14 Oct 1943
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
1
Fragmentary note notes a relay event at the Rossburn office on Victoria Avenue with names Rosters and Bowley mentioned. Publisher M . Hi. 2 is unclear but appears as a stray descriptor in the clipped line.
Rev B F Parsons ministers at Rossburn with Sunday service at 11.00 am and evening Divine Service at 7.30 pm in the church and school setting.
The article reports Allied advances from Salerno toward Rome and capture of Loggia with its air fields aiding air attacks on Nazi targets. It notes Yugoslav guerillas pressuring Nazis from Trieste and calls for more Western Allied support in Greece and Yugoslavia, while discussing wheat market interventions and a CC F led poll showing political shifts.
A Canadian audience hears an American columnist’s summary of C V Charters five point plan for wartime and postwar ethics. The program urges teamwork faith in God moral standards unity and Christian civilization with community action by readers in homes offices and factories. The article notes cross border support and questions how Canadians will apply the five points. A death in Port Arthur is also reported, obituary style.
The C.C.P. is strongest in areas with little industrial development such as Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Apologists for the old line parties are urged to rethink their positions as their alibis fail to hold.
Pte Bill Manuliak stationed at Prince Rupert is home on harvest furlough. Mr Steve Shewaga left for Winnipeg for military training. Mr Jim Matiowsky returned from Winnipeg after Army release. Mr and Mrs John Nykoliation and family visited the Antona tion of Olba. Mr and Mrs N Kurchaba visited the Nychek family from Vista with Frankie Nychek attending Seech School.
OLHA Mr and Mrs Mike Borodie and Ollie of Oakburn visited Mr and Mrs N Borodie. Miss Catherine Chastko teacher of Zaporoz 8.D spent the weekend at Shoal Lake. Mrs Mike Dnistranski and baby are visiting her parents J J Twerdun Leech. John Twerdus returns home to work on a farm near Hamiota. Steve Kashton from Osha, prisoner in Hong Kong, writes from July 1942. brother Johan Rashton of Oakburn reports Steve is well.
Ranchvaie Birdtail Mr and Mrs T Sinclair and Donella toured Russell on Saturday Pte and Mrs J Elvera returned to Edmonton at end of visit Peter Dangleko of the CAF returned to Saskatoon Dorothy Miller spent weekend with parents H Miller A Red Cross quilting bee was held at Mrs Crookshanks home on Wednesday Mrs S Plante of Winnipeg renewing acquaintances Mrs Lance Cpl Doris Broadfoot and Mrs E Brailfoot visited Silverton homes We ask every lady to knit mitts for Russian Children and leave at Pidlubny or Kostecki stores by November 1.
Vista Boys and Girls Club announces a dance and prize presentation in the Hall on October 29. Several local residents, including Mr. Steve Maliation and guests, return or visit as community members attend weddings and social gatherings with families like the Halliday and Miller households.
A Tuesday October teachers convention attracted thirty educators from the district. Mayor Stitt gave the welcome, followed by a banquet by the Soldier's Aid Society at Rossburn Hall. The public evening featured songs, a play The Fatal Dose, and a medley of music led by Miss Elsa Peikoff with several local organizers listed.
The fragment contemplates how much we could own and what remains ours as a new world promises ownership and a future tomorrow. It hints at evolving values and personal control amid shifting horizons.
A wartime letter from Archie Gummeny in England dated August 4 and August 26 1943 thanks Rossburn friends for parcels and cigarettes. He notes high cigarette prices, mentions Sicily-bound comrades, and a knee injury from a football game. An additional notice from Rossburn Soldiers Aid thanks ladies for smokes and support amid war. The piece then shifts to a commentary urging Victory Bonds to curb inflation and fund postwar expansion.
An army of salesmen will canvass to sell Rosaburn fifty four thousand dollars in freedom as Canada shows the way with large loan drives. The message urges full participation, notes inflation control, and stresses personal responsibility to speed the war and support Liberty bonds.
Clifford Stitt of the R.C.A.F. at Souris is home on a brief leave. Families visit Russell and Brandon reserves. Weldon McIntosh in overseas operation reported favorable. A Ukrainian Greek Catholic fowl supper and dance planned in Rossburn Hall. Out-of-town visitors include Peden Brandon and Winnipeg guests.
Sale of household effects of Mrs Eva Cummings on Victoria Ave Rossburn at 1 pm. Jos 13th Farm Stock Thursday Oct 213 at 10 am sharp one and a half miles north of Rossburn. J L Huter Prop. Sales for stock and implements of M Michaachu’s 1 mile south and 254 sales was of Vista Thursday Oct 22 at 1 pm. See Bill for further particulars.
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