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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
A voice urges unity and resolve inspired by Churchill and Christian kindness. It calls for humility before God and service to man to defend nations and pursue lasting peace amid hardship and sacrifice. The article frames love over greed as the path to harmony and a God given future.
Beryl Cameron and Shirley McNeil rode a bicycle from Winnipeg to Bagot Neepawa Minnedosa and Clear Lake, reaching Roblin Tuesday after a bear sighting near Grandview. Expenses totaled about $9 each with about 500 Citizens' Committees formed nationwide to aid returning personnel.
Roblin residents praised the Roblin Athletic Association Sports Day held July 12 despite some eclipse talk. Eight hardball teams and four girls softball squads competed, with a refreshments booth and bingo entertaining the crowd. Local teams included Russell Roblin, Silverwood, Shortdale, Gilbert Plains, Grandview, MacNutt, and Togo. The finalTogo versus Gilbert Plains ended at sunset around 10 30, Roblin and MacNutt sharing third money. The event highlighted improving baseball calibre and strong sportsmanship as the town supports a new rink fund through proceeds.
Victoria's farms host W D s Turn Farmerettes from the RCAF as they fill labor gaps to feed bombed out victims in Europe. Cpl. Joan Belcher Cpl M Cook and Col Margaret Fraser lead the effort with local workers since April. Hugh Belcher, RCAF prisoner of war, returns to Winnipeg awaiting press.
A carload of six Hereford steers bred and raised by A. J. Carlson Roblin Man sold at Union Stockyards this week. Weighing 8 130 pounds they brought 14 cents per pound totaling 1138 20 dollars. Spigelman and Lechter Roblin Manitoba shipped the lot.
Seeds shipped from Canada to Britain in 1913 and 1944 produced more than three million tons of food for that country. In recent years Canadian school children have collected milkweed plants to feed a National Research Council pilot plant. Scientists study extracting high rubber content from milkweed.
By the end of 1945 the war is projected to have cost each Canadian about 1300 dollars. The figure reflects total wartime expenditures and the burden on households nationwide as the conflict concludes.
Development in farm machinery like the Massey Harris self propelled combine is praised for speeding harvests, reducing labor, and saving grain. One operator can harvest sixty acres or more daily with a single motor driven unit. Local dealers offer full particulars on this and other modern Massey Harris equipment.
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