Open Russell baseball tournament announced for August 18
Russell hosts an open baseball tournament on Wednesday August 18 at the Agricultural Grounds at noon. Sponsored by the Russell Baseball Club and the Elks, entries close at noon August 17. the number of entries will determine game length. A big dance at Memorial Hall follows with a prize holiday trip awarded by the Elks.
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Fosters
Russell
Russell Baseball Club
Ae Fe Cesses
Memorial Hall
the Elks
Department announces grade IX and X results
The June test results from the department of education list grade IX students as complete provisional and failure. Grade X shows counts of failures next to each name. Notable failures include Norman Moffatt Lois Jean Nelson and Eugene Lee Pushka with markers indicating one to four failures.
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Department of Education
Ian
Laycock
Maurice George
Leifer
Lanny Edward
Mintenko
Georgina Martha
Moffatt
Norman
Mushumanski
Lillian Ann Mary
Nelson
Lois Jean
Pettitt
Lorne William
Pushka
Eugene Lee
Robertson
Ann Katherine
Sudbury
Jean Margaret
Wilderman
Robert Garfield
Wishart
Jerrold James
Wor
Manitoba Fatal Traffic Toll Tops Diseases in 1953
Manitoba highways claimed 102 victims in 1953 with 20 to 44 year olds most affected. Males accounted for 86 deaths, pedestrians numbered 33 and two cyclists. Most fatalities occurred between 5 and 8 PM, especially Saturdays, with excessive speed and alcohol cited in many cases.
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Manitoba
Official Opening Prize Awards Announced
Mrs. Thoramith of Russell won the mix master at Bicknell es Esso Service opening draw on Saturday evening. Mr. B Oliver of Neepawa will receive the second prize as the draw proceeds conclude.
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Thoramith
Russell
Bicknell
B. Oliver
Neepawa
Dedication Service at Dropmore United Church
The Dropmore United Church dedication filled the church on Sunday morning August 1 with a ceremony attended by Dr. W. Rothwell of Clan William and local officials. Music featured soloists M Lamb Elizabeth Taylor and a Dropmore choir, with thanks extended to friends who helped make the service a success.
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Dropmore United Cauren
Dropmore Nursery
W. Rothwell
Clanwilliam
Dropmore-Shellmouth-Inglis Field
J. Groucott
Reg Lewis
G. Huntfer
Maurice Digby
Bill Hunter
Archie McFadyen
J. Wardle
M. Lamb
Dropmore
A. Solo
Elizabeth Teylor
Kay Robb
Sale of Oil Leases Nets Province 88000 Dollars
The public tender sale of Crown oil and gas rights in Manitoba raised more than 88000 dollars. The breakdown shows 82 dollars and 13 cents in bonuses, 5167 in annual rentals, and 310 in lease fees, with 12 percent royalty on produced oil. Fifty-two parcels were offered, 31 bids accepted, involving 10000 acres at an average of 8 dollars per acre.
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Sfani Tobas Murst
C. E. Greenlay
Manitoba
Miss Margaret Cochrane Buried At Brandon
Funeral services for Miss Margaret Cochrane were held at Brockies Chapel Brandon after she died July 29 in Brandon following a two month illness. Burial was in Westview cemetery. Pallbearers were six cousins and two Cochrane men. She had been matron of Brandon Indian school for thirteen years and was born in Newdale Man. She was predeceased by no one and survived by her parents a sister Kathleen and two brothers. Extended local attendees included Mr and Mrs Bill Anderson and several Coulter families.
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Brockie
Brandon
Margaret Cochrane
Westview
Russ
Alwyn Coulter Bert
Harley Anderson
Messrs. Cochrane
First Customer at Station Receives Free Gasoline
The article notes W. J. Westwood will get an oil change grease and wash service while Jack Thom, as the first customer at the station, is entitled to ten tons of gasoline.
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Anamar
W. J.westwood
Jack Thom
Large Exhibit at Annual Hobby Fair in Spy Hill
A large crowd attended the fourth annual hobby fair and flower show hosted by the Spy Hill Ladies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion. New exhibitors from Yorkton and Langenburg displayed artifacts from Stone Age relics to carved linoleum mats, plus Dutch and Norwegian crafts reflecting wartime travel and heritage.
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Spy Hill
Salisbury
England
Rght
Russia
Scotland
In And Out Spectacle Delivers Dare Devil Show at Fair
The Canadian Congress of Dare Devils staged a two hour precision driving program on Memorial Avenue featuring 1954 Ford and Meteor cars. A full grandstand and many more watched as motorbike feats and clown antics complemented shoving through a cannon like driveway and landing on a ramp.
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Fair Groffmds
Canadian Congress of Dare Devils
Memorial Avenue
Waterfowl Season Dates Announced for Manitoba
Hon. C. E. Greening announced the Manitoba waterfowl hunting schedule with season dates varying by region. North of 53rd parallel runs September 16 to November 20, south of the parallel September 24 to November 27, with Delta area October 8 to November 27. Daily and possession bag limits set for ducks geese rails and coats or rails, and licenses priced for residents and non residents.
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C. E. Greening
Delta Waterfowl Control
Foster Succeeds MacKay As Extension Director
D. C. Foster named Director of Extension Service in the Department of Agriculture and Immigration. He succeeds N. C. MacKay who retires after 33 years. Foster joined in 1930 as agricultural representative, later Poultry specialist and assistant director, brother of C. C. Foster of Russell School.
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Ane
D. C. Foster
Department of Agrculture and Immigration
R. D. Robertson
Foster
N.C. MacKay
Department
Teulon
Winnipeg
C. C. Foster
Russell School
CJGX Plans New Transmitter Upgrade To Serve Broad Area
CJGX Yorkton will install new transmitting equipment from Canadian Marconi Company. The upgrade, expected to be operational mid August, aims to provide uninterrupted clear signal across Eastern Saskatchewan and Western Manitoba. Manager J M Shortreed notes 27 years of service to farm and town listeners, with switch over details to be publicized beforehand.
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CJGX
Yorkton
Canadian Marconi Company, Ltd
J. M. Shortreed
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Pre-Nuptial Tea Honors Bride-To-Be Margaret Robertson
Mrs E W Robertson hosted a pre-nuptial tea for her daughter Margaret Robertson, with lily centerpiece tea service and assistance from Mrs A Hart and Mrs J McIntyre. The wedding was planned for August 2, with helpers who also served at the prior bridal shower.
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E.W. Robertson
Margaret
A. Hart
J. McIntyre
Grain deliveries rekindle old harvest scenes at elevators
Grain deliveries mimic past days as trucks replace horse carts at the elevators. The Wheat Board opens 1000 bushels extra per permit holder, usable as oats or barley or both, starting Monday. About 50,000 bushels delivered in Russell with a new 1954 55 quota plan. Initial delivery limits set by a unit system equating to three bushels wheat eight oats five barley five rye.
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The
Wheat Board
Russell
Foxwarren Ladies Crown Curling Champions at Empire Games
The Foxwarren rink won four of five games at the British Empire Games in Vancouver to claim curling gold. The seven member team includes Mrs D Sawyer Mrs K Lazenby Mrs E Johnson and Mrs N Campbell with ties to Russell via Effie Wowk.
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Vancouver
Foxwarren
D. Sawyer
K. Lazenby
E. Johnson
N. Campbell
Russell
Johnson
Effie Wowk
John
Wishera
MFAC outlines terms for farm amalgamation committee
The MFAC revealed terms of reference for its amalgamation negotiating committee and listed members G Habing Kelwood W J L Lanareth Middlechurch and G Wardle Virden. The panel will study farm organization constitutions and advise the MFAC provincial board on practical amalgamation and financing strategies. A parallel meeting with the Manitoba Farmers Union was planned at Crawford Park on July 31.
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Manitoba
MPAC
G. Habing
Kelwood
W. J. L. Lanareth
Middlechurch
G Wardle
Virden
MFAC
Manitoba Farmer's Union
MAC
Crawford Park
Home ownership surge in Canada 1941 to 1951
The period 1941 to 1951 saw ownership of homes rise significantly in Canada. By 1951 about 65 percent of residences were owner occupied, marking a major shift in housing tenure. The data highlights postwar economic growth and demographics influencing ownership trends.
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Canada
Town approves site for new school and starts excavation
Tuesday morning the Town Council School Board and Building Committee gave final approval to the site for the new school. By nightfall excavation work had begun and Minish Construction of Gilbert Plains appears set to start on schedule to have the school ready for classes.
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Minish Construction
Gilbert Plains
Sign of the Times at the Fair Grounds Gate
Spectators and fence crashers swarm the fair grounds as a crowd debates how to spend a rare dollar. If everyone on the west side and those who slipped past ticket sellers had paid, the Dare Devils would have posted a strong gate at the event.
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Fair Grounds
Babes in the Woods by Lewis Milligan
A column discusses progress, science, and wage-driven steel prices, criticizing union tactics and advocating price reduction to spur demand. It contrasts merchandiser prudence with militant unions and notes junior members bear the sting of reduced income as demand falls.
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Lewis Milligan
United States
U.S
Behind the Curtain on East Germany Suicide Plot
A distraught East German man, ready to leap into the river, is stopped by a Communist agitator who persuades him to talk. They depart and return an hour later, and both jump into the river, highlighting a grim scene of political persuasion and despair.
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East Germany
German Democratic Republic
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