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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
3
CKOSTV prepares for on air testing this week with Italian test pattern as engineers complete transmitter installations. Signal expected on Channel 8 with tests periodic but no official opening date set, likely around the end of May as planned.
Miss Shirley Luhowy Ken Malanchuk and Romeo Hersak returned to Teachers College Winnipeg after two weeks of practice teaching at Oakburn School. Mrs Walter Luhowy of Calgary visits. Oakburn U C Y Club hosts a Mother's Day Tea May 8 with home baking aprons door prize gifts to Mrs Albert Zemiansky and Mrs Stanley Yanick. Proceeds exceed 10 dollars.
Sympathy extended to Halliday and Cochrane families and relatives of Elm Creek and Smith families. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Frank Seaton on twin girls. Birdtail W I met May 5 at Mrs Charles Browns home with Mary Saley presenting north pictures. Wayne Doubleday drew the jackpot, won by Clair Palmer. The W I presented Mrs Morris a farewell gift.
The Vista W A met at Mrs. Harvey Hamilton's home on May 4 with four members and three visitors present. Mrs. Armstrong spoke on Mother's Day origin, carnations were made, and Mother's Day remembrances were sent to shut in mothers. Adjournment set for June 1 at Mrs. M D Hamilton's. thanks given for help with Chesney sale lunch which netted 27 dollars.
Mr and Mrs John Hullick and Leonard visited the Hamiltons and boys on Sunday. Miller family visited relatives en route to Winnipeg where they have moved. Hamiltons traveled to Winnipeg to see Keith on business. Mrs J Wallace of Filmore Sask visits the Hamiltons. Mrs H Hamilton spent days in Winnipeg returning with Alex Kerr. Mrs Wilson Hullick welcomed a new son. Olive O Donnell visited with her parents. J Smith of Shoal Lake visited the Hamiltons and Kerr. Jack McKinnon of Brandon visited the Hamiltons. Woycheshin accompanied H Kachin of Angusville to Brandon. G Wright Patti of Bissett visited A Kerr. M Kwiatkowski and Winnipeg guests visited M Mackedenski. Wasy Hrysak returned home with them. The community learned of Mrs Fred Zenchyshyns sudden passing Monday night. Sympathy extended to the family.
The Rossburn Village Council will hold its regular meeting at 8 00 p m on Monday May 16 instead of Tuesday May 17. The change affects the regular meeting date and time.
An Immunization Clinic will be held at Rossburn Town Hall on Thursday morning May 19 from 10 to 12 for children in Rossburn Village and Municipality due for the 4th dose of polio vaccine. Eligible children should have received their 3rd dose by June 1958 and be aged roughly 3 to 9. Contact Dr J L Layng if unsure about due status.
Vista W I hosted the Annual Grandmothers Tea on Thursday afternoon in the hall. The event welcomed district grandmothers and guests from Birdtail and Rossburn Institutes. Classes included musical pieces, a Mother’s Day poem by Mrs. Stitt, and a Welfare talk by Mr. Sutherland of Brandon. Remembrances went to several grandmothers and a lunch concluded the afternoon.
Seeding in the area is well advanced thanks to mild May weather. Manitoba farms here are ahead of southern districts due to lighter snowfall and earlier spring run-off, marking 1960 as a notably early seeding season.
A devotional verse by Cordie Peden Tailby urges readers to follow good over evil restoring moral beaconing through a brief poem. It emphasizes steadfastness of the soul against worldly wickedness and inner surrender.
Word reached last week of the death of Mrs. John Allen Smith at Lacombe. She was 93 and formerly lived in Ranchvale. Her husband predeceased her on March 28.
Manitoba trims crop insurance test areas after May 5 revision to align with sign up rules. Two of four areas are altered and 2,616 farmers enrolled may see refunds for certain subareas, as 25 percent of eligible farmers must sign up to activate the plan. Agriculture minister George Hutton notes results will shape a province wide rollout.
The Rossburn W M S held its May meeting in the annex on the 10th with President Mrs Alexander in the chair assisted by Mrs B Williamson. A three act play Half World was read by six ladies. Minutes and roll call were read and a box of used clothing to Korea was decided for shipment later.
Mrs Vera Halliday died suddenly April 28 at her Elm Creek home. Born May 29 1900 in Rossburn she taught school there before marrying James Allan Halliday on April 23 1933. She leaves husband daughter Helen Culross son James Winnipeg and four grandchildren. Funeral April 30 at Elm Creek United Church. Interment Elm Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers and flower bearers listed.
The Young Women's Club May Day Tea Bake Sale and Bazaar is postponed until May 20 at 8 30 p m in United Church. Also details note CNR section changes, staff movements, and obituaries for Hughena Chittick with service and interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Henry Chittick, born in Angusville, listed as cousin to Wm Chittick and the late Mr Rinn.
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