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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
2
Figures released by W. Trevor Davies show total accidental deaths in 1950 at 198, down from 211 in 1949. General accidents fall, but industrial, home, and traffic deaths rise, with 25 drownings and 10 infant choking deaths noted in the home.
Assistant Director Rudolph Arnold says the September wake up campaign targets the rising child death rate and overall traffic deaths in Manitoba. He defends a year round program to study causes, tighten enforcement, and boost school safety efforts while urging public support to reduce crashes.
A vivid reminiscence of the last day at Lake Madge recounts sunlit woods and loons, a dramatic electric storm over the lake, and a quiet farewell as the authors depart for Kamsack. The author describes Doukhobour and Indigenous communities, town scenes, and a reflective journey home.
Nomination Day approaches for Rossburn Village Council, School Board, and Rural Municipality seats. Incumbents J I Huston O R Hodge John Plante and Mike Baubie face term expirations with elections slated ten days after Nomination Day on Friday October 20. Hodge will not seek reelection.
Francis G Winspear of Edmonton was elected president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce at the organization's annual Banff meeting. A noted Western Canada business leader, he has led the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and taught at the University of Alberta.
The first carload of grain reported to be shipped from this district this fall was delivered to the Manitoba Pool Elevators at Rossburn by Mr. Sam Chichiluk. The grain was shipped September h. The grain, O.A.C. 21 six-row 3 c.w. malting barley, weighed forty-nine pounds per bushel.
Rossburn saw several new dwellings built this year though fewer new business sites arose. Two houses rise in the north end with growth toward mile corner on the west side. New homes on Victoria Ave and near the creamery, plus moves and sales of property, accompany the ongoing Memorial Sports Arena construction east of Mountain Road.
Manitoba creamery butter swept all special prizes at the Canadian National Exhibition. Manitoba makers captured 61 percent of first prizes and 52.7 percent of all prizes. Canada Packers of Manitou won the silver trophy for highest scoring butter and the silver medal for top 1 pound prints. Maple Leaf Creamery of Lundar earned two silver medals for highest scoring butter in June and also July or August. Lundar also won special prizes for best finished box. Belmont Creamery won a prize for finished print butter. Other Manitoba creameries in first prize group included Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co op Elkhorn, Canada Packers Rapid City, Morden Creamery, Ashern Farmers' Creamery, and Notre Dame de Lourdes.
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