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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
2
The Russell Banner is a weekly Russell Manitoba publication issued every Thursday. It notes its association with the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association and lists subscription at $1.50 per year in advance. CecIl Sanderson is mentioned in connection with the paper.
The speaker urges Russell and all Canadian communities to prove their citizenship by supporting the war effort through buying War Savings Certificates and War bonds. Citizens are urged to budget regularly to lend money now and receive it back with interest, showing support for the fighting forces.
The piece argues that goods and services, materials, and men are essential to victory. Printing more currency or luxuries cannot boost production. Canada must divert plants and workers to war production, as money alone cannot fund or sustainArmaments, citing Machiavelli’s warning that strength and armed force matter more than wealth.
The first meeting of the year was held at Mrs. W Broadfoot’s home with Mrs. A Calder presiding. A hymn and daily prayer opened the session. A letter requested a quilt and second-hand clothing to aid War Certificates. The group voted to boost loose collections and invited Minniska WMS to join World Day of Prayer at Mrs. Calder’s on February 28. Participants included Mrs. D C Stewart, Mrs. Young, Mrs. E A Keating, and Mrs. R S Cochran e. The next gathering, February 19, will be one week earlier.
Ottawa plans mass production across wartime industries including tanks and housing for workers. A national census will name 250 officials to oversee 17,000 enumerators. Officials push for drastic taxpayer retrenchment and a pay as you go financing pattern to fund Canada's war effort amid dire fiscal projections.
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