada in 1899. The couple farmed at Langenburg Bask then moved to Dropmore Edcliffe and finally MacNutt returning in 1929 to farm until retirement in 1934. Surviving are six sons: Fred Churchbridge Sask Jacob Kenville John New Hinton Ak Philip Swan River Rudolph.
An agricultural safety notice stresses using daylight harvesting hours for safety, inspecting combines for dust and chaff in motor areas, carrying a scoop to fight fires, and avoiding hot engine refueling. Emphasizes keeping fire extinguishers near equipment, relocating fuel tanks away from buildings, and wearing proper clothing with power take off shields to prevent entanglement.
Among the summer visitors were Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Campbell with Claudia and Michelle Campbell of Bremerton Washington for August. Also Onlet Petty Officer Cecil Fox and family paused for a week en route from Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia to Matsqui British Columbia where they will be stationed next year. Everett Peast of Peterboro Ontario, Isaac Kerr of Neepawa Manitoba, and John Bailey with daughter Jane of Greatton Basic were listed as visitors.
The Roblin Women's Institute Flower Show took place Saturday afternoon August 18 with Harold Boughton opening the event. Mrs. Blanch Brown judged arrangements, answered questions, and demonstrated corsages. Dr. F. L. Skinner awarded ribbons and special prizes. Winners included Miss E. McDonald and Mrs. C. Tummons across many bloom categories, with extensive lists of prize entries and a post show luncheon.
Hillsburg council held an August meeting with Reeve Mike Pilewich and councillors Cockerill Hojnocki Zimmer and Melnychenkov present. Minutes approved, Old Age Assistance granted to Piiena Yakubowski, transfer of SE 13-25-26 to Winona SD No. 2211 agreed, Mahiga Bridge cost ledgered at about 1600 excess and seek additional Department of Public Works grant. By law on street lighting continued with Manitoba Power Commission, court of revision scheduled, office closure for late August, and accounts list approved for payment.
On August 25 1956 Mrs H Sawchuk showed a garden tomato weighing one and a half pounds likely beefsteak variety. It fed seven people at a Sunday lunch and the narrator invites readers to bring a bigger one to prove it.
The Community Beach program reports strong progress with a small Beach Fund but will stop further improvements this fall due to depletion. The Chamber of Commerce extends thanks to Martha Lebedovich Bill Lesack S Jones for signs W Lupichuk for tractor work Spud Cockerill and Pete Labuke for the dam idea. Over 150 joined Red Cross Safety courses and scouts enjoyed camping week with Mr. George Giles overseeing.
The Boy Scout Summer Camp occurred at the Jack Fish Lake Scout Camp from Monday to Friday last week. Mr D Staple provided his time and a truck to transport the boys to the lake Monday morning. They spent the days ferrying equipment and erecting tents in the Scout Area.
The former Grade VI class known as The Red Crosse Kings raised 70 dollars last year for the Junior Red Cross and expresses gratitude to everyone who helped make the effort possible.
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