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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
3
Red heifer about a year old with white head spots strayed to a farm last June or July. Owner requested to remove animal and pay expenses. Geo Star chuk Roblin.
Mr and Mrs J H Cailes announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Phyllis of Toronto to Mr James Burford of Toronto. The wedding is to take place soon in Toronto.
I express my thanks to the friends and to the Ladies Aid of the United Church for letters and cards of beer during my hospital stay. I also thank our Editor and Alice for the lovely flowers. Ethel Cailes
Residents' visitors arrive in Winnipeg and Roblin shifts. Stan Brydon visits parents in town. Bert Ward and families travel from Parry Sound and Dol ores. Chuck Broomfield visits with his parents. Club meeting set for Nov 3 at 8 15 p m. Glen Stephens and family updates. Pool Elevator meeting Nov 7 at Roblin United church basement. lunch to follow. Board of Trade meeting draws poor attendance but notes local civic involvement.
Mrs S L Nash and family express heartfelt appreciation for the expressions of love and esteem received during Mr Nashs long illness and at the funeral from the Diocese of Brandon Roblin Grandview Gilbert Plains 70 Club W A of the B E S L and individual friends.
The Village of Roblin Manitoba by warrant dated October 1 1946 will sell by public auction on December 2 1946 at 2 PM lands listed for arrears of taxes and costs unless paid promptly. Ronald P Jakeman Secretary Treasurer dated Roblin Manitoba October day 1946.
A notice requests corrections to the war dead list and adds Jack Matten who was killed at Dieppe to last week’s published roll. The paper asks readers to report omissions to the Review or Legion members.
A reflection on bringing hydro to Roblin in 1946 contrasts with the 1903 CPR steel era train through Roblin. The piece recalls citizens rallying to clear snow during winter and asks what story will be written about hydro's arrival or absence in Roblin this fall.
After approval by the National War Labor Board and Wartime Prices and Trade Board the Western Canada coal price rises. General increase is $1.00 per ton, $1.50 on Vancouver Island, with specific upticks for Lump Egg Not 50 and Stoker coal. Railways and industry face about 85c more per ton. The rise covers higher wage costs a welfare fund holiday pay and a 40 hour week.
The notice invites parishioners to attend Christ Church on the 20th Sunday after Trinity November 3 at 11 a.m. for a Martins and Sermon as they observe the Feast of All Saints.
Special Remembrance Services planned at Roblin involving the United Church with services led by Rev J M Taylor and Chas Simpson. Activities include a Cenotaph remembrance on Sunday and Monday November 10th and 11th, plus regular gasps in Roblin and Makaroff charges and afternoon gatherings.
The church led by Pastor Roblin lists Sunday School at 11 a.m. and Evening Service at 7 p.m. on Sundays, with Tuesday Prayer Service at 8 p.m. Sunnyslope and Bield locations show similar schedules with Sunday School and midweek prayer services.
The Miles Air craft Limited workers in Reading with chiefs propose a village near the works to house 600, built by a non profit housing trust after government approval. Architect Sir Charles Reilly offers planning services on the Reilly Plan with a green centerpiece and no through roads.
A local note says farewell to Bud's Marketeria as a steady advertiser from Roblin during the last year and a half. The journal laments losing his weekly newsy ads and credits him with serving the buying public, noting a lack of other steady advertisers from Roblin's general merchants in the wartime and postwar era.
Classified notice advertising sale of four section parcels in the Bield district. Applies for review process to determine bid terms and settlement conditions. Ends with contact details for prospective buyers.
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