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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
4
Mrs Joan Davidson, 82, hosted a pleasant afternoon with friends at her Rustall home on April 13 to celebrate her birthday. Guests recalled oxcart days and enjoyed cheerful teacup readings as they offered congratulations. Mrs Davidson remains active and well.
During the summer months the Town Office will close at p.m. each day.
In Russell and Silverton communities. travelers and residents share Easter visits and local events. Mentions include Misa Beatrice Cristall and Mrs J A Peterson visiting Winnipeg, Eds note on church and sport meetings, Ladies hospital cup holders, and Congoleum rug giveaway promotions. Also notices of estate claims and condolences.
Readable text shows a tea event hosted by Christ Church Girls Guild on April 29 titled "Nineties" Tea. Followed by a May 15 16 17 Western Marquette Musical Festival scheduled at Russell with details limited in the fragment.
Sir John Boyd Orr urged democracies including Britain, the U S, and Nordic nations to unite for food abundance as the foundation of lasting peace. Speaking at the Victorian Order of Nurses convention in Canada, he linked health to nutrition, calling for a diet rich in protective foods like milk, butter, cheese, eggs, fruit, and vegetables to raise public health across generations.
Inquests report that three individuals in London died by self inflicted means within five days after listening to broadcasts about the European situation. Ver dicts indicate a possible link between the broadcasts and their actions, as officials investigate the cause and context of the suicides.
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