Oakburn Man Laid To Rest In Local Service
Frank Woytowich, age 39, died January 17 in Oakburn after illness. He served as Park Warden in Riding Mountain National Park and was a lifelong Oakburn resident. Funeral services were held January 19 at Oakburn Greek Church with Father Joseph Pacine. He leaves wife Rose and six children, his parents, five sisters, and four brothers in Canada and Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakburn
Joseph Pacine
Frank Woytowich
Riding Mountain National Park
Rose
Alice
Ernest
Olga
Phyllis Annette
Raymond
Peter Woytowich
Mis
Daisy Grode
Doreen Hume to Sing on Northern Electric Hour
Canadian soprano Doreen Hume will be guest artist on the Northern Electric Hour Monday January 31. She will perform selections from Rossini The School of Seville and The Fortune Teller by Victor Herbert. Conductor Paul Sherman leads the concert orchestra heard weekly on the CBC Trans Canada network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ping
Doreen Hume
Northern Electric Hour
Victor Herbert
Paul Sherman
CBC Transcanada
In Memoriam Harrison
In memory of Mrs. T. Harrison who died January 71st, 1947. The verse expresses sorrow and love from her daughter Cora son-in-law Art granddaughter Mariene and grandson Raymond in the U S Army in Japan, Tipp City Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Reminiscences Of Rossburn Pioneers Chapter 16 Continued
In this chapter the early Rossburn municipality and its first officials are listed with reev es and councillors through the 1890s. It notes Birdtail Valley as the community center, the first homesteads, a store and post office, a cheese factory near 1925, and local lumbering drives from Riding Mountain with Birtle as a mill and market hub.
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Rossburn
Birdtail Valley
R.R. Ross
Wm. Peden
Flett
John Young
James Young
Government Farm
Riding Mountain
Birtle
McArthurs
Grant
Funeral for Rossburn Pioneer to be held Saturday
Mr Andrew R Mitchell a Rossburn district pioneer died at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Cameron on Wednesday night. He was 81. The funeral will be in Rossburn on Saturday January 29 at 2 pm from the Rossburn United Church to the Rossburn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew R. Mitchell
Rossburn
John Cameron
Rossburn United Church
Victoria Mary Wray Weds Clifford McLeod in Cartwright
Victoria Mary Wray youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs L R Wray married Clifford George McLeod youngest son of Mr and Mrs Ernest McLeod formerly of Vista Man The couple were married by her father in Cartwright Saturday December 18 The bride wore white wool with black and red accessories and carried American Beauty Roses They were attended by Mrs Ken Brydges and Ken Brydges Jr The couple's reception tours included Winnipeg with a luncheon at Mrs Cora Warnock's home They will reside in Cartwright where Mr McLeod is Co-Op Elevator agent Good luck folks.
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Cartwright Man
Victoria Mary
L.R. Wray
Clifford George McLeod
Ernest McLeod
Vista
Man
Ken Brydges
Winnipeg
Points East
Cora Warnock
Beverly
Mrs. McLeod
Cartwright
McLeod
Dog Gyp Ends Its Run In Our School Tale
In the School Hi-Lites feature two children buy and name a dog Gyp who guards them near the school. Despite threats from bullies the dog defends them until illness and absence lead to its death, leaving the children grieving but vowing no dog could replace Gyp.
Coming Events Notices Now Charged for Publicity
An announcement states free publicity for events in local news columns will end next week. Notices will move to a new Coming Events column with a 25 cent minimum, rising with item length. Church notices will continue free of charge for all denominations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Memoriam
Rossburn, Man
Cleland’s General Store
Rossbourn
Hugh Ross
Thos. Young
Alex Cumming
Robert Carson
R. R. Peden
S.S. Warnock
Thos. Buchanan
Treas
R. R. Ross
Reeve Wm. McDonald
R. Carson
John Black
Wm. Strong
R.R. Hamilton
Manson
Reeve
Coucillors
J. McPhail
Jas
Stitt
Young
McBride
George Manson
John Brodie
John McPhail
Wm. McDonald
McLeod—Wray
Alva Williamson
Evangeline Karmazenuk
Gyp
Fish Pond
Ath
Rossburn J.L.A
Rossburn Memorial
Valentine
Waltz Nite
Rossburn Town Hall
Olson
Ladies’ Curling Club
West Coast
A.J. Saley Wood
Dan
D. Lysgichuk
Brown
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