Russell School Opens Sept 1st
Russell School opens September 1 with six new teachers. Principal C C Foster and Miss Marie Bauming return. In the Collegiate Department Foster will be assisted by H R Poole and C D Williams and Miss Greta Graffin. Edith Craig takes Grade 7. Bauming teaches Grade 5. Mrs Billingsley takes Grade 3 and 4. Velma Grieve replaces Mrs Huett in the primary room.
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Russell School
C. C. Foster
Marie Bauming
Foster
H.R. Poole
Manson
C. D. Williams
Brandon
Greta Graffin
St. Vital
C. Bachinski
Jean Simpson
Bennett
Edith Craig
Calgary Colonel Wins Rifle Shoot and Governor General Prize
Lieutenant Colonel S Johnson of Calgary won the governor general prize after a tense shootout at Ottawa Connaught ranges. Major G C Baker of Kentville tied in initial rounds, but Johnson's final shot gave him victory amid a 1500 strong crowd and the traditional chairing ceremony. Johnson also authored a wartime book on marksmanship and received a gold watch and $200.
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S. Johnson
Calgary
Ottawa
Connaught
Col. Johnson
G. C. Baker
Kentville
N.S
Manitoba Power Commission Opens Parkdale System Upgrade
The Manitoba Power Commission switched into operation a new Parkdale terminal station and 115000 volt Parkdale to Brandon transmission line. The $1 million project relieves overloads, improves voltages in Brandon and surrounding towns, and supports rapid power demand growth with plans for further additions.
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Manitoba Power Commission
Parkdale
Brandon
W. D. Fallis
Manitoba
Neepawa
Virden
Birtle
Dauphin
Boissevain
Fallis
Portage Lo Prairie
Plenty Of Prizes For Local Glads In Winnipeg Show
Local glads from the gardens of R G Ledingham dominated sections at Winnipeg judging last week. Awards included reserve champion spike Duncan McLean Memorial trophy J A Allen trophy best three spikes grand aggregate vase and basket cut with 17 firsts 14 seconds and four thirds. In Brandon Ledingham won the Aikens trophy for the fifth straight year marking the ninth or tenth time this trophy has gone to the local grower. He plans a display at Yorkton horticultural show today.
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Winnipeg
R. G. Ledingham
Duncan McLean
J. A. Allen
Brandon
Ledingham
Aikens
Yorkton
Letters Recall Asessippi Early Days and Brick Wall
In Roblin letters from 1946 chronicling Asessippi around 1883 to the turn of the century. Gill describes the Shell River Colonization Co. and the Asessippi Milling Co. moving from dam and mill to a growing settlement with a church built in 1895 and later moved to Inglis.
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Asessippi
Inglis
Johnson
Mr. Easter
Gill
Roblin
Mr. Gill
Richardson
Fred
Nellie Skinner
Dutton
Klin
Boulton
Russell
F. ¥. Newton
Lucy
Carrie Gill
Winnie Whittman
Robin
Shell River Colonization Co
Fat
Shellmouth
Shell
Assiniboine
Asessippi Milling Co
Aso
Trenton
Ontario
Henry Gill
Fred Richardson
Mervyn Heriott
Minnesota
CPLR
North Shore
Brandon
Shell River
Shoal Lake
Tom McLennan
Maggie
J. A. McDonald
D. T. Wilson
James Smith
John Worsford
Mr. Robin
J. A. Gill
Manitoba Locker Plants Grow Across Province
At Clear Lake meeting of the Manitoba Quick Freeze Locks Association Manitoba’s 92 locker plants serve over 36 000 customers. R A Stevens Russell directed the session with Wes White Oak River named to attend the National Frozen Food Locker Association convention in Chicago August 26 and 27. The next Manitoba convention is slated for March 5 and 6 1950 in Winnipeg. Directors included Walter Newton Cartwright Fred Francis Headingly J A Burgess Minpedosa Alf Blakeman Virden Carl Dietrich Swan River and R B Bullock Kenton.
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Russell
Manitoba Quick Freeze Locks Association
Clear Lake
R. A. Stevens
Stevens
Wes. White
Oak River
Manitoba
National
Frozen Food Locker Association
Chicago
Manitoba Association For
Winnipeg
M. Fleming
Departments of Labor, Health and Welfare
Games and Fisheries
Wes White
Walter Newton
Cartwright
Fred Francis
Headingly
J. A. Burgess
Minpedosa
Alf Blakeman
Virden
Carl Dietrich
Swan River
R. B. Bullock
Kenton
Important meeting Friday about athletic directors
Representatives from various Russell organizations will meet Friday night at the Legion club rooms to discuss the advisability of obtaining two full-time athletic directors for the community. Arrangements are made by the Russell Chamber of Commerce.
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Russell
Legion Club
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Season And Bag Limit Increased
Regulations for Manitoba migratory birds for 1949 increase daily and seasonal bag limits and extend seasons. Open dates vary by region with ducks geese rails and coots allowed from early September to mid November. wood ducks, cranes, Wilsons snipe and many shorebirds are fully closed. Possession allowed four months after season end. daily limits: ducks three, geese five, coots rails fifteen. season limits: ducks forty, geese fifteen, coots rails sixty. cap limits: sixteen ducks, ten geese, thirty coots rails.
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Minister of Mines and Resources
Manitoba
North Latitude
North
Delta Waterfowl Control Area
Reese
Anglican Church Notes and Schedule
Anglican Church notes list C. W. J. Salmon as layreader with service times at 11 am St Mathews Binscorth 3 pm St Cuthberts Shellmouth and 1 pm Christ Church Russell. A saying warns that when business interferes with pleasure it is time to drop business before it drops him.
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Anglican Church
C. W. J. Salmon
St Mathews
Binscorth
St. Cuthberts
Shellmouth
Christ Church
Russell
Don’t Fence Me In Collie Targets Tin Door
A collie belonging to Gordon Kippan repeatedly damaged a lumber yard office door by gnawing through tin and leaving marks. After repairs failed to deter the dog, tin was replaced with a sheet-iron covering, creating a formidable barrier to entry or exit.
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Gordon Kippan
Lumber Yard
Kippan
Alternate Route Prompts Prairie Highway Debate
The Trans-Canada highway route across the prairies and through the mountains has sparked controversy for years. The Yellowhead Pass option is favored locally for proximity, while a Saturday Winnipeg Tribune article reprints elsewhere proposing a prairie crossing.
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Prairies
Yellowhead Pass
Winnipeg Tribune
Paying the Shot: CBC License Fees Raise Doubts
The piece argues against doubling CBC radio license fees from $2.50 to $5.00, predicting listener resistance to higher costs amid endless singing ads and soap operas. It suggests raising advertising rates instead, noting paper ad rates hinge on circulation and warning higher fees could reduce listening and CBC revenue, risking a CBC burden on loyal listeners.
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C.B.C
CBC
Manitoba cattle shipment lauded by famed stockman Mullins
Manitoba's best known stockman H. A. Mullins showed a Free Press reporter a premier cattle shipment from his Russell and Swift Current ranches. The cattle, destined for the Old Country, stood as one of Winnipeg's finest consignments.
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H. A. Mullins
Canada
Free Press
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Vanity Fair dates set by Legion and Elks
A joint committee from the Legion and Elks has formed to arrange the annual Vanity Fair. The dates set are October 7 and, if weather is favorable, the event will be held in the arena of the new Memorial Rink.
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Legion and Elks
Small town wraps big project with big spirit
Awe struck visitors in Russel marvel at a large rink nearing completion. They ask how a small town can undertake such a major project. Local officials reply that the town may be small, but it does things in a big way.
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Russel
Ours
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