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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
6
Roblin village council in a March 7 1956 meeting advertises tenders for weekly and twice weekly garbage pickup for private and commercial properties. It calls for bids on equipment and yearly cost, closing April 4 1956, and notes a $500 retaining fee for waterworks and sewerage study. It also approves Agnes Ann Pearce old age pension and plans poolroom by law amendments.
The Dauphin Agricultural Society and the Manitoba Department of Agriculture launch their fourth annual weed control conference at Dauphin Town Hall on March 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A weed panel will examine herbicide use in crops, common local weeds, and control methods for wild oats with experts from the Manitoba Weeds Commission, University of Manitoba, Dominion Experimental Farm, Brandon, and a local farmer.
The Rural Municipality of Hillsburg council met on Wednesday February 29 with Reeve Mike Filewich and councilors in attendance. They approved last meeting minutes, authorized a polio vaccination drive with health department cooperation led by Dr E Orke, and passed By-law 297 for 1956 rates. They formed a committee to review tenders for a CAT operator, accepting Wm Mohr at $1.05/hr plus 100 bonus, with own caboose and truck. Also approved best accounts, cheques 3217 to 3242, and listed numerous disbursements to local suppliers and departments.
The Ag Rep reports on agricultural matters for Roblin detailing crop conditions markets and advisory notes. It highlights local farming challenges and guidance provided to producers to manage yields and respond to weather and pest pressures.
Last Saturday night the Saltcoats Square Dancing Club hosted the Yorkton Esterhazy Roblin clubs with twenty one Roblin members attending. Sixteen squares danced simultaneously creating a lively scene and all enjoyed the Saltcoats hospitality. On Monday March 19 Roblin Do-si-do Club will host Saltcoats Esterhazy Yorkton and Dauphin at Roblin Memorial Hall at 8 pm with Earl Park as master of ceremonies.
Merle Lamb left Roblin on December 19 and spent Christmas in Phoenix. He says he couldn't believe the snow stories back home. He returned last Wednesday and found he cannot even drive out of his own yard. He recalls sun in Phoenix where temperatures ranged around 80 to 90 degrees.
The Belmont Creamery manager, newly arrived from Roblin Creamery in December, led Belmont to first prize for the cleanest creamery in Manitoba at the Dairy Convention. He also secured three other top honors for butter making, boosting Belmont’s prospects for the next convention. Ed Note Roblin extends congratulations to Ronny.
The Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce urges a district wide fundraising drive to complete Goose Lake Beach this spring. The Beach Fund is about three hundred dollars and must be multiplied through pledges to cover leveling filling dressing rooms and equipment. If sufficient funds are raised the beach could be ready for operation this summer with improvements to follow.
Inspector H Dunfield attended the Roblin District Local Manitoba Teachers Society meeting held Tuesday March 6 at Goose Lake Collegiate. Chairman Wm Lowe outlined topics including a potential field day for small schools, study of Easter Convention resolutions, and a discussion on curriculum with April plans for fuller input as L Spear and Mrs Laliberte prepare material while Entertainment and lunch were provided. Educational Day on Friday March 16 invites parents to visit the Collegiate after 1 30 p.m. to review work and meet the teachers.
Roblin Theatre hosts Glory from March 22 to 24 a Technicolor RKO musical drama featuring Margaret OBrien in her breakout role alongside Walter Brennan Charlotte Greenwood and John Lupton The film centers on a thoroughbred racehorse saga with a colorful racing fraternity and a strong supporting cast including Lisa Davis Gus Chilling Hugh Sanders and Leonid Kinskey Noted it is based on Gene Markey script with music by M K Jerome and Ted Koehler and features the title songs Glory Gettin Nowhere Road and Kentucky Means Paradise.
The Roblin Credit Union Society Ltd met in the Legion Club rooms on a Wednesday February 29 with W. Livingston as chair. Manager Mrs. L. P. Hutchison presented a strong financial statement for 1955 showing receipts of 215,198 43 and loans totaling 78,524.56 to 436 members. Provincial Director Mrs. Prokopowich praised Manitoba Central and National Credit Union efforts and noted Roblin’s second place in the Father Benlot competition. A 3 percent share payout was approved while a 10 percent interest rebate failed. Supervisory committee members and the 1956 credit and directors were named.
Local residents travel and family visits span across Manitoba and Ontario. Romanyk and family visit Mrs. Romanyk’s mother in Pine River. Kelso couple drive to Winnipeg and Selkirk. Lamb returns from Phoenix after three months away. Andres visit Winnipeg relatives. Flynn visits granddaughter’s family in Russell. Price returns from Winnipeg and Arbury. Hughes departs to Winnipeg for a Co op Managers Meeting. Cherowka and Mickelson travel to Winnipeg with Roy taking a plane to Cambridge Ontario. return planned. Quote from Oliver Goldsmith about personal modeling.
An anonymous caller suggested a scoop at the National Elevator where a large hazel sign appeared for carnival queen Hazel. Elevator staff investigated while pranksters, aided by a curling broom theft, left a two tone car broom in place. The elevator agent tracks the culprits while the community chuckles at the odd sequence.
A local shopkeeper who has been practicing sign painting plans to hang out his shingle. He specializes in large signs painted with white paint on tar paper, signaling an imminent storefront venture.
A reader reports a persistent headache after a February 26 event, noting previous remedies on February 22 and 27 failed to help. The note seeks medical or official guidance on the unusual timing of the symptoms.
At the Hospital Aid Carnival boys competed in a suitcase race while jokes circulated about why it takes women so long to dress. The lighthearted event drew laughter as spectators watched the playful scene.
A town policeman helped a local man obtain a car license and faced ridicule for it. The incident led to a two dollar fine for the man who failed to display the license. The writer questions whether the outcome was deserved and urges council action.
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