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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
4
Mrs. S Angus visited family in Fort William Winnipeg and Chippawa Park then returned to work at the rest room. Local notices praise health, birthdays, weddings and sympathy. WMS minutes, missions notes, and upcoming Unity church picnic at Silver Beach are recorded along with TB clinic attendance and teaching appointments for fall.
Results of a year’s work arrive with congratulations to local students including Jim Stewart of Carman. Residents Queen news mention Mrs W C Anderson at Silver Beach guest of Mrs R Kennedy Russell and Mrs M Evans visiting Saskatoon Dewar Lake Unity before returning home. Rev and Mrs Reid holidaying at Silver Beach with Mr and Mrs Reid of Ox Bow Sask. Sick improving after hospital stay. Silverton Women’s Institute met July 27 at 3 pm with canning hints and discussion. lunch served. Remodelling of the church begun. gardeners report potato rot. Tea hosted by Mrs Earle Keating. Mrs Norma Boles guest of honor. Mrs D Corder farewells to Oakland. Death of Mr John Anderson of Brandon noted. Merna and Ruth Hyde away for a month.
The party plans a trip to the West Coast and Vancouver Island with layovers in Regina and Calgary to visit friends. In New Westminster and Vancouver they will stay with Uncle and Aunt P. T. Hyde and Uncle and Aunt A. Kirkbride, then return via Jasper and Edmonton. Ed Hammond is housebound. Gertrude Schmidt, from Winnipeg, visits briefly before returning to work. Miss Olive Bryer R.N. resumes nursing in Cleveland after holidays. Mrs. E. Fullerton takes a long vacation at Kenville Swan River district with Patsy accompanying. Trade winds blow easterly toward the equator.
On Sunday July 17 a family reunion at the Russell bridge honored Mr. and Mrs. Dick Murray of Ottawa home on vacation. Guests included R. G. Murray, James Murray, R. Murray, Martin Lundgren, Lloyd Hogberg, and Mrs. Fred Cooke of Binscarth. Vocationalists Miss Alica Swedberg and Miss Margaret Geres of Renell Yorkton. Many attended Yorkton fair and other fairs and ball tournaments, with trips to Indian Head. Holidayers returning home include Bert Berger and family to Fort William and Mrs. Rose Berger from Seattle. Mrs. Fred Cole and daughter depart to Nanaimo BC. vacation continues.
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