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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1964
Page
1
Patricia McAuley urges parents to join or form 4-H clubs for girls aged 10 or older interested in sewing cooking home design or handicrafts. She asks women to volunteer as leaders or assistants and offers organizing guidance from the Agricultural office in Russell.
District memo outlines 4-H aims to stimulate interest in activities, develop personality and leadership, foster homemaking skills, and encourage community spirit among rural youth in Canada. Regulations require members be 10 by Jan 1 1965, clubs need eight members, five projects exist including Clothing Foods Home Design Handicrafts and Junior Leader, with age-based units.
The Zorra Lutheran Church Ladies Aid met Sept. 2 with eleven members. Rev. Paul Barchardt led devotion. They studied Lesson eleven from A Letter of Joy to the Philippians. President Therese Baumung led business. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer’s report accepted. They voted to donate cash instead of a fowl supper to buy tables and chairs for basement meetings and Sunday School. Lunch served by Irma Baumung and Anne Schepp.
Mrs. Mary Warbeck marked her eightieth birthday with a Low Mass in the Greek Catholic Mission chapel and a Ukrainian Parish Hall dinner in Roblin. Rev. Bzdel led prayers and toasts while granddaughter Mary Linda McEwen presented a television set. A late birthday cake, dancing, and music followed, with many out of town guests attending from Toronto Stonewall Detroit Winnipeg and Calder Saskatchewan.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eslinger announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn Tracy to Gordon Stewart Simpson son of Mr and Mrs S B Simpson The wedding is planned for Knox United Church at seven oclock on Tuesday October 13th.
The Roblin Branch No. 24 Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary met on September 8 in Memorial Hall with President Mrs. R. Sanders in the chair. Six new members were initiated, bringing total membership to 33. a $25 donation was made to the Retarded Children's Association. The group planned a Sportsmen's Dinner for Sept. 28 with committees assigned and decided to sponsor an Essay Contest again this year, appointing Mrs. Curle, Mrs. Shepherd, and Mrs. Souter to develop details. The meeting closed with the colors retired and the National Anthem, followed by lunch hosted by Mesdames H. Watson, M. Watson, and L. Watson.
Roblin inaugurated Macleod's Store on Sept 17 with Mayor F A Newton presiding and crowd watching as J A Hill and Sons Ltd celebrated. A telegram from Ernie Hilland’s spirit joined现场, with $1,000 in gifts and prizes for shoppers and messages from regional executives. Roblin Trading Co. also opened a renovated store the same day without ribbon cutting, doubling space, bright walls, new lighting, tiled floor, and display upgrades. A transistor radio draw will award the prize. winning ticket appears in the Review.
On September 20 at Roblin Golf Course a record 145 golfers from Gilbert Plains Grandview Canora Melville Sask Minnedosa Selsgirth Dauphin St Rose McCreary Swan River and Montreal competed. Stan Chmiel and Bob Kus-pira tied 78s. Chmiel won in a birdie 3 playoff. Awards were issued across six flights with Lou Lahaie winning hole in one and 44 birdies counted in the club’s best all round tournament yet with 1965 ahead.
Funeral services were held for R F Cockerill Sr at Holy Redeemer Church on September 18 1964. He died September 16 aged 70 in Roblin after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Roseanne three sons Sylvester Levi Rudall four daughters and numerous grandchildren. Also noted were services for Elizabeth Holopina of Shell Valley who died September 18 aged 71. born in Romania, she settled in Shell Valley in 1910 and left five sons three daughters and many grandchildren.
On Monday September 28 the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 24 hosts a Sportsman Dinner at Roblin Memorial Hall at 6:30 pm honoring the Loyal Juvenile Baseball Team. Winnipeg Yorkton and Dauphin speakers discuss sports promotions, with local leaders inviting parental and citizen support.
Haroll Boughton reports on time to tally hay stocks and livestock numbers across the province. Extension Service prepares feed lists, with twenty locations noted mainly in the south east, plus new southwestern entries as harvest ends. Government transport aid requires rural municipal channels or any Ag Rep. office.
Local Roblin column highlights visits from Winnipeg and Saskatchewan, store openings in Roblin, and regional news. Notable items include Macleod's store openings in Roblin on Sept 17, long distance relatives visiting, a 35 lb Russet potato and an 3 lb Ohio potato joke, and upcoming events including the Rebekah Lodge Canadian National Institute for the Blind canvass. Births, anniversaries, college enrollments, and a Royal Purple Blanket winner are also mentioned, with regional greetings and weather notes. The piece reflects small town life with personal visits, family milestones, and local organizational activity across Roblin and nearby Manitoba towns.
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