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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
1
Services mark the 14th Sunday after Trinity with 10 am Sunday School and 7 pm choral evensong. A memorial service for the late Sydney Allen, recently killed in battle, will be held next morning at 41.3% at Verton.
A memorial service will be held next Sunday at Silverton School House to honor Sydney Alien. The service is scheduled for 11.304 a.m. local time.
His excellency the Duke of Devonshire accompanied by Sir James Atkins Premier Nort Hon GW Grierson Hon Dr Armstrong and EH Coleman spent a couple of hours in Bus. Automobiles from Birtle. A large crowd waited since seven o clock at the school grounds where Mayor Wilson and local scouts greeted the party. The Duke spoke briefly and shook hands with many before boarding his train to complete the tour of the province.
Premier Clemenceau expects the war to end this year while Germany tampers with naval power and faces new limits on sugar. German sailors may arm for revolution as Atlantic actions threaten US waters. Canada faces sugar restriction impacts with estimated daily waste from undissolved sugar in beverages.
The Canadian council of agriculture has advised the grain supervisors board to set the wheat price at 224 percent per rushel, signaling a shift in market support policy and pricing strategy for bread wheat exports.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Boulton and Teesday with unclear event details. It references Asgos and Wisi hem TEAGUE and various garbled terms, followed by a line about Binscarth Man. The readable pieces suggest a local notice or notice-like text without clear facts.
Labor Day brings public holiday closures while grain cutting begins general next week. Russell notices include a public harvest meeting at Oddfellows Hall and a farewell for Rev Feir and Mrs Feir with a sendoff at W J Doig’s lawn. Wounded listed.
Lieut Russell H Boulton killed in battle on the 14th to be honored with a memorial service this Friday at 8 oclock in Christ Church conducted by Rev EH Davenport sermon by Rev Ecer former Rector now of Selkirk Minnedosa Moderator of Presbytery. Following the ceremony parishioners enjoy supper by the Ladies Aid and social entertainment in the church hall with speeches by Ashcroft Hodges and Feir. Choirs perform with Miss Alma McFayden and Miss Laidlaw of Toronto, Henry shares old time stories, Miss Bessie McLean reads an original piece. The event renews spirit for ongoing church work in the two congregations.
Despite heavy rain on August 17 the event by Mrs Birnie and Mrs Comtot raised funds with a calf won by baby Scott and a fancy bag won by Mes Hint. Proceeds reached PA 80 with August 31 totals to $26.0. Armistice casualty Nr K Cak, a Dropmore resident for nine years, enlisted 18 months ago with the machine gun section and leaves behind a wife and four children.
Amid wartime reporting the text notes 1918 wheat price in Carja and German defenses, U S war board endorsement of moving pictures, a Badger district farmer fined for anti British remarks, a $9 million salmon pack claim, troops redirected to the western front, and CK Krupp workers sent to battle. It also covers Allied advances in Albert and Noyon, Canadian sugar certificate rules, and casualty figures for August in France with 10 482 prisoners 1 604 killed.
Mrs R H Boulton received official word last Thursday that her husband Lieut R H Boulton was killed in action. Born in Russell and a lawyer by training, he served overseas with the 20th Battalion. His death brings deep sorrow to his chums at the front and friends at home who extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Rev R Ashcroft Riv R Aherof formerly of Vista Field was inducted to the Augmented Charge of Shellouth and Assesippi on Wednesday last week. Rev H Feir of Russell presided and led the ceremony, addressing duties and privileges toward the minister Rev Mr Hodges as well.
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