18 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
1
The Rossburn Review lists subscription prices in Canada and the United States, plus advertising rates for notices, births, marriages, deaths, cards of thanks, in memoriams with verses, and transient ads. It details per line charges, minimums, free-will offerings for gatherings, and payment terms with deadlines and publisher approval requirements.
Publisher invites news and social items for publication and requires signer's address. Copy due by noon for current issue. Editor may reject any or all submissions. Advertising accepted with liability limits unless proof requested in writing.
The piece argues for full mobilization as the war expands to two fronts after Japan enters the conflict and the US abandons nonbelligerency. It urges a national selective service, wider conscription, and coercive government coordination to maximize manpower and industrial output for total war.
Jack Plante discharged from His Majesties Service. Hazel Miller visiting in Rossburn with sister Dorothy. Helen Smith returned from Winnipeg on November 28 after month with friends. Rancivale Ladies Cook book may print before Christmas. Douglas Andrew bought a white calf to be shown at next year Calf Club Fair.
A call for closer cooperation between parents and teachers to boost child progress. The piece urges mothers to show interest in teachers and to arrange tea or visits, arguing that parental cooperation motivates teachers and benefits pupils.
The excerpt claims that mothers trying the suggested method will be pleased with the results and notes it was not written at the suggestion of any teacher.
Mrs. R. J. Alexander returns from Shoal Lake Hospital and Christmas Tree events planned for December 22. Members travel between Winnipeg and Vista while Mrs. T. Miller substitutes in the Junior Room. Sympathy extended for the death of a local resident’s father. Poultry second shipment totals 20 471 lbs valued at about 3787 dollars, bringing two shipments to 33 509 lbs and 5942 85 dollars. Special prizes awarded to Junior Poultry Club members Bill Natehak Cam Halliday Connie Hay Yvonne O Donnell Mack Hamilton.
Boxing Day events in Rossburn announce a community Christmas Tree at the public school hall on December 22 with Santa and a Review visit to business owners for Christmas greetings. Local residents list includes Eleanor Lindsay, Hetzel Miller, Dorothy, and others on leave or visiting Brandon, with mentions of RC A F service and Canadian Army Veterans recruitment drives.
Vista residents share updates from school and town. Miss Maude McLeod returns from Winnipeg while Miss Alex Baker and Miss Gladys Halliday secure work there. Christmas reminders and concert set for December 22. Local hockey teams, poultry shipments, remodelling of the Community Hall, and sympathy for Miss Wherrett’s family are noted. Also included are stray educational questions about ancient peoples and early explorers.
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