World headlines and domestic tensions fill the week
The piece surveys a frantic week of world and Canadian events. Mars photographs and a Russian space platform head the space news, while Adlai Stevenson’s death shocks the free world. Domestic items include Diefenbaker forecasts, Rivard’s capture, the Vanier governorship extension, and postman wage talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Mars
Adlai Stevenson
Marsa
America
Free World
NDP
Rivard
Canada
Vanier
Rideau Hall
Pearson
Quebec
Old Days Chronicle Cricket Team at Provincial Championship
The Russell Banner recalls a 1905 Russell Cricket Club lineup headed to Winnipeg for the Provincial Championship including E. M. Williams and several Goodbun family members. The note follows a discussion on rural entertainment funding and a reader’s mosquito control piece. It also highlights Manitoba fishing feats, praising Jorgen Neilson’s catches and noting walleye naming debates. The column closes with back-to-school reflections and a nod to a long-serving Manitoba teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Stage
Winnipeg
Deep Red
Baldy Khrushchev
Russell Banner
Winnipeg Mongay
Russell Cricket Club
E. M. Williams
9. Goodbin
A. Goodun
D. A. Goodbun
E. Brown
D. Gratton
Capt. Woodiwiss
Dr. Wheeler
G. Hayter
W. R. Collis
W. G. Williams
Jorgen Neilson
Moon Lake
Jorgen
Manitoba
Dorothy Lake
Summer storms herd skippers to shore and safe bivouac
A fishing column urges caution for water outings reminding readers that sudden storms can strike fast. It recounts a near‑miss where a party sheltered on shore and cooked pike on a rock while mosquitoes bit, then returned home safe. It also promotes hiking booklets from Greb Hiking Bureau and notes new Master Angler trophies, highlighting Katherine Lake rainbow rainbows in Riding Mountain National Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assiniboine River
Brandon
Kirby
God’s Lake
Athapapuskow
United States
Second Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lakes
Riding Mountain National Park
Katherine Lake
Secretarial Acknowledgment For Winnie Cheetham’s Staff
The column notes the work of a trusted assistant who copied corrected and corrected columns researched and even rescued the columnist when inspiration lagged. It praises Secretaries and hints at future capable students from Beautiful Plains learning typing and shorthand under Mrs Winnie Cheetham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Rod and Gun
Beautiful Plains
Winnie Cheetham
New Stamp Honors Sir Winston Churchill
Canada announces a stamp issued August 12 to honor Sir Winston Churchill. It uses the first Canadian duotone offset print for photographs and features Yousuf Karsh’s Yearing lion portrait. Philip Weiss designed the complementary design, with printing by the Canadian Bank Note Company. 35 million stamps were printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Winston Churchill
Yousuf Karsh
Philip Weiss
Department of Industry
National Design
Canadian Bank Note Company Limited
Ottawa
Bingo at San Clara Legion Hall Hosted by Walker School Club
The Walker School Club presents a Bingo night at the San Clara Legion Hall on Friday August 20 at 8 30 p m. Blackout prize is 25 dollars with 14 other prizes. Door prize on advance tickets Hostess chair admission one dollar extra cards three for fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker School Club
San Clara Legion Hall
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Essing
Tudwell
General Vanier
New Democratic Party
Tommy Douglas
Diefenbaker
Lucien Rivard
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Jack Goodbun
Roblin
A. H
Ike) Goodbun
O. Goodbun
Ines
Mr.Goodbun
A. H. Topoll
Birch River
Sam
THE
Polka Kings
Royal Albert Arms Hotel
Royal Albert
Portage Ave
Gordon Hotels
Bill Pfefferle
Royal Albert Arms
Albert Street
F.Q.B
Nick
Texaco
ROD & Gun Digest
R. T
Bi” Robinson
Good Lord
Greb Hiking Bureau
Kitchener
Ontario
Riding Mountain Park
Whiteshell
Spruce Woods
Winston Churchill
Rene Tremblay
ELITE
Mary Williams
Man
Shell River
Rev. Montoux
Bridgeport, Ontario
Free Methodist
OIL Refinery Association
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