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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
2
Shirley Jean Cormack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cormack Rossburn, wed Weldon Claire Kilburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C L Kilburn Neepawa, at Knox United Church Rossburn. Rev D B Sparling officiated with organist Pastor H Alston. Bride wore nylon tulle gown with silk braid seed pearls and a deep flounce.
Eloise Hamilton of Winnipeg and Lorne Kilburn were married in Brandon with a reception for 115 at the Town Hall. The couple will reside in Toronto after traveling from Brandon by plane. Out of town guests included Kilburns and Sear family relations from multiple Manitoba and Minnesota towns.
Mrs. Nychuk won the fifth and final car in Virden Bingo after a four way tie with two men and Mrs Antonation from Kelloe. The winner was chosen as the remaining contestant while the men were eliminated. The prize car is a 55 Chev two door in buff color.
Rossburn PONY League, undefeated after two tournament games at Birtle on Dominion Day, won the first game against McConnell by ten runs after four innings pitched by Henry Rubeniuk. In the final, Birtle edged Rossburn 1 0 with Bobby Hamilton and Rubeniuk pitching.
Damp weather continues with 85 degree readings on Dominion Day and 1.18 on Tuesday afternoon. Hail reported in several neighborhoods and garden damage in the Osha Oakburn area. Lightning hit a north end building Friday evening and hydro service interruptions caused a 30 minute outage leading to 1 hour delays in typesetting.
Rossburn gains a new shop when on Friday July 15 Mr R A Scherloski of Langenburg Sask opens a Furniture and Appliance Store in H Droscoski's new building opposite Slow's Garage. Joe Bart named local manager. An eight day opening sale runs July 15 to 23.
A shower held in Emily Chuchmuch’s honor was hosted by Mrs. Joe Semochko and Mrs. Milton Chuchmuch on Saturday evening July 2. Proxies filled in for Emily until her arrival for the July 12 wedding, with Marion Semochko seated in a decorated chair. Betty Wowk assisted in opening gifts as 35 guests signed the shower book and a lunch was served.
J A Plant provides corrections from a Strathclair convention noting voting irregularities over chair selection and Amalgamation reports. He defends accredited delegates, questions MFAC news release timing, and highlights omitted items such as committee reports and addresses.
The W I group held a July 5 gathering at Mrs. J Murphy's home with 12 members. Plans were made to serve at the local Fair. Delegate Mrs. Viola Stitt reported on the June Provincial convention at the University of Manitoba. Mrs Lindsay won the jackpot. Hostesses Mrs Murphy and Mrs Cleland served a light lunch.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs C Kolosky of Birdtail on June 29 1955 at Rossburn Hospital.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. Steele of Vista on June 30 at Rossburn Hospital, marking a joyous addition to the family.
Miss Alice Woytowich and Miss Lesia Antonation visited in Oakburn with families from Bran don and Winnipeg respectively. Local residents hosted multiple guests including Mr and Mrs Michael Kozyk and Mr and Mrs Jerry Matiatiogi. Several residents traveled to Winnipeg and The Pas for festivals and summer school activities, with numerous relatives noted in attendance.
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