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Russell area notices and fair events highlight rural life
Local notes report Pte Bruce Shaw visiting Craigie and Mrs A Astbury excelling at Birtle fair, with hail destroying Geo McDonagh’s crop. Stores will close on fair days Aug 6 and Aug 9 civic holiday. Minota tennis players compete. a church move and a baseball result are noted among community updates. Weather favors Russell fair. rain hits Shellmouth and Binscorth fairs. A dance fundraiser for the Motor Ambulance Fund is announced. A land sale near Fish Lake is planned, and Pentecostal services set for Sunday. An excerpt warns about Canada Food Board penalties and police powers.
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Bruce Shaw
Winnipeg
Craigie
A Astbury
Birtle Fair
Geo McDonagh
W W W Wilson
Ontario
Lucas
de Marquis
R A Jones
D Bonnycastle
Minota
Lake of the Woods Milling Co
H Feir
Russell
Virden Presbyterian Church
Crandall and
Hamiota
Crystal Rebekah Lodge