Miracle baby Elizabeth Durke survives 20-foot fall without bruise
Doctors described one-year-old Elizabeth Durke as a miracle baby after she fell twenty feet from a second-story landing and suffered no injury beyond a possible scare.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
4
Doctors described one-year-old Elizabeth Durke as a miracle baby after she fell twenty feet from a second-story landing and suffered no injury beyond a possible scare.
The Angusville club organizes April 1 with officers Vice-president John Chaytor president Martin Chalaturnyk secretary-treasurer Bill Sharman captain Bill Syderick. Ground work east of the Greek Catholic cemetery awaits leveling by Board of Trade funds. team aims to revive local baseball after years without a squad. Proceeds from a Masquerade Ball April 29 aid the memorial rink. plans include costumes, a queen crowning, and Dan's Orchestra for music.
Millwood hosts a whist drive and dance at the school. Event featured cards and music drawing local residents for a community evening.
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Wednesday event drew steady attendance with prizes awarded to Mrs. F Rice and Miss Gwen Wondrasek for ladies' top two. Walter Farmer and George Heap won the gentlemen's first and second prizes. Easter visits linked families across Churchbridge Winnipeg Oakville Russell Moose Jaw Esterhazy and Birtle. HE Furnace workers at the school installed new cloak rooms and an extra blackboard as the Easter break ended and Mrs. J Spencer returned to teaching.
Mears Licklobuck of Winnipeg visited with his parents in the district. Wm Sawenuk of Dutrost was a district visitor. Mr Cherkas, the local teacher, left for Ohlo Manitoba to spend Easter with his parents. Mike Strominsky was briefly in Rossburn hospital and now home doing fine. Roads reopen for fare and trucks as water damage was less severe than expected.
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