Manitoba High Schools Bonspiel Set in Winnipeg 1950
The Manitoba High Schools Bonspiel will run December 27 to 30 in Winnipeg with opening at 8 30 am each day. Each rink plays at least four games and events include Free Press Tribune Standard Broom and Dan Davidson. The Manitoba Playdown finals decide the provincial rep for Nelson British Columbia Canadian Championships February 19 to 23 1951. Entry forms from high school principals accepted to December 11 1950 with a $4 entry fee per rink.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Free Press
Tribune
Standard Broom
Dan Davidson
Nelson
B.C
W. Lyle Dyker
Gordon Bell High School
Mrs. B. Cormack Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ben Cormack who died suddenly at 68 were held at the family home and Rossburn United Church with interment in Rossburn cemetery. A full obituary will be published next week. The family thanks friends for kindness and floral tributes, with special thanks to Mrs. Wilson Stitt and Dr. Johnson.
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Ben Cormack
Rossburn United Church
C.O.F
Wilson Stitt
Dr. Johnson
Ben
Emelia
Douglas Cormack
Former Rossburn Merchant Buried In Winnipeg
Mr. Mayer Paisner aged 68 of Winnipeg Manitoba and formerly of Rossburn died in St. Boniface Hospital after a three week illness. He operated a general store in Rossburn from 1922 to 1947 with his brother Louie Paisner and is survived by his wife a son Hymie and a daughter Mrs Anne Katz all of Winnipeg.
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Mayer Paisner
Winnipeg
Man
Rossburn
St. Boniface Hospital
D. W. Cleland
Louie Paisner
Mr. Paisner
Anne Katz
Pioneer Couple Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary At Vista
Mr and Mrs M D Hamilton of Vista celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday November 21 at their home with over a hundred friends and relatives. The event featured gold and white decorations, a three tier wedding cake centerpiece, and gifts including a Bible from the Ladies Aid. The couple, married in 1900 at Rossburn, have four sons two daughters eleven grandchildren and were visited by family from Winnipeg Portage Ocean Falls Edmontons and Vista.
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Vista
M. D. Hamilton
Burchbey
D. Hamilton
Hamilton
Rossburn
S. P. Reddell
Sid
Winnipeg
Olive
Portage
Vera
Ocean Falls
B.C
Harvey
Leslie
Howard
Prominent Pioneer Farmer Buried Here Last Saturday
William Mitchell 79, longtime Rossburn District farmer, died November 30 in Rossburn Hospital. He served as Vice President and President of the Rossburn Agricultural Society, and was an original member and Honorary President. Surviving sons Bert and William, sister Mrs Chegwin, brother Samuel, four grandchildren. wife Mary Jane predeceased him. Funeral arrangements by Rea’s of Shoal Lake.
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Rossburn
William Mitchell
W. B. Eaton
Rossburn United Church
Mitchell
Peden’s”9
Young’s
Thos. Young
Ireland
Mary Jane Rafter
Canada
The
Agricultural Society
Bert
William Chegwin
Samuel Mitchell
Catherine
Arabella
Rea’'s Funeral Home
Shoal Lake
Card of Thanks for Wm. Mitchell Bereavement
The family of the late Mr. Wm. Mitchell thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness during their bereavement. Gratitude is extended to Doctor Johnson, the nurses, Mr. Eaton, the pallbearers, and those who sent flowers.
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Doctor Johnson
Mr. Eaton
Life of a Deiter Mr Brown Pioneer to Birdtail
The reminiscence follows Alexander Brown and companions from Listowel Ontario to Birdtail Manitoba beginning spring 1880. It recalls crossing the Red River by boat, choosing homesteads near Neepawa and Broadfoot, building a thatch roofed house, making furniture with an axe, and hauling logs for early settlement. Brown returns for supplies, teams with Dan Hamilton, and travels with Sandy Stewart. A storm interrupts the journey between Gladstone and Neepawa, ending with continued notes on back page.
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Alexander Brown
Manitoba
John McKee
Alex Warnock
Joe Ralph
Listowel
Ontario
Winnipeg
Red River
McKee
Neepawa
Mr. Brown
Mr. McKee
Brown
Mr. Hamilton
Broadfoot
Mrs. Brown
South End
Frank Miller
Sandy Stewart
Father
Ladies Hospital Aid tea boosts year’s fund to 1538.26
The Ladies Hospital Aid held a Nov 25 tea in the Club Room raising 27.40 from tea and home cooking plus 75.10 from a fruit cake drive, bringing the year’s total to 1538.26. Officers were elected for the new year and a mixed Bonspiel is planned with a 1.00 entry.
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Ladies Hospital Aid
J. Armstrong
O. Menzies
Schraeful
Village of Rossburn Council Minutes Record
Regular November meeting notes refund of $7.00 each for overassessed taxes for J Cormack and J Huston. Plans for a village fire brigade discussed. Mayor Moffat reports on Manitoba Urban Association. $30.00 for delegate fees approved. Police and well pump items discussed. Authorization to query Mines and Natural Resources about a test oil well near Mountain Road. Curling Club five year rink lease filed pending club status. Inquiry to RCMP about policing take over costs. Tax arrears payment of $375.00 approved. Provincial assessor sought for proper village assessment. Tax rebate requests denied. Next meeting set for Tuesday December 12 at 8 p.m.
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Rossburn
J. Cormack
J. Huston
Hodge
Moffat
Manitoba Urban Association
Winnipeg
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Pioneer Drilling Company
C.N.R
Mountain Road
Curling Club
Wood
R.C.M.P
Ottawa
Wm. Young
Chappel
Provincial Assessment Board
Notice of Optometrist Visit Cancellation
Mr W J Bohonos optometrist and optician of 701 McIntyre Block Winnipeg will not make his regular visits to Rossburn for December January and February for the practice of his profession Eyes Examined.
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W. J. Bohonos
McIntyre Block
Winnipeg
Rossburn
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H.S. Bonspiel
Mrs. Hamilton
A. J. Saley, Rossburn
Messrs
J. G. Stitt
Robi. Carson
Jas. Sherritt
Jas. Armstrong
Jos. Peden
John Collins
Castlefleming
Queen’s County
Birtle
Robert Brown
Rossburn, Man
Mr. Stewart
Portage la
Prairie
George Manson
Mr. Lawfort
Gladstone
Aid
J. Stitt
Ukrainetz
Lindsay
Treas
W. Armstrong
Way and Means
Bert Mitchell
B. Stitt
Caldwell
Dolly Miller
J. Smith
H. Huston
Karmazenak
D. Whyte
Andrew
Tokar
McIntosh
McIntyre
B. Crookshanks
J. Clevjland
Cliff Hamilton
Silewich
Convenor
W. Stitt
Johnson
D. Holmes
Walsh
Williamson
Alexander
Ruby Armstrong
Murphy
B. Mitchell
Review
MAKE
Norman Major
PALL
Ustivrs
Earl Moffat
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