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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Manitoba weekly newspaper listing association rates and notices. Named entities include The Russell Banner, Manitoba, and editor E. C. Sanderson. The readable fragment references rates, garments, and a poet, with no clear event or outcome.
A look back through time notes railway shifts in 1908 and 1918, local moves to Winnipeg, and staff changes at Russell Creamery. In 1928 C Merritt buys the Birdtail livery, families relocate to Winnipeg, and in 1998 John Northan becomes cream grader while a local fire damages nearby business. In 1948 Henri Bruyere and P Pushka shine at seed grain shows as civic life continues with parliamentary election results and church gatherings.
The Russell 4H Flowers Bolts and Saddle Club held its last meeting on March 6 with pledge and roll call. Members submitted names for Public Speaking, seeds for the Garden Club were handed out, and projects are in full swing. The group travels to Brandon Winter Fair and hosted a March 20 MPC evening. Bob Digby won the food ham per draw from Dropmore Adele Layrock.
A village roundup covers local donations and listings from Angusville including names and small sums, visitors from Brandon and Winnipeg, and a March 25 to April 7 social spread. It notes 25 boys in a Hunter Safety Training program at Angus School, led by instructors Adam Chaytor and Ted Bartram, plus a 4-H meeting with 17 members and rope halter planning led by Ted Siwak.
Dougie Cochrane remains in hospital after an appendix operation on Sunday. Mrs Lyle Hall and family visited the George Mollier home in Silverton on Sunday. Mrs Dyck's niece and her son visited the Henry Dyck household. Barbara Eshelby and a party of teachers from Rossburn traveled to Winnie. A crowd enjoyed bingo and lunch at the Silverton ball Saturday night.
A man released from family duties spends holidays alone embracing total freedom. He sleeps late, drinks beer in the living room, reads Mad magazine, rips up bills, ignores chores, eats arbitrarily, and watches Westerns. By the third day the cleaning lady arrives and he then pesters her, declaring wives should disappear. Toronto Telegram News service
Despite poor weather, Bruce Evans family Gail Joyce Wilf Dunn and Fern enjoyed a Sunday visit to Rocanville Saskatchewan to see Point Blank from Brandon College with Leslie Archibald among the group. Mrs Alwyn Coulter attended a Russell W Board meeting. Silverton Curling Club held its annual wind up. The Alcoholism Foundation of Manitoba founded 1956 offers counselling for alcoholics and families, runs Nassau House for men River House for women in Winnipeg and conducts education programs. Banner Want Ads offer sale of unused items.
Mrs Ron Radford of Stra thelair visited Mr and Mrs Harvey Hackman on Wednesday while on Sunday Mr and Mrs John Ziprick and Mrs M Hackman and Mr and Mrs Ritchie Martin of Pelly Sask were their visitors. Mr and Mrs Donald McLeod hosted a birthday party for Irene's mother Mrs Fred Hertlein on Friday April 26 with many relatives and friends attending. Debbie Hackman also expected to have a birthday this Friday. Lindsay Keating of Bowden Alberta visits the district ahead of Brandon Fair week. Mrs Freeman of Virden stays with Mr and Mrs Watson Dunn for a few days. Joan McLeod brought Cheryl Dunn on Sunday while Glenn McLeod hosted Richard Salen of Wissel. Mrs Jim Kieper and children attended a dental test visit to the Penner home Lowe Farm.
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