Russell District Set for Full Electrical Service
Russell district crews push toward total electrification as hydro lines reach Millwood, Birdtail, Rossburn and Shellmouth areas. Over 300 new customers are to gain power, with 58 homes in three west wards and 100 plus in Silver Creek’s east wards. An annual Hortical show features judging by 4 pm and an evening auction excludes canned fruit and potted plants.
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Russell Gardens
Ioot
Manitoba Power Commission
Russell
Millwood
Silver Creek
Angusville
Birdtail
Rossburn
Boulton
Shellmouth
Russell District
Vacation School At Christ Church Russell
Christ Church Russell hosts a Vacation School for 4 to 12 year olds with 27 attendees. Sessions run daily from 10 to 12, offering worship led by Rev. J. D. Lafferty, youth lessons, crafts, and outdoor recreation. Younger children receive handicrafts while older pupils do a woodwork project. The program concludes Friday morning with a church service at 11 and a handicraft display. Parents are encouraged to attend.
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Christ Church
Russell
J. D. Lafferty
Edith Pettitt
Jack Glasman
Fall Preparation of Stubble Land For The 1953 Crop
The article discusses fall tillage for Manitoba stubble land after summer fallow, recommending early post harvest work for weed control. A high clearance cultivator is favored to preserve surface straw mulch, while disc implements mix residue into soil. It notes shallow ploughing and early spring burrowing help germinate wild oats so pre seeding weed control is improved and yields rise by about seven bushels per acre.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture publishes 79 years of farming data
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture releases a 32 page statistical record covering nearly the province’s entire farming era. It asks when rainfall and snow were greatest, tracks field crops, wool, poultry, honey, hail losses, horse population changes, and the spread of seedling and harvest practices. Data come from provincial and federal reports.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Railway To Rebuild Jasper Park Lodge
The central building of Jasper Park Lodge will be rebuilt and ready for the 1953 season opening next June. Donald Gordon of Canadian National Railways announced after talks with Robert Sommerville and G F Drummond. Preliminary sketches exist and final drawings will follow to preserve the rustic character of the former resort. Work to begin before the current season ends in September.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Railways
Robert Sommerville
G. F. Drummond
Gordon
Council Orders New Street Lights
Russell council approves Manitoba Power Commission street lamps replacing a 150 watt unit with seventeen 100 watt lamps in the business area and one 300 watt lamp in the residential district. Bylaws on recently sold lots go to Carl Schentag, the Mas cons and Mrs A Liske. Court of Assessment Revision set for October 9 pm. Accounts paid total 557.32 with Mayor Mather in attendance.
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Russell
Manitoba Power Commission
Carl Schentag
Mascons
A. Liske
Mather
Farmers urged to utilize good pasture conditions
Officials of the Manitoba Livestock Branch urge farmers to carry all animals to maximum finish by using available pasture. Livestock Commissioner J. H Conner says postponing marketing can boost finished stock while the outlet for stocker and feeder cattle remains limited. The article also notes Ontario leads Canada in beet sugar output, with 93,900,000 pounds produced in 1951.
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Manitoba Livestock Branch
J. H Conner
Ontario
Canada
Canada Sees Population Rise by 421000 in Year
Canada’s population increased by an estimated 421000 from June 1 to this year, bringing the total to about 14.43 million. The gain followed births and immigration while deaths and emigration reduced the net. Ontario added 168000, Quebec 118000, and other provinces contributed smaller gains. Newfoundland and New Brunswick also posted increases.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Newfoundland
Confederation
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Binscarth Wins Fastball Tourney at Silver Beach
Binscarth won the testball tournament at Silver Beach on Sunday after a series of close games. Six teams competed. Buster's Orioles erased a two run deficit to edge Harrowby, while the All Stars needed extra innings to defeat Craigie. Local rivalry defined the semi final with the All Stars one run ahead.
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Binscarth
Silver Beach
Eserte
Tent Gare
Nea i
Percedn Ss Tatoes
Buster
Orioles
Harrowby
All Stars
Craigie
Buster Orioles
Binscarth Boys
Inglis W.1 Hears Provincial Report
Inglis W.1 held its regular monthly meeting at the Community hall Kitchen on August 6 with nine members present. Mrs. Lender, vice-president, presided. Mrs. Tom Jackson was hostess assisted by Mrs. E. H. Armstrong. Mrs. E. Martel reported on the Provincial W.L Convention held in June in Winnipeg. Mrs. Galatuik demonstrated sewing machine attachments. The September meeting will be at Mrs. E. Martel’s home with Mrs. M. Henderson as assistant. A lunch was served by the hostesses followed by social time.
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Inglis W.1
Afernoon
M. Lendersm
Water Wells Show High Nitrate in Russell Area
Health Inspector C Van Alstyne tested twenty local wells and found seventeen with high nitrate content. The note cautions against alarm but highlights widespread contamination risk in the Russell area.
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Russell
C. van Alstyne
Mr. van Alstyne
Memorial Rink seating to be prioritized this fall
The article notes seating accommodation at Memorial Rink should receive priority in the next two months, alongside a brighter outlook with Russell Town Council asking for additional street lighting on Main Street and the new neon sign at Central Hotel. It also marks the farewell of a long serving printing press model, the Model L lino type, after 35 years of service in Russell.
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Memrial
Russell Town
Central Hotel
Ducks Damage Farm Crops In Growing Flocks
Farmers report duck flocks are damaging standing and swathed grain fields across the area. Officials urge protections and coordinated grazing control to minimize losses.
One Cent for What The Railways Should Do
The piece notes persistent rail freight rate demands by companies based on rising costs. It cites a west of Newdale double header with ten crew members moving an empty stock car and two cabooses, arguing efficiency and better car distribution could ease upcoming grain congestion at shipping points.
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Newdale
Minnedosa
Recording Industry Faces Moral Alarm Over Nasal Judas Song
Critics condemn a guitar backed vocal as sacrilegious describing it as repulsive in word and music. The piece centers on the betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver and sparks debate over artistic freedom and sacred references.
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Jesus
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