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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
2
Editor Curry argues gasoline rationing rubber shortages and travel limits should boost small town business but only if merchants modernize. Stores must be orderly advertised with stocked goods. the public now buys advertised items and reads catalogs at home.
Community updates include residents returning from Saskatoon travel to Hamilton Ont and enlistments. Miss Nancy White joins the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Corps. a school recital is announced for June 2 with proceeds to the Red Cross. Military drills and salvage depot activity noted along with Red Cross canvassing and local bus service concerns.
Deepdale school pupils organize a rubber and salvage collection in response to a government call. Two squads led by captains Cliff Aver and Oscar Doering gathered about half a ton of rubber and remaining waste paper. Prince the school horse joined the effort as girls ferried a buggy load of material during noon hour.
A schedule lists worship services and Sunday School times for several locations. Castleavery hosts a service at 7 p.m. Bield offers a 4 p.m. worship. Roblin has a 7 p.m. service and 1 p.m. Sunday School.
Free Methodist Church pastor Rev. F Markell preaches at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 11 a.m. Revival meetings ongoing every evening at 7 p.m. U P meeting Friday evening at the church. Sunny Slope School service at 3 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Bethel Church P A C C hosts services this week with Friday 8 p m youth meeting and Sunday 1 p m children’s church followed by 7 30 p m evangelistic service S Samson from South America leads the Friday event at Rotkwill Community Hall a 3 p m Sunday service features Evangelist and Mrs Venton from Port Arthur Ontario commencing May 24 all are welcome Haverstock Sisters in charge
By Jim De La Mare of the RCAF Claresholm Alta a personal verse pledges months of faithfulness and love then jokes about pay and a planned departure with a threatening twist about Pie returning and being shot in a wartime letter-like poem.
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