Twenty Two Attend Togo Homemakers Meeting
The Togo Homemakers Club met at Mrs L Dubasov on January 13 with seventeen members and five visitors. C Dickie presided. reports covered the Christmas party, fundraising, and upcoming events. A January 21 cooking sale for the March of Dimes was planned, along with a series of Hobo Teas to raise funds. Next meeting set for February 9 at Mrs F Erhardt.
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Togo
Togo Homemakers’ Club
L. Dubasov
C. Dickie
Royal Commission On ‘Rural Life and Agriculture
H. Olsen
Singer Co
Yorkton
S. McKinnon
Bell
M. Mick
E. Hackney
C.N.R
Veal
Tummel Ladies Club Holds Annual Meeting
The Tummel Ladies' Club met at Mrs. Nick Pitz's home on Friday January 13 with twelve members present. Reports came from the Entertainment and Hospital Aid committees as officers were named for the year. A February home cooking sale was planned and the next meeting set for Mrs. D Friesen's on January 25.
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Tummel Ladies’ Club
Nick Pitz
G. Ritchie
E. Bramwell
Jean Arnott
G. Buick
Sec
Treas
W. Lowe
D. Friesen
Roblin merchants vote to close Saturdays at 6 PM
A petition signed by the majority of business men in Roblin leads to all local stores closing on Saturday nights at 6:00 p.m. for January February and March. RETAIL MERCHANTS OF ROBLIN
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Roblin
Around Town social notes with Roblin area visits
Mr Harold Prier visited his parents Mr and Mrs Geo Prier on Friday. Mrs Elza Prier of Merridale spent last week visiting at the homes of Mr and Mrs Len Curle Mr and Mrs Geo Prier and her sister Mrs Jack Nostrom who was a patient in Roblin hospital. Mrs Jack Nostrom of Blue Wing is resting at the home of Mr and Mrs Whit McIntyre after illness. Mr Jack Baley and son Jack of Silverwood traveled to Winnipeg last week with Geo Priey who had a medical exam. Joe Yourchuk of Vancouver visited Roblin friends and relatives in Roblin during the past week.
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Harold Prier
Mrs
Geo. Prier
Elza Prier
Merridale
Len Curle
Jack Nastrom
Roblin Hospital
Jack Nostrom
Blue Wing
Whit McIntyre
Jack Baley
Jack of
Silverwood
Winnipeg
Geo. Priey
City
Joe Yourchuk
Vancouver
Roblin
Ruth 109 O E S Togo Holds 1956 Installation Ceremonies
Ruth Chapter No 108 O E S of Togo Sask held its 1956 installation on Wednesday December 28 with officers led by Worthy Matron Elaine Wilson and Worthy Patron S A Tripp. Other officers include Cynthia Dickie Etta Penniston N Appel Ada Gawley Mae Cooke Mae Topham Elizabeth Parker May Painter and Gertrude Gawley. Reporter Mrs N I Appel.
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Ruth
Togo
Sask
Elaine Wilson
Bro
S. A
Alice Murray
Esther
Mae Topham
Martha
Elizabeth Parker
Electa
May Painter
Gertrude Gawley
Sentinel
Amy Hern
N. I. Appel
Barley Yields 1955 at Brandon Experimental Farm
In 1955 at the Brandon Manitoba Experimental Farm barley trials the Husky and Wantmore feeds yielded 52 bushels per acre. Vantage produced 47, Montcalm 45, Wolfe 42 and OAC 21 41 bushels per acre. Br 3833 malting variety yielded 3.5 bushels per acre, about eight more than Montcalm. Over three years Husky leads, Br 3833 close behind. Br 3833 is still a mocet variety with spring 1957 release unlikely and no purchaser list yet. Public release will be announced by Press and Radio.
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Manitoba
Husky
Wantmore
Brandon
Vantage
Montcalm
Wolfe
OA C
OAC
Makaroff W. I. Holds January Meeting at Mrs Van Drecht
The Makaroff Women's Club met January 12 at Mrs. G. Van Drecht's home with thirteen members and two visitors. They sang, recited the creed, discussed Laws for Women Prosperity Holding, and heard reports from board, secretary, and treasurer. Donations totaling 50 dollars to March of Dimes, Cancer boxes, and skating rink wiring funded children's hockey. The telephone whist drives succeeded, a jackpot went to Mrs. L. Grundy, and a lunch followed hosted by the hostess and Mrs. Nowell.
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Makaroff W. I
G. van Drecht
Prosperity
J. Pound
L. Grundy
Mye. Nowell
Manitoban Wins Nuffield Scholarship
Manitoba farmer Webber has been awarded the Nuffield Travelling Fellowship to study practical agriculture in England for six months. Recommended by the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation, he is the third Manitoban recipient and currently works as a research student assistant at the University of Manitoba.
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Harnwepper
Manitou
Nuffield
England
Webber
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation
University of Manitoba
M.f.ac
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Fred Smith
Edrans
Manitoba
Canadian Legion Roblin Branch Sponsors Square Dancing Club
The Roblin branch of the Canadian Legion sponsors a square dancing club with Mr Earl Park of Yorkton leading. Classes begin January 23rd and run Mondays from 8 to 11 pm. Park has organized several clubs in the Yorkton area.
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Canadian Legion Roblin
Earl Park
Yorkton
Park
Household tales of a holiday cook and a Yale son
A new cook asks about the mistress’s son who has returned briefly to Yale for New Year. The mistress laments missing him, while the cook and a remark about the brother in jail six times since Thanksgiving adds a note of hardship.
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Yale
Hillsburg Council To Advertise For Tender
The Rural Municipality of Hillsburg held its 1st regular council meeting of 1956 on January 3 at the municipal office. Reeve Mike Filewich and councillors attended as new members were sworn in and various by law and officer appointments were approved for the year 1956.
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Hillsburg
Mike Filewich
Walter Cockerill
Peter Hojnocki
Emil Zimmer
George Melnychenko
Charles Fillewich
Sec
W. R. Scott
C. E. Riach
B. Orke
Roblin Hospital
Peter Hoj_nocki
George Melbycheno
John Midzain
Metro Sorokopud
Joe Wawryk
Mike Ostrowski
Jim Todorovich
Albert Nernberg
Jeremiez Panasuik
Stanley Tyschinski
Bruce Howell
John Boychuk
Mike Nykyforak
Arthur Lovas
Harold Belcher
Ernest Williams
Carl Weir
Bill Zimmer
Dave Ballard
Paul Yaciuk
J. Coulthard
Wm. Clark
John Storczynski
Wm. Belcher
Sid Townsin
Allan Johnston
Max Cantors
George Milnychenko
Mike Wychopen
H. Andronyk
J. Cherneski
Nick Yakymishyn
John Nykyforak
Walter Cockeril
Wm. Myshchuk
Arnold Lovas
L. Cockerill
Joe Gosselin
W R. Scott
Roblin
District C. of C
Paul Yellowega
Mike Klemetski
L. R. Labossiere
Selmar Stokke
Joe Andronyk
M.P.C
M.ts
Dept. Health & Public Wel
Manitoba Teachers' Society Workshop January 21 1956
Nearly 150 teachers from Manitoba will attend a provincial workshop at the Provincial Normal School in Tuxedo on Saturday January 21 starting 8 30 a m. Topics include pensions public relations standards and salaries with guest consultants R W Queen Hughes Stan Evans and T Thorsteinson. The event is directed by Janet L More Agnes MacDonald and T A McMaster. A Steinbach local skit Permit Doctors will be presented.
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Te Provincial Normal School
Tuxedo
R. W. Queen- Hughes
Communications Company of
Winnipeg
Stan Evans
British Columbia Teacher's Federation
T. Thorsteinson
Winnipeg Free Press
Janet L. More
Boissevain
Manitoba
Agnes MacDonald
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
T. A. McMaster
Steinbach
Fragmented OCR Reflects Social Commentary on Women Shopping
The readable phrases hint at a 1900s period voice about women, consumption, and market power. It mentions Saturday outings, shopping, and consumer pushback, with references to societal roles and economic influence amid rough, unclear phrasing.
Past Noble Grands Agsoc Meet For Cemetery Fund 1956 Officers
Past Noble Grands Agsoc held a meeting January 10 in the Miasonic Hall with 15 members present. Officers installed for 1956 were President Mrs S B Simpson Vice-President Mrs J Twa Secretary-Treasurer Mrs M Bowley. The group voted to again work toward the Cemetery Fund this year. A lunch was served by hostesses Mrs F McDuffe and Mrs H H Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Id's Association
Miasonic
Folowing
S. B. Simpson
J. Twa
M. Bowley
F. McDuffe
H. H. Simpson
Birth Rate Surges in Manitoba 1955 Records Shown
A provincial Vital Statistics report shows 1455 births in May 1955 and 21,833 total births for the year, with 6,564 deaths and 6,816 marriages. May had the most births at 2020, while January had the most deaths at 622. June led in deaths for the year and October followed, with several months near the death count.
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Vital Statistics Division
Department of Health and Public Welfare
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