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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
6
Ranchvale Birdtail Mee T Howrett and four other men arrive home on leave before a transfer to Kitchener Ontario. Mrs Chamberland and her daughter return from visiting sister Mrs Sincair in Winnipeg. Anne Orynisk returns to spend a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs Oryniak after visiting Winnipeg.
Numerous names and short visits noted in Brandon and area with S Canadian towns mentioned. Includes Mrs Helen Autonation and Mr P Chrunepert hosting weekends, Miss V Kashton visiting Winnipeg, Pte Stanley Stebeleski stationed in Victoria and visiting home, and several families from Brandon, Geraldton, St Catharines, and Dauphin visiting relatives or hosting guests.
Visitors arrive from Ontario Saskatchewan and Winnipeg to Vista area. A dance at Vista Hall is planned for Friday August 18. Mrs Ham dies after lengthy illness, and a storm damaged the district with some buildings affected.
Pte John Chichowski of Camp Shao is home on short leave. Mr and Mrs Alec Woronesky visited their relatives in the district. Mrs Steve Biydock visited Grandview relatives. Tony Spilchuk and family arrived for holidays. Tony returned to work soon. Mr and Mrs Peter Cherwonick returned to Chicago after two weeks holiday. Friends gathered Sunday to share in the enjoyable day and extend thanks for cordial invitations.
A severe storm with heavy rain and high winds damaged a barn where Steve Koioe had recently moved items from the loft. A granary south of town and the school roof also suffered destruction. the barn had an $800 offer prior to the event.
Obituary notes Mrs. Samuel J Ham of Vista who died August 13 1944. Born October 17 1874 in Listowel Ontario she moved to Manitoba in 1880 and left two daughters a son in the Royal Canadian Navy and a daughter in Saskatoon. Funeral at Vista United Church followed by burial in Rossburn. Also notes Kathleen Oryniak Birdtail enlistment in the Canadian Women's Army Corps at Winnipeg and Bilinsky Winnipeg and Joseph Jubert Oakburn enlistments in the Canadian active army at Osborne Barracks with brief family details.
In loving memory of husband and father Joseph Jackson Stitt who died August 19 1942. Deep in our hearts a picture of a loved one laid to rest. In memory frame we shall keep him, for he was one of the best. We had a nature you could not help loving, a heart purer than gold. Ever remembered by his wife and family.
A reader praises the Rowburn Review noting it is a welcome publication he reads cover to cover. He remarks on how surprising the news from the paper can be and reflects on several scenes he has seen.
A narrator recalls a sunburnt, hatless boy with torn clothes and bare feet. The scene shifts to a missing mother figure and a dreamlike image of a child wandering, hinting at a family divided by hardship and longing.
The readable fragments indicate a local public sale notice with action timing and officials. Details are partial but imply an auction or sale in August with involved parties and a deadline. Specific names and places are unclear due to OCR distortion.
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