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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
6
The article details agricultural storage guidance to keep grain safe from rats mice and birds. It covers raising granaries on pillars, using hardware cloth at ventilation openings, keeping grain clean for top grades, bin spraying with methoxychlor or DDT, and ensuring bins sit on level ground to prevent structure damage. It includes a farmer’s remark urging level foundations.
East Kildonan gardener R Pearson, 364 Bowman Avenue, won the McFayden Trophy in the Greater Winnipeg Horticultural Society 1958 home grounds contest. The 83 year old retiree, who moved to Bowman Avenue in 1939 after farm work, tends a 26 foot lot famed for its colorful blooms and attracts visitors from near and far.
Miss Jessie Kelso attended an International Delta Kappa Gamma Society teachers convention in Minneapolis August 11 to 16. The society promotes goodwill among women educators and includes experienced teachers recommended by inspectors and supervisors. Manitoba officers named include President Dr Esther Hinds First Vice President Betty Nicks Second Vice President Nadine Chidley Recording Secretary Jessie Kelso Corresponding Secretary Cox Treasurer Agnes McDonald Parliamentarian Pybus.
The Stork Club notes births at Roblin District Hospital listing families from Edmonton Roblin and nearby areas. Entries include Eagle Eckert Chase Carriere Pikon Holovaci Langevin Heshka Andrews and Langan with daughters and sons born in August to various couples.
Roblin is assured of ample water as B H Waters and Son completed the town well for the Water and Sewerage project. The well, tested at 200 gpm then 150 gpm, shows capacity to four times current needs. pumping tests and a 72 hour plus 24 hour run confirm a reliable supply for Roblin’s population. Tenders for remaining work will be advertised September 15 with work starting October 1 subject to weather.
The August Evening Guild met at Mrs. K. Goodbin’s home on Tuesday August 26 with fifteen members and one visitor. A devotional opened the meeting. Reports noted four sick visits and five cards sent. Guest speaker Harold Boughton discussed landscaping and family homes. The group planned a Presbytery Supper on October 8 and outlined a Junior congregation term from November to June. Lunch followed hosted by four members.
Four generations are listed: Inglis, Man., daughter Mrs A Moore of Roblin, granddaughter Mrs A Graf of Hartel Alberta, and great granddaughter Miss Debra Graf, highlighting a family lineage across locations in Canada.
Local residents and visitors from Winnipeg, Winnipegosis, Beausejour, Roblin, Shilo, Melfort, Vancouver, and other communities spent the long weekend with relatives in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Notable notices include teaching moves, weddings, and extended family gatherings at homes in The Pas, Elderslie, and nearby towns.
Manitoba will publish full provincial legislature debates in the Hansard for the fall session marking the first time published reports will be distributed. Hon. Marcel Boulic announced that recordings have existed since 1951 as a permanent record, but this fall introduces publicly available reports.
Rain and damp conditions stall harvests with little combining done in the district. Haeming’s Jewelery sold to George and Dot Giles who keep the name. Lake View Motel and Lake View Lunch construction progressing with rumors of December completion. A fishing anecdote, Rev Waddell painting cabins at Wellman Lake, paint donations noted. Roblin Style Shop relocates to former Roblin Cafe, offering more display space. Beach supervision ends September 1 with warnings for parents to accompany children and the beach house closed for winter.
A Roblin group discusses forming a Water Ski Club to learn and later stage regattas. Officers elected are President Walter Fowler Vice President Bill Angus and Secretary-Treasurer Mrs George Schmaltz. Members plan Sept meeting to finalize name and fundraising methods including radio ticket sales.
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