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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
2
The Russell Banner lists its affiliation with the Canadian Weekly Newspapers and the Manitoba Division CWNA. It notes authorization as second class matter by the Post Office Department in Ottawa Canada and credits publishers pancerson and H M Rutar.
Local Gil school district votes to centralize and close its campus sending students to Russell school. The summary notes other items from August editions, including new phone lines in Angusville and community events across years.
Provincial briefs report possible natural gas for town use and progress on Birtle hospital exterior. Roblin marks 35 years with John Adam’s retirement from Manitoba Telephone. Other notes include banded pigeon sighting in Winkler, new potato growth in Rivers, Virden hotel modernization, Neepawa parking meters, a Monarch car sale tied to the Duke of Edinburgh visit, and a Manitoba Rolling Mill Workers Union picnic with large token draw.
A Canadian National Railways hotel-on-wheels left Winnipeg on August 13 for a six day Hudson Bay excursion. The 15 car special carries 230 travellers from across Canada and the United States to see Churchill and other Manitoba towns. The trip covers 2300 miles with stopovers at Dauphin Flin Flon Cranberry Portage Churchill and The Pas before returning August 19.
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