Memorial seed wheat drive funds Rossburn Memorial
The most generous gift to date is a 200 bushel donation of Certified Thatcher Wheat from Mr. Bert Mitchell for the Rossburn Memorial Sports Arena Fund. Farmers may plant two hundred bushels or more and turn in the seed value to the Memorial Fund. barley seed can be substituted if preferred.
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Resaburn Memorial Sports Arena
Bert Mitchell
Sir. Mitchell
Memorial Fund
N. Karmazenuk
Rossburn
Rossburn Memorial
Manitoba's First Woman Telephone Operator Recalled
Mrs. Robert Steel, Manitoba’s first woman operator, recalls early Manitoba exchange life with G L Long. She describes Main Street mud and horse cars, the Caldwell Building exchange, Gilland boards, and how operators learned by imitation before practice.
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Robert Steel
Manitoba
G. L. Long
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Steel
Main Street
Fort Garry
Canadian Pacific
Old Fort Garry
Caldwell
McDermot
Main Streets
Manitoba Telephone System
Mrs. Steel
Ida Cotes
Qinmpegeer
Frederick
Great Falls
Montone
Acete
Social News From Rossburn District and Shoal Lake Meet
Mrs McIintyre of Rossburn and her daughter Mrs Wetteland of Flin Flon visited Mrs Alexander. Birthday party guests included Mr and Mrs Stitt and Reita. Hockey fans saw Shoal Lake Selkirk play a good game despite the score. Woytowich won the men’s first in a whist drive. Mrs Hamilton won the ladies prize. Mrs Baker’s mother and nephew Leonard Leany are noted as deaths in England and in the RAF. Sympathy extends to Mr Baker and Mrs Martin’s family.
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McIintyre
Rossburn
T. C. Wetteland
Flin Flon
Shoal Lake-Selkirk
H. Hamilton
Viena Chesney
M. Woytowich
Alex MacPhail
W. Baker
England
Leonard Leany
RAF
W. B. Martin
Shoal Lake
Martin
Manitoba Poultry Pool
For Sale Items Include House Truck and Cedar Shapsap
Five room house 26 by 28 feet listed as new last year. A 1947 Chevrolet two ton truck described as in first class condition. Large quantity of new cedar shipsap also for sale. For full information contact Pete Drosdostk a B A dealer. Phone 53.
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Pete Drosdosk
B.A
Anthony Pawluk Laid To Rest
Funeral service held in Greek Catholic Church for Anthony Pawluk of Angusville who died March 17 in Rossburn Hospital. Born in the old country 70 years ago he came to Canada in 1904 settling east of Angusville. Survived by wife Katy Dutchak and six children, including Cassie, Mary, Margaret, Ann Johnston, Matt, and Morris, plus three brothers and four grandchildren. Burial in Greek Catholic cemetery.
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Anthony Pawluk
Angusville
Rossburn
Father Zakrowsky
Mr. Pawluk
Old Country
Canada
Katy Dutchak
Cassie Misanechuk
Sandy Lake
Mary
Margaret
Ann Johnston
Winnipeg
Matt
Morris
Steve
Mears
Harry
John
U.S.A
Morris Pawluk
Pete Milanchuk
Frank Kalinuk
Nick Magnoski
Mike Pawluk
Mothers Honored At Social Gathering In Winnipeg
Mrs. S. Blackburn and Mrs. L. A. Johnson hosted a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Johnsons 383 Waterloo Street Winnipeg to honor their mothers Mrs. E. Ross and Mrs. A. Hamilton on their 72nd and 70th birthdays. Brenda Ross gave corsages as guests included former Rossburn residents and others such as Miss Jessie Buchanan Eva Cumming Jessie Combe Dan Hamilton and several Hamiltons and McKinnons.
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S. Blackburn
L. A. Johnson
Johnson
Waterloo St
Winnipeg
E. Ross
A. Hamilton
Brenda Ross
Ross
Hamilton
Rossburn
Jessie Buchanan
Eva Cumming
Jessie Combe
Dan Hamilton
W.d. Hamilton
Vista
Jd. J. Huston
W. Mcintosh
T. McDonald
S. McKinnon
Jd. McLeod
Louise Paradise
Cona Sinclair
Jessie Young
D. McKenzie
Mary Ashcroft
Cora Warnock
Syd Hamilton
Community Gatherings and Local Visits in Glen Elmo
Residents of Glen Elmo and nearby areas share weekend activities. Mr and Mrs Thomas Obedniak visited Adam Kozak at Pete's Lake. several families spent Sunday with relatives, split wood, or hauled logs for the sawmill. Mrs Mike Kuzenko was rushed to Rossburn hospital but is recovering well.
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Thomas Obedniak
Adam Kozak
Pete’s Lake
Mike Kuzenko
Rossburn Hospital
Pete Zegalski
Adolph and
Olga Verbowski
Reg. Kolanchinski
Nick Verbowski
First Picture of the New Plymouth 4-Door Sedan
John C. McGuire, General Sales Manager for Chrysler Plymouth Fargo Division, touts the new Plymouth as the lowest priced car with broad features in safety economy comfort and modern style. The first public showing occurred today in Rossburn at Irwin's Garage. He says the car focuses on motorist basic needs in comfort convenience style beauty and performance.
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John C. McGuire
Generals
Chrysler
Plymouth Fargo
Chrysler Corporation of Canada Limited
Rossburn
Irwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Jones
John Dones
Portage Avenue
Dohn Jones
Sir John A. Macdonald
Bank of Ottawa
Ida Cates
Mr. Klym
Adam
Back
Alexander
Forde
Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co-op Ltd
Glen Elmo
Bill Belbas
Mike
Stanley Brykalnik
Mike Verbowski
Grandview
Harry Verbowski
Dan Strank
John Hyska
Peter
Harry Boychuk
Mr. Drul
Pete Hyska
Fred Belbas
Wasyl Biliwaka
Hamida
John Hasiuk
Bisvia
Rex
Earl Moffat
Rossburn, Man
Trapper
M.C .L
Dan
D. Lysaichuk, Frop
Cleland
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