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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1979
Page
1
Restorers warn that methylene chloride in paint stripping products can blind, cause cancer, or trigger fatal heart attack or stroke. The piece cites a Consumer Product Safety Commission release explaining inhalation risks during paint stripping.
A letter warns about carbon monoxide and methylene chloride risks and describes case histories of heart attacks from exposure. The author, legally blind, offers a nonchemical paint stripper method and provides contact details in Mississauga Ontario for further information. The note emphasizes safety and public awareness over commercial interests.
Henry Makinson clinched another win in a Balmoral Manitoba Spot Landing event during the International Flying Farmers fly in on Sunday July 8. He earned four mugs showing planes and was accompanied by his wife Anne. The event was hosted by Dick and Eleanor Brown of Balmoral.
Continuation mentions Magdalene Kurtenbach and Denver riding pattern event. Senior division shows Eugene Pur as participant in Seat and Hands pattern. Additional details are unreadable.
The Canada Safety Council reports a 23 percent increase in deaths from swimming accidents in 1977, totaling 184 fatalities nationwide. The council urges swimmers to follow basic safety rules and learn to swim as a key step to water safety.
Mr and Mrs O C Fisher of Roblin marked their golden wedding with a social on June 30. Married July 9 1929 in Roblin the couple hosted ninety guests including children Shirley Chewka John Chewka Willie Eckert Margaret Eckert Clarence Fisher Wendy Fisher and many grandchildren and relatives from Manitoba Ontario Michigan and beyond.
Extended relatives gathered for the June 30 wedding of Maliteare and Flesher with guests from Winnipeg Pelly Sault Ste Marie Sudbury and Dauphin. Diane Demchuk earned an R N diploma at Red River College on June 28 1979. Islay Simpson and Essie Cross completed a westward Rail and air trip ending in Vernon B C with Stew Kellett host families.
Charles Starchuk’s grandchildren Cynthia and Conrad entered the Pig Scramble and each caught a pig earning a silver dollar. The show closed with four hours of entertainment by Gordie Tapp, the Steiner Brothers, and Mark V Band as the July 1 events continued.
The Allied Boating Association of Canada promotes trailer boating to reach water farther from home. Tips cover trailer weight limits, vehicle laws, proper lighting, practice backing, braking, balance with 10 percent of weight on hitch, tire pressure, water entry guidance, and using designated ramps for a safe boating season.
C F and Doris praised motel accommodations and tickets to the Gordie Tapp Show from the Mule Derby Committee after entering Powder Puff Prospector's Race Single Sled Pull and other events. They described a good weekend and anticipation for the next Miami Derby despite travel minor issues.
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