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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
3
Many farms in the Silver wood district report yields of 60 bushels of wheat to the acre. Rev. J. J. Kinney district secretary of the Bible Society will hold a service in the Free Methodist church on Oct 8 at 8 p m. He will show a motion picture titled Heart of India.
The Ladies of the United Church sponsor an anniversary dinner at the United Church basement on October 4 at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The Inter Mountain Teachers Association will hold its annual convention at Grandview on October 7 and 8. All teachers in Inspector Ewanchuk's Division are urged to attend with speakers Mr. C. K. Rogers Chief Inspector of Schools and Mr. D. R. P. Coats of Winnipeg. Public invited to evening sessions.
British engineers Richard Barr Geoffrey White and Harry Leach unveil a compact gas turbine car engine at the British Industries Fair in London and Birmingham. The unit, 160 brake hp, fits a standard car frame and mimics petrol car performance with no pistons or spark plugs. It runs on diesel oil and requires minimal lubrication, able to burn fuels from petrol to candles.
Local residents host and visit relatives in Roblin with Winnipeg visitors, travel to Vancouver and Dauphin noted. Banking manager James McConnell attends funeral in Winnipeg for John Young. Nellie Filewich visits Roblin. medical and educational plans mentioned. Grain elevators are full, box car shortages hinted as harvest winds down. Weather described as ideal with light frost and anticipation for winter prep.
A reflective maxim urging view of each day as life itself not a fragment. Emphasizes savoring and improving the present rather than rushing toward a future.
A Minnedosa excerpt notes nomination day on October 12 and election day on October 22 for the 1948 municipal elections. The piece questions candidacy for the town council and school board, and also vacancies in rural municipalities.
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