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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
4
Effective immediately youth fares apply for trips from Winnipeg to London or Glasgow with stay options from 1 day to 1 year. No weekend travel surcharge for ages 12 to 25 inclusive. Peak eastbound sailing occurs in June July and August while westbound peak runs July August and September.
Social items recount visits by Effie Silver and others, with trips to Winnipeg and Victoria. Weekend guests in Minot and Saskatoon also noted. Hospital, church and club activities include UCW meeting at Knox Church and plans for May 1 service and hospital auxiliary fair. Births announced include Jason Thomas Vance, John William, and Starla Lee. Manitoba Heart Foundation remarks conclude the page.
Local groups list bake sales bingo and film nights at Russell Memorial hall Knox United Church and Memorial hall. Activities include a wall hangings registration by April 26 a June 3 bake sale tea at Knox United Church a May 5 bottle drive and May 13 student council bingo plus 2 shows at Memorial hall 2 to 6:30 and 7 to 9:30. Rummage sale at St Joseph’s on April 22 with a parish fundraiser and a weekly 8 pm bingo night.
Mr and Mrs P K Peterson of Foxwarren invite relatives and friends to celebrate their 1850 wedding anniversary on Sunday April 30 from 3 to 7 and 8 p m No gifts please.
Mr and Mrs Norbert Kenall and Mr and Mrs Reinhold Geres visited Mr Clarence Dixon at Grey Nuns Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jim Bily are visiting the Bobs Murray at Ear Falls. They traveled with friends and will visit Dearborn on their return.
Health note from Rev. W. A. Nance urges limiting sugar intake to curb tooth decay. Key points: acid from bacteria rises after sugar, stays about 20 minutes. eating sweets all at once creates longer single acid exposure than spreading doses. sticky candies cling and harm more. consuming sweets with meals reduces harm. emphasize form and frequency of sugar to protect teeth.
A series of social updates recount visits and life events. Mr Bill Scholl visits relatives in Winnipeg. Keith Lundgren completes Agriculture studies at University of Saskatchewan and joins Saskatchewan Pool Elevator at Gerald. Grant Roulston wins a $250 Wheat Pool bursary. Regina connections include Bob Bennett spending time with his parents, Lome Farmer visiting from Calgary, and Gall Hogberg visiting with Regina family. Additional visits involve Mr and Mrs David Schepp and Mrs Jean Schepp with D Arcy Hande and Steve Petz families.
Narrative on a 1629 pardon case in which George Wilson refused a presidential pardon, followed by a sermon-like exhortation about sin and salvation. Includes a quote from Chief Justice Marshall on pardons and a call to accept redemption through Christ, referencing Romans 3:23-26 and a mailing address for a tract.
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