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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
6
A brief notice from Hart County Court of Dawson details a divorce action filed in Leon, listing spouses and case status amid local civil matters.
Roblin socials feature visits from Dauphin Regina Ottawa and Virden residents. W J Ward Wayne Kines John Chescu D H Oliphant and Dave Braddell travel over weekends. Doug Goodbun works at Mitchells Drug Store. A swimming safety course led by W A LeBlanc will run at Goose Lake Beach in July August with local Lodges backing.
The Roblin Sewing Susies regular monthly meeting on May 7 1956 opened with the 4H Club Pledge and a report from Mrs Goodbun. The Easter Tea raised twenty five dollars and ninety eight cents and a plan for an event in Goose Lake Auditorium on June 7 was announced with a demonstration by Barbara Collins and Caroline Eslinger.
Ottawa's Trans Canada Pipeline saga draws in government and private bidders. Frank McMahon interests claim a cheaper Alberta Winnipeg Montreal route with no public financing. Critics, including Manitoba MLA Jack St John, question 80 million public loan amid Liberal unease about Tennessee Gas ties.
Irene Olive Topham daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Topham married Thomas Albert Pearson son of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Pearson on May 2 at St Pauls United Church Togo. Rev. J M Spence officiated with organist J Bell. They plan to reside at Kipling Saskatchewan and travel to Niagara Falls.
A May 7 farewell gathering at Christ Church Roblin hosted by Roblin Grandview and Gilbert Plains parishioners. Rev. M. Ames received a portable typewriter as a gift. Mrs Jupe was honored with a desk lamp and will retire from organ duties.
Hillsburg council met May 2 1956 with Reeve Mike Filewich and councillors in attendance. They approved last meeting minutes, recommended road grant work under the program, adjusted Roll 334A building taxes to 2400 and cancelled 29.70 for 1956, and sought compensation 230.25 from Western Geophysical for regravelling. They requested a light relocation by the Blacksmith shop, planned equipment purchases including a wagon with rubber and fuel tank, and appointed Hojnocki Zimmer Melnychenko to oversee the outfit setup. They also approved a new adding machine and list of accounts for cheques 3283 to 3320.
Roblin district teachers gathered at Bield on Tuesday May 8 1956 to review field day plans and share workable classroom drill techniques. Miss J Van Drecht reported on a May 3 field day meeting with nearby communities. T C Meadows outlined salary increases for Goose Lake Schools and led demonstrations of drill methods in English arithmetic and science.
Mr and Mrs Rex Bradshaw announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Marlene to David Cyril Jones of Binscarth with a May 30 ceremony in Binscarth at 1 30 PM. Roblin for Shirley Josephine Hawryschuk to Clayton Burton of Newfoundland with a July 21 1956 ceremony at 2 PM in Toronto Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Arnott and Mrs Jas Arnott of Makaroff welcome a daughter stillborn on May S Rossnagel and Mrs Jacob Rossnagel of Shevlin have a son born May 8 Briggs and Mrs Arthur Briggs of Bleld welcome a daughter on May 1 Bayn and Mrs Thomas Bayn of Roblin welcome a daughter on May 15
Mrs Dan McNeill turns 93 with a Sunday dinner at the Roblin home of her son in law and daughter A T Kines. Relatives present include Rev James McNeil Melfort Rev George McNeill Stoney Mountain John McNeill Stonewall and others from Winnipeg Calgary Ottawa and beyond. Relatives unable to attend included Mrs Jack Atkey Victoria and Mrs Ruby MacPherson Red Deer.
Bield High School earned six firsts at a North Erm Mus Fc festival in Russell on May 10. Ava Cooke won Grade Spoken Poetry First, Gord Yaviuk led Painie Speakins, Edward Arndt won Grade 10 Spoken Poetry First, Ruth Ant Fies tied for top Grade 9 Spoken Poetry, and Virginia Thach took Grade 7 Spoken Poetry First. First-time participants receive credit for their efforts.
Mrs King of Elsa Yukon describes extreme seasons from no sun to the midnight sun. She notes Northern Lights, light dry snow, ice covered roads, and glaciers near camps. Wildlife includes ptarmigan ravens rabbits and foxes. The sun returns by February, days lengthen, and the land glows with color at midnight.
Pete Labuk reports bagging a large timber wolf he chased while hunting a deer this fall. He says the wolf was in hot pursuit of its prey and considers it a jumper.
A local cleanup week mobilizes residents and business owners to spruce up their properties. The Chamber of Commerce plans a Thursday afternoon effort to clean streets in the business district, seeking many volunteers and a drayman for hauling rubbish to nuisance grounds.
Seventeen baptisms were recorded at Knox United Church on Sunday May 13 in the 1956 service, marking a large admission into the church community that day.
The Roblin Do-Si-Do Club wrapped up its square dancing season with a May 14 party at Roblin Memorial Hall. Guests came from Saltcoats and Dauphin Man and visitors from Russell joined. Earle Park conducted the event with Bill Quick of Dauphin as guest caller. John Brown received a diploma from Earle Park amid applause. Do-Si-Do members attended Esterhazy and Dauphin events, with Ethel McQueen’s Winnipeg orchestra providing music.
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