Lady Curlers Form Rinks For Season
A well attended Ladies Curling Club meeting formed season rinks with a long list of players led by J. Mitchell and E. Reid. Curling begins next week with draws posted at Mitchell's Drug Store and the local rink.
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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
1
A well attended Ladies Curling Club meeting formed season rinks with a long list of players led by J. Mitchell and E. Reid. Curling begins next week with draws posted at Mitchell's Drug Store and the local rink.
The Roblin branch held its annual Red Cross meeting in Knox United Church basement on November 27. I. L. Mitchell presided as president with Mrs. J. Adam as secretary. The 1950 drive raised 1012 dollars, nine hundred pounds of milk and food went to Winnipeg flood relief, and a Flood Relief Tag Day raised 900 dollars. A 3437 dollar donation funded the new Roblin District Hospital. W. A. LeBlanc spoke on current Red Cross work and Europe’s ongoing need. A mobile blood donors clinic was discussed and a committee named to explore publicity and plans. Officers elected include Ronald Robertson as Hon. President and I. L. Mitchell as President.
A Manitoba Farmers' Union branch formed at a public meeting in Roblin November 23 with John Lindsay as chairman. Speakers J Schulz and H Britton criticized rising farm living costs, low farm product values, and high profits in farm goods.
Steve Dikowski 19 of Deepdale was badly hurt when his rifle exploded while hunting. He is hospitalized at Roblin hospital with facial and throat injuries.
Individuals visit from Scotland Ontario and Shell River East share news of family celebrations. Mrs Henry Watson's funeral is set for Friday at United Church. George Gramek opens a Bowling Palace on 2nd Avenue, and residents remark on new business value. Weather turns colder with snow and fluctuating temperatures as November ends.
About sixty five persons attended the meeting and agreed to form a Local of the Farmers Union. Twenty members signed up and a drive for membership was agreed. A second meeting for officers election was planned in about two weeks with K R McBain elected interim chairman and P N Hanson secretary.
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