08 May 1947
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
1
An Ottawa postal notice outlines publishing details for the Office Victoria Ave Rossburn with H J Bowley as publisher. It lists 2nd class mail status, subscription rates of $2.00 per year in Canada and $2.50 in the U.S., and prices for bank notes and memorial notices including verse.
The account recalls early settlers who moved to Rossburn District from Ontario and eastern Manitoba during the 1880s. Families such as Warnocks, Youngs, Irwins, Carsons, Stewart, Menzies, Strong, Foreest, and others arrived between 1879 and 1883. The 1880s brought CPR expansion to Brandem and renewed settlement, with many pioneers contributing to local developments and politics. The text notes hardships like the severe 79 80 winter and mentions proposed ventures such as an oatmeal mill that ultimately moved to Birtle.
The text recounts the arrival of Methodist minister Mr. Jose and Presbyteran Mr. Copeland in 1879 to Kesstyrn area. It describes two Sundays per place, a rotating schedule among Shoal Lake Rossburn and Birtle, and the establishment of Rossburn’s first school with Mr. Rose as teacher. Teachers over the years included Wm Gierrand Thos Young Sillers Miss McLeod Miss Starratt Alex Cram and others. The account ends noting 1891 and a continuation.
The piece argues food can enslave or unite, warning that famine and scarcity are wielded by totalitarian powers. It calls for a moral economy where care for land, fair manufacturing, and honest distribution create abundance. The message emphasizes shared responsibility and spiritual guidance over material greed.
Miss Alice Peden has returned from Monneldosa and is employed at Rossburn Exchange. Visitors include Miss E Goddard Brandon and Sgt Alcock Winnipeg. Mothers Day service planned at United Church. The Rossburn bus service resumes with repairs ahead after a Birdtail washout. An Federation of the Game and Fish Association meeting was held with officers named. Barley contest proceedings continue with entries due June 15 and instructions for provincial committees.
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