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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1951
Page
3
Anglo Canadian Oils Ltd Brandon refinery processes Manitoba’s first crude oil into gasoline and other petroleum products. The event marks a historic milestone in Manitoba’s oil industry and highlights its potential for automotive equipment and regional development.
Shoal Lake resident Miss Viola Hamilton and parents visited last week while Connie Hay spent the weekend with Swan River kin. Winnipeg visitors include Helen Belinski on vacation and D A Macdonald driving to Winnipeg for several days. Lumbago sidelines Jack Miller. Rossburn doctoring updates and hospital stays noted. WMS and Ladies Aid meet at Hugh Armstrong’s with tea and home cooking sale planned in Rossburn soon.
Ideal conditions marked the official opening on Thursday at 2 30 pm with about 150 in attendance. The $60 000 Rossburn Hospital serves an area of about 3 000 people and handles over 80 per cent of local hospital cases.
Georgina Anetta Jane Spearman of Hamiota Manitoba and Morris Edmund McConnell of Douglas formerly Crandall were married May 28 at St Stephen's Broadway United Church Winnipeg. Rev H A Frame officiated. They left for a U S trip and will reside in Port Arthur Ontario after a reception at The Homestead.
The Barley Improvement Institute bans past western division $1,000 barley winners from entering the 1951 National Barley Contest. Former champions and barley from their farms are ineligible. Since 1946, multiple-family wins prompted the restriction to boost agronomic standards in Canada.
I sincerely thank Dr. J. Johnson for timely aid during my illness and the hospital staff for their kind service and care. Thanks are also sent to everyone who visited me in the hospital.
The Hospital Aid served tea at the Official Opening of the hospital last week with proceeds around $46. They thank Mr Joe Peden for donating the ham and all volunteers. The next project is funding an X Ray machine. Next meeting set for June 25.
Rossburn CNR Station ends Saturday operations under the 40 hour week. In the past two weeks staff delivered on Saturdays but are not obligated. Customers should do Saturday business Friday or Monday. Saturday train passengers should buy tickets the day before or on board. Office hours are 7.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. Monday to Friday.
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