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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
1
Finance Minister J L Sisley announced Canada Savings Bonds will stay available through banks and authorized dealers until further notice. The move follows strong demand, especially among farmers and seasonal workers, with total purchases rising well beyond initial expectations.
In August the UK cotton industry posted record weekly weaving outputs of 40,000,000 linear yards, 190 more than the May peak. The August rise over 1945 reached 28 percent, despite holiday periods.
The Ministry of Education announces a scheme to train stokers and boiler house attendants in economical and efficient fuel use. Local education authorities are asked to set up courses that lead to professional qualifications, with examinations and syllabuses already framed.
Lloyd's Register reports that in the first three quarters of 1946 Britain built about five times the U S total and North east England yards produced nearly three times Sweden's. World merchant shipbuilding totaled about 3 570 000 tons with Britain constructing roughly 1 875 000 tons.
The United States ships 352000 tons and Sweden 241000 tons. About 20 percent of UK total goes to overseas markets vs 14 percent in the prior quarter. UK has 464 vessels under construction and orders exceed 1000000 tons.
The RAF Transport Command will test a new UK radar eye in South east Asia. The device sends radar impulses ahead. echoes display on a grid to indicate objects left or right. Hills appear as blobs, planes as dots, and clouds as fuzzy blobs, aiding pilots in night or poor visibility.
Housing experts from twenty countries have inquired about aluminum prefabricated houses as a solution to the shortage. Five wartime shadow factories produce at five per hour and aim for a new pace next February. In Bristol a house with services was erected in 42 minutes, proving durability under frost and 80 mph gale tests using Beaufighter exhaust.
Citizens in Roblin on Saturday November 9 are urged to wear poppies as a symbol of courage and sacrifice. The piece emphasizes remembrance of brave men who stood between them and a cruel foe and the gratitude for those who died to secure their life and liberty.
Ex service personnel of Roblin and district are invited to a Remembrance Service at the United Church Roblin on Sunday November 10 at 6 45 p m The gathering will meet on the church lower floor for a group march to the service. Public invitations are extended to all.
At eleven oclock on November eleventh a short Remembrance Day service will be held at the Monument in Roblin. Wreaths may be laid during the observance.
A district meeting of the Legion led by Comrade A J Webb of Grandview will be held at the Legion hall in Dauphin on Thursday November 7 at 8 p.m. A buffet lunch starts at 6 30 p.m. Legionaries are urged to attend for an entertaining and profitable evening with old comrades. Transportation cars should meet at the Taylor Hardware corner around 4 30 p.m.
Education Week to be observed in Canada and the United States from November 3 to 9. The event aims to present the values of education and highlight what schools offer.
Dr. P J Olson chairs an eight member panel appointed to judge the National Barley Contest with regional provincial and inter provincial awards. Members include A G McCalla J B Harrington A M Wilson S H Vigor Robert Whiteman F Ludlam and J E Blakeman. Two consulting judges may assist A T Elders and D S Kaufman. Judging will occur in Winnipeg with extended deadlines for grain judging applications December 1 for seed on farm and December 15 for shipped barley. old date November 30.
The Goose Lake Consolidated School Grades 1 to IV collected 50.32 on Halloween night to support the Junior Red Cross. Funds will go to the Crippled Children's Fund in Manitoba and some to Europe for European children. Thanks are given to all donors and to younger children who also contributed.
Roblin hosts a joint meeting of the South Dauphin Presbytery groups including 130 members from the Young People's Union the Women's Missionary Society and Sunday School teachers. Delegates from Roblin Ochre River Gilbert Plains Grandview Wicklow Tummel Mak Aroff and Roblin attend.
The article notes that Manitoba will observe the 16th Education Week with the theme Education or Better Human Relations. Mr. Spear and staff invite parents and interested persons to visit the school on Thursday November 7.
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