Variety Fair Hospital Aid Totals Over 400 Dollars
The Variety Fair on Florence Nightingale Day May 2 drew strong support and raised over 400 dollars. Mayor Moffat opened the event. booths contributed sums ranging from 11 to 1430 cents, with prizes and contests adding funds. A full donor list and final tallies promised next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat
Art Chesney
Vista
W. Day
Marion
Wm. Stitt
Cormack
Norman Strong
Vista Couple Honored By Friends
A large turnout of friends bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Alexander in Vista on Tuesday evening. The couple received two presentations, a community gift with address by Carman Brown, and purses with money from William Stitt. Mrs. Alexander, 26 years in Vista Ladies Aid, received a rhinestone broach from the group. The event closed with songs and thanks from Pastor Eaton and the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Alexander
Carman Brown
Wm. Stitt
Harvey Hamilton
Alexander
Art Chesney
Mr. Alexander
Cemetery Donations Total From Readers
A list of cemetery donations received to date includes contributions from Mrs. Nivan five dollars Stella Lobb ten dollars Sarah Young five dollars Martha Beatty ten dollars Cassie McKee five dollars Dr. Boyd McKee ten dollars Mabel McDonald five dollars Hazel Irwin five dollars Willa Irwin five dollars Form Rossburnite twenty five dollars Ladies' Aid fifty dollars Charles Douglas five dollars Archie McPhail six dollars Cough five dollars Otto Miller ten dollars Florence Harland five dollars E M White five dollars George Bolton five dollars James Brown ten dollars Fred Hodgkinson two dollars Geo Bolton five dollars Hugh Armstrong two dollars Pearl Ferguson ten dollars Wm Armstrong five dollars H Short six dollars Mabel Gunn ten dollars Wilfred Miller ten dollars Late Wes Strong family material cash eighteen dollars Donald MacKenzie ten dollars N Clubley two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nivan
Stella Lobb
Stella Sleigh
Sarah Young
Martha Beatty
Martha Peden
Cassie McKee
Boyd McKee
Mabel McDonald
Hazel
Willa Irwin
Form Rossburnite
E*nenton
Geo. Bolton
Hugh Armstrong
Municipal Office Sold For Locker Plant In Rossburn
Maurice Dutchak and Bill Wladyka have bought the Rossburn Municipal Building and plan to remodel it into a locker plant. A new municipal office is to be built between the present office and the Co op Egg Station, with tenders for a 28 by 30 foot cinder block structure. The current building’s second floor was a town hall and hospital. the village and county court offices will move to the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Dutchak
Bill Wladyka
Rossburn
R.M. of
Co-op
J. N. Mandziuk
J. G. L. Johnson
Harry Johnson
Massey-Harris
Jos. Peden
Bank of Toronto
Lil Johnson
Peden
Indian liquor sale blamed after altercation in Elphinstone
A report from Elphinstone states Const. Ed Hadley suffered a cracked collar bone after a scuffle with an intoxicated Indian. The piece condemns liquor sales to Indians and urges full penalties for violators, noting Rossburn faces a serious situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elphinstone
Rossburn
Presby terial Meeting Highlights Missionary Conviction Theme
Birtle Presbyterial gathered in Newdale May 4 with 1175 attending a program focused on sharing missionary conviction. Mrs. D. Conly presided as gains were reported, skits by Foxwarren and Minnis ka Auxiliaries, and a forum on membership. Miss Elizabeth Read spoke from Angola Africa with slides, praising growing interest and need for more personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birtle Presbyterial
Newdale
New Church
D. Conly
Minnedosa
Foxwarren
Minniska
Hunter
Brandon
Isabelle McTavish
C.g.lt
Gordon Long
Blaine Lewis
Elizabeth Read
Angola
Africa
Rev. Royal
Basswood
Empress of Scotland Returns to St Lawrence Service
The 26300 ton Empress of Scotland leads a Canadian Pacific Atlantic fleet revival as she passes Quebec City outbound for Greenock and Liverpool. She will make the season’s first Quebec call on May 22 then depart three days later, with sister ships Empress of Canada and Empress of France docked at Montreal to establish a weekly St Lawrence to UK service.
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Empress of Scotland
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec City
Greenock
Scotland
Liverpool
Liner
Quebec
Empress of Canada
Empress of France
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
U.K
New York
Caribbean
Red Cross Faces New Challenge Building Blood Supplies
J W H Milvaine Calgary vice chairman reports to the National Blood Donor Committee that Canada’s Blood Transfusion Service expands to supply armed forces with blood and plasma. New depots open in Winnipeg St John Saskatoon Regina while 1950 flood and Canoe River wreck show the system’s reach and need for more donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Transfusion Service
Canadian Red Cross
Iety
Armed Forces of Canada
J. W. H. Milvaine
K.C
Calgary
National Blood Donor Committee
H. H. Leather
M.B.E
Milvaine
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
New Brunswick
St. John
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina
Vancouver
Edmonton
Hamilton
Canoe River
Graduation Exercises Scheduled for Rossburn Town Hall
Examinations over students prepare for graduation at Rossburn Town Hall on Tuesday May 29 with no admission charge and a sixty cent fundraiser. The Field Day event will be held in Oakburn on June 1 encouraging parental cooperation for child attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn Town Hall
Ross
Oakburn
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Alberts
Sandy Lake
O. Menzies
W. Armstrong
Murphy
Hodgkinson
J. Stitt
Clubley
Hadley
Angusville, Rossburn, Vista
Oakburn and
Oakburn School
St. Lawrence
Red Cross
Rossburn Srs
Inglis Srs
Rossburn Fair
Marksman
Ramteed
PIAA
Ul Drue
Rossburn, Man
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