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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1961
Page
1
Homemakers' Corner reviews fall fashion trends with harvest colors from golds and oranges to greens and magentas. It highlights tapestry and Jacquard weaves, bold sportswear hues, and fabric moves toward crepe dominated textures, including chiffons, jersies, silks, and knits.
Birth announcement for William Arthur Parker welcomes a brother for Terry Lynn. District visitors over the Thanksgiving weekend include J Cryderman Dianne The Pas and others from Winnipeg Saskatoon Snow Lake Flin Flon and Moose Jaw. Attending weddings and holidays, several Radford Murray Lee and Craven families are noted along with RCMP holiday visits and college students returning home.
Mr Darcey Jones of the Eagle Stone Lodge in Kamsack visited Mrs P Jones on Thursday. Mr Bert Knowles of Gillam Manitoba visited Mr and Mrs W E Harper over the weekend. Misses Grace and Angeline Propp, students at a Saskatoon business college, spent the Thanksgiving weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Ed Propp.
Goose Lake Schools report 433 pupils from Grades 1 to 8 with 287 town students and 146 in van. New lights improve atmosphere and comfort. encyclopedia sale proceeds planned for age-appropriate reference books. Payments listed include Manitoba Telephone System, Hydro, Roblin merchants, and education department charges.
About Town items report visits between Flin Flon Sandy Lake Roblin and Stonewall along with notices of travel and family ties. A furnace safety health column urges clean stoves and chimneys to prevent fires. Local families including Nicholson Wardle Wilderman and Fisher births and visits are noted with reminders to renew the Roblin Review subscription.
Nomination day on Oct 10 attracted many candidates for municipal and school posts across Roblin village Shell River Hillsburg Goose Lake and Intermountain districts. Roblin votes Oct 20 from 9 am to 6 pm with liquor by law referendum No 533 on ballot. A farewell party honored Mr and Mrs Frank Ballard with gifts at Gordon Ballard’s home.
Funeral services for Dora Yarotsky Stasiuk were held in Roblin Ukraine Catholic Church on October 9. She died October 5 at 85 after a long illness, survived by her husband Peter Stasiuk two sons Harry and Mike of Merridale Manitoba two brothers George and William Winnipeg three sisters lives in Winnipeg Roblin and Ukraine twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Interment at Parish cemetery pallbearers named Lorne Voychyshyn Mike Stasiuk Steven Marary Harry Stasiuk John Boychuk Matt Sorokopud. The deceased immigrated from Ukraine in 1922 and was a member of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Donna Darl ine daughter of Mr and Mrs Croft Baird married Frank Russell Ballard son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Ballard at Westminster United Church Edmonton on September 23 at 6 pm Rev Leighton officiated. Usher Douglas Baird. Bride wore satin gown with net and jacket and carried pink and white carnations. Gladys Ballard attended in yellow over taffeta. Clifford Baird served as groomsman. Reception at the bride’s parents home followed by buffet supper. The couple will reside in Edmonton.
The Village of Roblin will hold a noon vote tally on Saturday October 21 1961 to count votes for and against each class of license under By-Law 533. Originals of By-Laws 533 and 534 are filed with the Village Clerk for public inspection. Notice dated August 10 1961.
The Roblin Local of the Manitoba Teachers' Society met on Tuesday September 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Goose Lake Elementary School with 26 teachers present. A scholarship was announced for the top grade XII student at the high school commencement. A new slate for 1961-62 was elected: President Jack Brignoy Vice-President Brian Sim Secretary-Treasurer Moyra Erickson Public Relations Wm Nowosad. Lunch followed the meeting.
The October Hospital Aid meeting at the hospital elected Mrs. Mel Bowley as president after the annual meeting. The group approved window drape bids from T Eaton Co and planned a mix-master, with donations urged. Highlights include year reports, active fundraising, numerous gifts to patients, and $663.50 in proceeds from annual events.
Two of the Gospel Satellites cards launched from Roblin and Silverwood Sunday Schools have been returned by mail. One Satellite was recovered about twelve miles from Portage la Prairie Man while another traveled nearly 1000 miles to southeastern Minnesota in a single day. A Minnesota farmer found the Satellite on Monday while plowing oats. More reports are hoped for.
Rev A K Philipose will address the Free Methodist Church at 7 30 p m on Sunday October 15 from India and plans to minister across Canada and the United States His Bible teaching ministry invites all to attend and hear God word and find Christian faith through his message
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