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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
2
A school note reflects on winter holidays and explains Thanksgiving origins from Native American and Pilgrim traditions. It urges teens to celebrate by sharing with others less fortunate and to act with generosity, including holiday stories of kindness and communal meals.
A humorous fragment describes Old Gentleman Gay sending a fat turkey to Shoemaker Price. The Shoemaker praises the bird and remarks on a planned dinner, then mentions giving Widow Lee the small chicken he bought.
A school section explains memory aids using a letter sequence game and three-step poetry memorization method. It notes reading, aloud recitation, and forming mental pictures to strengthen recall and teases next week’s piece on kings in English history. Local notices mention births and travel.
A man walked into a local theatre with a bear and the manager found them seated together. The manager confronts the man asking why the animal was brought to the show.
Weekend visitors include Mr Misfeldt visiting family and Mr and Mrs Howard Gunness traveling to Lyddon Sask. John Gleish sold his hotel but stays on for weeks. Winnipeg visitors Jack Brown Wm Hampson Harold Staub. United Church ladies hosted a tea and choir numbers grow.
Visitors from West Bank B C Winnipeg and Hamilton Ont visit district homes. Thanksgiving and Harvest Home services planned across Makaroff charge with a Psalm 147 message on peace and bounty amid war’s horror.
John Kines and Bill Henders on the trip to Brandon. Tummel school children raised 11.50 for the cancer fund. Jr Red Cross praised the Friday dance turnout. CGIT girls thank helpers for Saturday lunch success. Miss Alice Muse visited Mr and Mrs Brook. Tummel students invested 17.29 in Credit Union stamps in two weeks.
Friday evening meeting saw 23 youths form a Young Peoples' Union. Officers elected: President Jessie Lindsay Vice-President John Large Secretary Glen Arnott. Next meeting to finish organization at J Lindsay home. A junior girls and junior boys group will meet Friday at the Manse at 7 p.m.
Merle Currey Makaroff and Charlie Elder returned after a week at The Pas. Chas Simpson and Mrs Rogers attended the Presbytery meeting at Grandview. Mrs Beattie with Wilma and Roberta were passengers to Winnipeg Friday night.
A man shrugs and explains his choice of gift. He notes the other person enjoyed the book and assumed he would like the accompanying picture as well.
A playful closing note thanks boys and girls who wrote letters for a column contest. Honorable mention goes to Patsy Smith, Marlene Chase, and Billy Dayson. The prize now 50 cents to be claimed at the Review office with the correct answer written on paper.
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