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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
2
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Mrs. J. H. Abercrombie visits friends at Dauphin while M. Petch stays with friends at Hudson Bay. Birthday wishes go to H. Hirst Lee born Hudders field England March 1 1884. Regina hosts business visits from Leigh Lindsay S B Hern T Mann and Lawrence Traub. S B Hern purchases Miss E Pister's home and will move in soon. Albert Boyce of Makaroa returns from California winter. L Learn arrives after Ontario winter on way to Tisdale. Tophams and Matvenko visit Kamsack. Edward Bell returns from Winnipeg. Peters of Sherridon visit Wm McMurray family. Sask Pool Elevator pays out about nine thousand dollars in patronage refunds and interest. Citizens attend Kamsack hospital meeting. no final decision yet. Board of Trade holds well attended meeting debating roads east-west, a new school, and an eye grading station.
Mrs. Kirbride visits Mrs. Ted Cox in Kamsack as the community congratulates Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart on the birth of a son. Mrs. Armistead Sr. visits her daughter and son in law the Johnsons. farmers prep seed grain for spring. Mrs. Laurence Maguire on the sick list. youths attend a dance at Grand Narrows with a good time reported.
J McCrea left for the City on Wednesday. Mrs I Weir of St Agathe visits relatives. Mrs D Robertson left for Dauphin Saturday to renew acquaintances. Dauphin ice carnival attendees included Ray and Grant Buick Albert Staple Harold Howe John Kines David Bruce Grant Bramwell Elizabeth Mitchell and N Kolodzinski.
Ruby Cooper Cromarty of Winnipeg stayed with her aunt and uncle the McDuffes last week. Ruth McDuffe of Dauphin visited with Miss F Johnson of Roblin. Mrs Bailey and daughter from Watson Sask spent three weeks with Mr and Mrs Han son of Valley View. The W I met at Mrs McDuffes home with good attendance and decided to hold a card party and dance at the school this month. Mrs Don Davis will attend the Provincial convention and the April meeting will be at Mrs Van Every’s home.
Young people spent Saturday in Kamsack. Mrs Staub of Runnymede visits with sister Mrs Becker. Mrs J C Arnott and John depart for a States trip. Card Party prize winners are Mrs Clark, Marlene Dobson, Hilda Rogers. W I meets March 13 at 2 30 at Mrs Boyce home. Explorers and Trail Rangers met at Bert Traub’s home last Friday evening. Older groups enjoyed slides Toboggan party with lunch served by Mr Traub. all report a very enjoyable time.
Thomas Hilbert Ralston died in Portage la Prairie Manitoba on February 1. He was a veteran of the North West Rebellion and a former farmer in Summer district. He leaves six sons and three daughters, with floral tributes from Colonel Layton Ralston of Montreal and the Legion of Portage la Prairie.
Mrs Charles Russell of the Associated Country Women of the World met with Manitoba Women s Institutes officials and staff last week. The visit aimed to brief on the Amsterdam ACWW conference and share Canada United States Australia and New Zealand farm women activities.
A son Norman James Stewart was born Feb 25 at Dauphin General Hospital to Mr and Mrs J M Stewart. A son Brian Thomas Hodgson was born Feb 22 at Winnipeg General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Thomas Hodgson of Dauphin.
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