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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
3
The Paper and Ray Salvage Drive for Roblin will be held Tuesday June 20. Bring salvage paper and packed bundles. rags also accepted. Volunteers are urged to help load the truck and support the war effort. Weather note suggests covering bundles if rain arrives.
Personal notes list visitors from Brandon Vancouver and Dauphin to Roblin and Nipawin with mentions of milk sales and teas. Small town rainfall updates report Mondego rainfall and promise next week gauge data. Community achievements include music exam successes by Patsy and Thora Stefansson and Garden Club developments in North Vancouver.
Townsfolk and visitors in Roblin contributed $153.10 last Saturday as Grades V to VIIP tagged for the Navy League. The Mothers' Club led the drive with Misacs wilover Harvey and Barry assisting, and the effort set a likely local record for such drives.
Roblin Credit Union held a basket picnic at Valley View grounds drawing well over 130 members and friends. Sports included softball, horseshoes, and children’s races as BD Jewis and J W Ward addressed attendees with informative notes.
A large turnout from thirteen local W I centers gathered for registration and reports. Mrs. Frank Dayson of Shell River WI presented local reports while Mrs. Honey and Mrs. Burgess addressed the audience. Evening events featured music, greetings from officials, and entertainment for visitors.
Public reminds readers to send magazines to armed forces. Collect magazines for salvage week, date consecutively if possible, and deliver to the Post Office where bags are provided. Pack parcels as your own boy would wish to read.
General Montgomery praised the Canadian 3rd Division for landing on the beach and reaching its final objectives, with special praise for a brigade. The piece highlights CSM Charles Belton of Roblin who helped a stalled carrier under Nazi fire. Churchill with Emint and Brooks also set foot on French soil.
April and May 1944 shipments to Red Cross Headquarters Winnipeg from Roblin and district Red Cross Society include Army Navy Airforce items such as V neck sweaters turtle necks socks gloves and seamen’s accessories. Civilian relief pieces feature calots girls and women’s sweaters hospital supplies diapers suits pyjamas handkerchiefs and navy bags. Donated knitted articles include Carots quilts and girls’ dresses.
Funeral services for John McEwen were held at Tummel United Church on June 9. Rev. D Conly conducted the service and burial took place in Tummel cemetery. Pallbearers included C McNeeland B Alexander J Alexander M Cameron J Brooks and Geo B Mitchell. Flowers were sent by the Shellmouth municipality council. McEwen, a pioneer of the district who emigrated from Scotland, served as reeve of Shellmouth before moving to Newmarket Ontario with his wife and son Bob. He suffered a heart seizure on June 5 and did not recover, leaving his wife and son Bob.
Mr and Mrs Merle Currey of Victoria are visitors at Mal sroff and Roblin, keeping a social travel note in the column.
Lieut and Mrs Mark Fisher announce the birth of a daughter named Bonni Helen in Montreal on June 3. Both families celebrate the new arrival with joy and welcome their newest member.
A brief urging Saskatchewan readers to vote on Thursday June 15, emphasizing ballots over bullets and calling on citizens to lead Canada in the postwar era. The message stresses voting freely and proudly to shape national leadership.
The Electors' Roll of the Village of Roblin for 1944 is open for public inspection until July 5 1944 at the village office. Corrections or additions may be made at the Court of Revision on July 5 1944 at 1 30 p.m. A J Edwards Assessor.
The Empire Digest lists 38 United Nations and nine Axis Nations. Germany alone fights all 33 United Nations. Australia is the only UN to declare war on Vichy France. The Fighting French wage war only with Germany and Japan. India and Norway fight only Germany. Brazil India Norway Greece and Russia are the only nations among the nine Axis allies. The United States fights Albania but not Finland. Britain fights Finland but not Albania, leaving the two powers at war with eight of nine Axis nations but differing which ones.
United Church lists Rev. David Conly and Rev. J E B Cowan with services at 11 a m 4 p m and 7 p m plus Sunday School at 12 noon Roblin 1 p m Sunday School 7 p m church. Free Methodist Church schedules 19 a m Sunday School 11 a m Worship Service 8 p m Young People's Service Thursday 8 p m Prayer Service Gilbert School Sunday School 12 45 p m Worship Service 1 80 p m Sunnyslope Worship Service 4 p m Sunday School 11 30 a m 7 30 p m Worship Service Tuesday 8 p m Prayer Service.
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