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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1939
Page
3
General Motors of Canada is completing two official royal cars for the King and Queen for their May and June Canadian tour. The cars are described as the finest automotives yet produced in Canadian industry, combining luxury and safety with high visibility for spectators along the royal route.
The home should be the first center of beauty and surrounding spaces add delight to all who see it. The Canadian Horticulture Council offers a booklet titled Beautifying the Home Grounds of Canada for 10 cents from Ottawa. It covers landscape design, lawns, flower borders, shrubs and trees, with plans and illustrations as gardening season nears.
Five men ambushed and beat two Booth Fisheries Ltd. truckers delivering fish to a CPR location in Winnipeg. In Saskatchewan the provincial government runs out of seed funds, leaving cries from about 100 municipalities unanswered after $1.5 million had already been allocated.
New exemptions under the Gasoline Tax Act widen refunds to five cents per gallon for gasoline used in agricultural machinery. Applicants must obtain ministerial permits, disclose purchase details, and dealers must report invoices, with penalties for false claims or breaches.
Y J Attwood prominent Redlands orange grower died after a January fall on Palm Avenue. He slipped from a ladder while picking lemons, suffered broken ribs, was treated at Loma Linda sanitarium, and died yesterday. Born in London Ontario, he was 52, survived by wife Annie and children G R Attwood Peg Attwood Mrs Thomas J Heeney Evelyn Attwood, plus four grandchildren and siblings in Ontario. Attwood owned extensive citrus properties in Redlands and Strathmore and a 4 5,000 acre Manitoba ranch. He also served as rector of the Redlands Point Groves.
The article notes flax yields favor early seeding and that late sowing has historically been common. After two true leaves, frost risk drops below that for other grains, though germination stages urge caution. It recommends delaying seeding toward end of the first week in May, seeding depths under one inch, and packing soil when light. For small seeds use % bushel per acre. larger types like Bison may need five more pounds.
Westerners may travel to Eastern Canada this spring via the Canadian Pacific Railway at bargain fares from May to 27 inclusive. Mr W. Robertson, local ticket agent, says the plan offers a 45 day early holiday with stopovers at Winnipeg and points east. Three ticket classes available Coach Tourist and Standard, with berth charges for the latter two. Children under twelve travel at least at standard rates. Robertson will provide complete details to interested parties.
Reported remarks to Berlin quoted Romania saying no one can feel secure in Europe at present. Two observers testifying before a U.S. congressional committee described an atmosphere of fear and terror in Germany, noting widespread abhorrence of the Nazi regime among the masses.
The minister may cancel a permit of any person convicted under subsection (7) or who violates any term or condition thereof, with penalties ranging from two hundred to two hundred dollars in fines.
Notice announces proposed by laws by the Rural Municipality of Rossburn to close and convey road allowances and public roads, open highways, and take lands for drains in sections 19 23 WPM and 16 19 23 WPM. Council will meet May 1 1939 at 1 pm in Rossburn Manitoba for any affected landowners to be heard. Dated April 1929. David Hough Secretary Treasurer Rural Municipality of Rossburn Manitoba.
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