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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
3
Island breeding stock offers serviceable aged boars of top bacon type sired by Stewart 5A and the Grand Champion Boar at Brandon last Fall. Stewart 5A also for sale. Ward Bros announces contact via phone 5012 Roblin.
W R Scott and Geo Hume of Grandview depart by bus Wednesday for Los Angeles California then Winnipeg Fargo Butte Salt Lake City and back via San Francisco Seattle and Vancouver. The CGLT is hosting a tea in United Church basement on the 27th. St Patrick’s Tea sale of work and home cooking will be held in United Church basement on Saturday 20th from 6 p m under Cromarty Women’s Association Alge.
Tenders due noon March 25 1948 for summer van routes Route 1 requires a two car truck Route 2 allows two cars or two horse drawn vans Bidders must heat vans in cold weather stop at railroad crossings display school van signs and ensure clear side and front vision Van doors must be driver operated Vehicles subject to inspection Lowest bid not guaranteed acceptance Also sale notices for farming equipment and pasture land with contact details and locations included
Local visitors include J B Arnott in the city and J W Haines in Brandon. Several residents visit Winnipeg Rossburn Dauphin and Nelsons while Mrs T H Taylor is ill at General Hospital Win Mi es. Hockey proceeds aid Arena redecorating as two rinks competed for the Cruise Shield with mixed results. The Review notes Mike Maluga’s laundry opening and steam bath facilities while Rebekahs plan a Telephone Bridge. Women’s Institute meets March 19 with L Spear on Vocational Guidance.
A quiet March 12 wedding united Judy Ward of Roblin to Kenneth Ward of Dauphin at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith. Rev J M Taylor officiated. Guests, supper, and a reception followed at the school auditorium. couple to reside on the groom’s farm north of Roblin.
Premier Stuart Garson announced that construction of the Root Lake to Cranberry Portage portion of The Pas Flin Flon Highway will start in 1948 with a possible extension to Flin Flon in 1949. The Dominion Government will share 50 percent of the cost between Cranberry Portage and Cyprus Mines. If funding is assured, work will begin toward Cranberry Portage this year. In Memoriam Zibresky Michael Zibresky died March 17 1945.
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