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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1946
Page
3
The annual meeting of The Roblin Rest Room will be held on Saturday June 8 at 8 p.m in the Rest Room. The public is invited. Mrs H H Simpson is secretary treasurer.
E S Ward of Roblin offers a reward for the recovery of a two year old red bull named Muley missing south of Walter Ward's. Anyone with information is urged to contact E S Ward.
Mrs. G. B. Mitchell invites applications by phone 57-14 Roblin 23¢ to Lost. Dark dapple grey gelding, age 5, 1400 lbs, fore lock clipped, main trimmed, halter on, lease notify Lloyd Pachkoski Shortdale. For Sale Purebred Yorkshire Sons bred to farrow in August, also two boars serviceable age. Apply to Ward Bros., phone 50-12 Deep dale. Inspection invited.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sarah Jane Speers at Knox United church in Roblin on May 31 after she died at her residence May 29. Born August 11, 1866 in Lis towel Ontario she married George Speers and moved to Manitoba in 1881 arriving Roblin in 1903. The family plot graveside service followed with pallbearers Robi Arnott W J Westwood I L Mitchell W D Gamey Wm Waggoner and Jas Currey.
A Roblin resident expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for floral tributes and kind sentiments after a bereavement. The message notes sympathy and consolation during a difficult hour and includes a reflective verse about death as a stair built with divine art.
Roblin residents report progress on a 9 hole course on Robt. Henry’s former pasture west of the school. Peterson the CN stationmaster and the Editor have dug greens on holes 1 and 2 and cleared fairway on 1. Volunteers are urged to help. delay leads to inaction and lost opportunity.
The Ward family home was completely destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. Clothing furniture and personal effects were lost. Cause unknown at press time. High winds spread sparks to the hog pen, destroying one pen and five small pigs. The family was away when the fire occurred.
The article notes reader enthusiasm for the Jalna radio dramatization by Mazo de la Roche and introduces her new work The Building of Jalna set earlier in the Jalna saga. It mentions community library availability and that two new books are added monthly.
Steve Motyka visits Dauphin this week. Mrs. Geo Starkman rode to Winnipeg Sunday. Oakburn’s John Nowosad visits with Bud Waroway. Mrs. Grant Souris and Mrs. R. Smale Dauphin visit Roblin. Syd Mitton of Billings Montana visits H. Mitten. F.A. Newton returns from East. F.Y. Newton home after Winnipeg stay. Mrs. Jas Adams leaves for Edmonton. Harry K Johnston Edmonton weekend guest. Jean Cameron returns from Ninette to parents T. A. Cameron. I. L. Mitchell attends United Church conference in Grace church. J. M. Thom attends Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association convention. J. B. Day, Walter Sorbo, Wm. Abbott attend Masonic Grand Lodge sessions. A note on bread to aid 900,000 hungry Canadians. Dr Louis Slotin, Winnipeg scientist, cousin of H. Maslove Roblin, fatally burnt in New Mexico. Victor Jakeman and family visit Winnipeg, congratulate on marriage. Fred Yarema builds water well for hotel. praises improvements and solicits support.
The Rest Room Committee thanks Roblin and District for their generous support of the Tag Day last Saturday. The results were most gratifying with $207.00 collected.
Mr and Mrs George McBurney of Roblin announce the birth of a daughter Linda Louise at Russell on Saturday June 1.
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