This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1966
Page
2
The Manitoba Telephone System will introduce automatic dial service in Strathclair and Elphinstone on Thursday September 22. Elphinstone's exchange begins at 9 00 am and Strathclair at 1 00 pm with a ceremony at each location. Dial service will reach nearly 500 customers now manual.
Regina guests Mr and Mrs E VonHagen visit relatives with Mrs Mary McFeeters joining for two weeks. Winnipeg pair Anne and Karen Reynolds stay a few days. Edmonton’s Wray Palmer and family spend the long weekend with relatives. Boissevain’s Robert Doubleday visits family. Lesia Chopp and Jack Peet wed Saturday. Several Winnipeg residents, including Nick Kawka and A Sawchuk, travel homeward. People from Saskatoon and Swan River visit here over the weekend.
Vista News reports numerous families visiting Winnipeg Saskatoon Brandon and Portage la Prairie over the weekend. It notes Islay students returning to school September 1 with Room 2 taught by Mrs Eugene Michalchuk and Room 1 by Mrs Howard Hazelhurst.
Time changes to Standard Time occur at 1 am Sunday morning instead of Daylight Saving Time as currently observed by readers. The Council notes the schedule and urges clocks to be adjusted accordingly.
Viola Peden 56 died August 30 1966 at Winnipeg General Hospital after a long illness. She trained as a nurse at St Boniface Hospital and served at St Boniface Rossburn Erickson and Shoal Lake later serving as Matron at Rossburn and Erickson. Survived by daughter Sandra sister Thelma brother George and one grand daughter.
The Centennial Committee plans to rename Fishing Lake as part of the Centennial Project. A $10 prize from The Chalet in Rossburn will go to the best submitted name plus a short explanation. Entries due to Centennial Secretary Otto Elverson by September 30, 1966.
Mr W Hrysak and Mr L Hrysak traveled to Brandon Sunday to visit Mrs W Hrysak at the General Hospital where she is receiving treatment for a fractured hip. She is noted as pursuing a two year course at MLT in Industrial Arts.
The Rossburn and District Recreation Commission was formed after By-Law No. 384 was approved by J. B. Carroll in March 1966. Members include C. G. Erickson chair and Earl Moffat secretary with meetings on the second Thursday each month. The group highlights facilities at Fishing Lake Resort, Golf Course, rinks, schools, and halls, and invites community participation and inquiries to improve local recreation programs.
The Jackpot Bingos sponsored by the Ukrainian Catholic Church Building Fund Committee will resume Wednesday evening September 21 at 8 00 p m The jackpot will be 190 00 matching the amount before the holiday break
Season for annual large garden produce reports features several items. A cucumber from N. Clab ley weighs 1 lb 14 oz. Mrs. Harry Konyk reports a 5 lb 5 oz turnip and a 2 lb 2 oz potato from her garden.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.