Hundreds Welcome Santa in Roblin Parade
Hundreds of children and parents gathered in Roblin to welcome Santa on a cold Saturday. The parade featured Santa in an open cutter and a Santa throne on Main Street, with a free movie for attendees and gifts for all children. Organizers credit community cooperation and planning, with plans to make the event annual.
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Santa
Roblin
George Speers
St Nic
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Santa Claus
Main Street
Short Courses For Roblin District Proposed By Crop Improvement
A one day short course proposed for Roblin district is sponsored by Roblin Crop Improvement. Tentative date mid February covers soils crop production cycle livestock poultry diseases and nutrition and cereals. Further information to follow. Manitoba Livestock Association started Dec 7 uniting Northern Manitoba breeders with St Rose Dauphin Swan River Roblin. Dauphin to host Fat Stock Show Purebred Bull Show and Sale next June with bulls year old and up to a culling committee. Roblin exhibitors welcome.
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Roblin
Manitoba Livestock Association
Manitoba
St. Rose
Dauphin
Swan River
Santa Visits Rebekahs At Christmas Party
Evangeline Rebekah lodge held its annual Christmas party on Thursday in the Masonic temple. Social Committee members McDuffe Stevenson and Mary Kelso organized the program and Santa Claus along with Barbara Affleck and Bery Stevenson visited. Gifts from the decorated tree were distributed and lunch was served by Essie Cross Olive Kelso Mary Kelso Vera Dillin Mary Inglis and Vivian Hembroff.
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Evangeline Rebekah Lodge
Masonic Temple
McDuffe
Stevenson
Mary Kelso
Santa Claus
Barbara Affleck
Bery Stevenson
Essie Cross
Olive Kelso
Vera Dillin
Mary Inglis
Vivian Hembroff
Memorial Fund Receives Boost From Turkey Bingo
A Turkey Bingo event last Saturday boosted the Memorial Fund despite a late start after supper. The game faced distractions but eventually proceeded, adding support to the fundraising effort.
Roblin Eyes Figure Skating Club Initiative
Joyce Clinton of the Dauphin Figure Skating Club will teach figure skating at Roblin on Saturdays if enough interest exists. A meeting at the town office on Thursday, Jan 3, aims to form a Roblin club with Miss Clinton starting classes Jan 5. Parents of interested children are urged to attend.
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Joyce Clinton
Dauphin
Roblin
Miss Clinton
F. A. Newton
Traveller's Association
P'S
Clinton
Local News Briefs and Births in Town
Christmas leave returns for Don Kines with the RCAF at Gimli. Families welcome new babies Shireen Delores Ward and Sandra Lee Lorene Ward. Baptism to be held at Knox United Church December 30. Several residents, including Victor McBride and Mrs. N. Mudrey, visit relatives for the festive season. Publishing note for December 27 1951 issue.
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Don Kines
R.C.A.F
Gimli
Hector Robert
Patricia Arnott
Birtlea Son
Ward
Ken Ward
Shireen Delores
Christine
E. K. Ward
Roblin Hospital
Sandra Lee Lorene
Shell River Council Holds Final Meeting of Year
December 5 1951 council session chaired by Reeve Clarke follows tax sale. Approvals include tax sale certificate assignments to R W McBride and a November accounts list totaling 41035 7. Council grants extra aid to M Gryba and relief to Mrs Rogers, adopts bylaw 901A to repeal 781, 902A to cancel taxes, and seeks government road grants. Adjourned with next meeting set for January 2 1952.
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Boyce
Sorochuk
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McDougall
St. Paul's Home
Cherwaty
W. Lesack
Donaldson
W. A. Large
A. C. Hamilton
Emil Schmellinger
P. Harlow
Earl Stauffer
Ralph Jory
Roblin Review
Beaver Lumber Co
Geo. Aitkens
Roblin Sash & Door
Willson Stationery
Bowman & McFadden
Taylor’s Hardware
Dauphin Machine Shop
Steve Wizniak
Powell Equipment Co
Manitoba Telephones
Imperial Oid Olene Ee Gs
Irwin Edel
L. Windecker
Friesen
R. H. Switzer
S. S. Sanders
H. Boyce
A. J. Edwards
M. A. Clarke
Mirage
Sorochuk - Sanders
M. Gryba
Sanders - Boyce
I. McGlashen
N.W
Sorochuk - Boyce
Eliza Laroque
Sorochuk-Boyce
Boyce-Sanders
Roblin Santa Claus Parade Thanks Given
The Mayor and Councillors and Secretary-Treasurer of Roblin thank the Roblin Theatre management the Roblin business community the Ladies Auxiliary Manitoba Power Commission Operators and all others who helped with the parade on December 15.
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Roblin
Ladies Auxilary
Manitoba Power Commission
Public Notice On Roblin Store Hours Saturday Close
All stores in the Village of Roblin will close at 9 p m Saturdays as part of a public notice issued to regulate shopping hours. The directive affects retail outlets across Roblin and aims to standardize weekend closures.
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