This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
1
The piece advises anglers on July fishing, noting early morning and late evening activity and summer heat effects. It suggests using a thermometer to gauge water temperature and depth, with 50 degrees as a feeding level, guiding where to fish. It references Ted Peck as an old friend.
Fifty-seven new master angler awards are issued in the fourth bulletin of the season. Top species include seventeen Northern Pike with a 29 pound 2 ounce fish by Lloyd H. Axt in Rocky Lake, followed by ten Walleye entries. Notable catch: Walter Fidler, 10 pound 4 ounce walleye in Manigotagan Lake. Fidler hails from Winnipeg. A new Manitoba wildlife guide for landowners is published by Mines Resources and Environmental Management. The Carillon News notes a Grunthal wildlife association formation. Other curiosities include frogs singing underwater and birds with body temperatures around 104 to 110 degrees.
Parkland Development Corporation asks the province for a $20,000 grant to develop and improve the Dr Frank Skinner Arboretum property at Dropmore. The request, to Agriculture Minister Sam Askiw, includes fourteen municipal resolutions of support and lists committee officers and regional supporters. Dr. Frank Skinner’s Dropmore nursery was a world renowned arboretum and tree experimentation site for over six decades.
Jake the Cat Marshall, local livestock buyer, rode a pinto mule in the 15 mile 4 H Pony Ride a Thon. He led 43 riders across bridges on the Shell River while joking and puffing a smoky bluff to coax the mule forward.
Smiling, a rider neared the ONR railroad tracks one mile south of Roblin when the mule’s reverse gear caused confusion. Jake guided the green mule across two steel bars and toward the finish, yielding $138.75 for 44H pony clubs. final tally pending.
A mosaic of political riffs and cafe chatter. Notes on Manitoba and national figures, the North End win for the New Democrats, art display hopes in Winnipeg, rising food prices, and a St Regis barroom quip about a Wolseley election result. Rumors plus cultural barbs cover Trudeau Mackintosh Beliveau Howe and Asper.
Manitoba residents can apply for a combination licence valid in game areas 23 and 283A near Riding Mountain National Park from December 3, 1973 to January 26, 1974. The $20 licence allows one species per hunt and 1,8000 licences are available by public draw with separate archery licences.
A person with a combined elk moose archery licence may apply for and hold an elk licence for game hunting area 18.
William Robert Kirton 86 died Monday June 25 1973 in Kamsack Hospital. Funeral June 28 at Elk's Hall Togo with Rev. Fisher officiating. Interment Grandview Cemetery. Survived by wife Frances two sons Norman Dwight and Leslie Osborne and one daughter Mona predeceased. Active pallbearers listed. Born East Guillimbury Ontario educated Sharon Ontario Glenborough Manitoba married Frances Story July 7 1920. He lived in Glenborough Grandview and Togo.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.