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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
3
HG L Strange outlines practical farm storage methods for wheat including bins, temporary structures, stacking, and fencing to deter animals. He notes fire guards, insurance, and varied price influences from Australia and Yugoslavia to Canada and the United States, with surplus projections and carryover figures shaping prices.
An experimental psychologist trained white rats to seek food behind marked doors then altered the cues to produce bumps and eventual withdrawal. The study parallels wider human anxieties as veterans and society face uncertain rewards and renewed resolve amid a harsh, warlike world. The narrative also notes a gardener’s harsh control of pests like aphids and cutworms as spring work intensifies.
Misses Joan McDowell and Marine Leech attended a shower in honor of Lillian Milther Simms a bride in August Mrs A Wilson and Mrs F Reading hosted at 173 Rabfar Ave pink and white streamers and sweet peas decorated the table with guests numbering 25 Miss Mary Alford played the wedding march as the honoree arrived gifts included a dinner set and more all details from St Vital Lance.
The Angusville WMS held its birthday meeting at Mrs John s home with Hymns 364 and 288. A paper on community work, friendship, and stewardship was shared by several members, with solos and a duet. A dainty lunch followed, and the September meeting is planned at Mrs Chenoweth s home.
Regions in Canada see strong support from temperance advocates and church groups for restricting liquor sales as part of wartime economic measures. Despite opposition, calls emphasize moral duty and resource conservation to aid the war effort.
Dan McDougall of Shellmouth bought two weeks old pigs from Louis Grassinger on the Todd ranch and carried them home in sacks at night. They escaped next day, slunk through a corner of the road, swam the Sheli river, and returned a mile from home.
In Britain and Canada debates flare as Prohibitionists push for wartime bans on alcohol. J R Clynes defends beer as food and tax revenue, while Canada reportedly weighs a wartime prohibition move. Separately, Line Elevators offer free seed suitability testing for farmers, with sample collection guidance and Winnipeg identif ication.
A U S admiral and two army officers traveled to England as observers for the U S government to study and report on the German assault against Britain.
Church services at 11 oclock until further notice. A Mother's Union meeting is announced at Cherry Hill on Aug 27. Cars will depart from the church at 3 o clock.
A list of numerous names such as George Stirling Russell Merritt Bing Ross McDougald Gerald McIntosh Pete McKinnon Robert McMurray Russell Meadows Stanley Moore Everett Nield Gordon Naylor Leslie Rea Percy Roberts and many others appears. The note asks to complete the roster by submitting all enlisted men names and states that unlisted names will be added as they are forwarded to the office.
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