Life Memberships Presented At Curlers Get-Together
Russell Curling Club honored eight long time members on December 20 with life memberships. Recipients included J. G. Kippan, Ollie Olson, J. A. McKinnon, J. McIntyre, H. R. Shipley, A. E. Leifer, Frank Matheson, and J. W. Currie, with officers and guests attending in the rink and club rooms for speeches, toasts, and an oyster supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Curling Club
J. G. Kippan
Ollie Olson
J. A. McKinnon
J. McIntyre
H. R. Shipley
A. E. Leifer
Frank Matheson
J. W. Currie
Frank Robertson
Nelliene Leifer
Burgess
Asessippi- Shell River Club
Shell River-Russell Club
Clement
Roberton Brother
Skaters Meet to Form Club Saturday Evening
An 8:15 meeting at the rink Saturday evening invites all interested skaters to form a skating club. Membership tickets available from George Gibbons, local students, the rink, and town shops. To start Sunday afternoon skating, broad participation by Friday night is urged as officers are elected and season plans laid out.
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George Gibbons
Packed Hall Greets Santa at Russell School Concert
A crowded Memorial Hall hosted the Elks Lodge and Russell School children for their annual concert and Santa visit on December 21. Bill Hoffman performed magic while children met Santa and received candy bags. The Ladies Auxiliary presented a scholarship to Frank Johnson, presented by Mrs. Chas Cameron.
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Memorial Hall
Elks’ Lodge
Russell School
Santa Claus
Bill Hoffman
Elks
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Frank Johnson
Chas. Cameron
London Dairy Takes Over All Deliveries
London Dairy announces it will handle all milk deliveries for Russell in the future. W. J. Pettitt of Brightside Dairy will supply milk to London Dairy, with higher production costs leading to a new price of 18 cents per quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Dairy
GR Witty
W. J. Pettitt
Brightside Dairy
Russell
Mr. Pettitt
New Naval Post Commander to Lead Canadian Carrier Crew
Commander Angus G. Boulton, 38, of Russell, will leave his post as executive officer of Canada's Aircraft Carrier Magnificent to head reserve recruiting and training ashore and afloat. He will be promoted to captain, succeeding Acting Captain Howard L. Quinn of Vancouver, who moves to the Magnificent.
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Angus G. Boulton 38
Russell
Canada
Magnificent
Howard L. Quinn
Vancouver
The
New Classroom Added At Russell School
Congestion in the lower grades at Russell school eased with the New Year start. One new classroom was added and a partition placed in the Grade 11 room to accommodate Grades 10 and 11. Mrs Greaves now teaches Grade 1, Mrs McMurray teaches Grade 2 and part of Grade 3, Mrs Billingsley handles the rest of Grade 3 and Grade 4, with class sizes 26, 31, and 30 respectively.
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Russell School
Greaves
Teac
R. McMurray
Billingsley
Mrs. McMurray
Anglican Church Notes Rev C W J Salmon at Miam Christ Church
Sunday School at 1230 pm and Binscarth service at 130 pm noted in Anglican Church notes by Rev C W J Salmon for Miam Christ Church and surrounding area.
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Anglican Church Notes
C. W. J. Salmon
Christ Church
Russell
Binscarth
Dad Shipley Celebrates 80th Birthday On Curling Ice
Frank Clement and Sons hosted a December 22 chicken dinner at Wildwood Country Club for staff, wives, and guests including Mrs Clement’s relatives. After singing and a Christmas bonus, the group moved to Russell Bowling Alleys. H. R. Dad Shipley, skippering a local rink, beat Inglis visitors 10-7 on curling ice and hosted a luncheon. Guests included Dave Fisher, Harry Armstrong, Henry Beischer, Roy Wyche, Gordon Kippan, August Leifer, and Jack McKinnon with speeches by W. E. Fenton and others noting Shipley’s 28 years of community service.
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R. C. Smellie
Gordon Kirvan
Smellie
Sippan
Winnipeg
W. W. W. Wilson
Jack McKinnon
McKinnon
A. G. Smellie
Ollie Olson
Spy Hill
Olson
Russell
Iron Rocks
Dr. Wright
Bill Fenton
Joe McIntyre
McIntyre
Jas, Rea
August Leifer
Leifer
Rusell
Frank Matheson
J. W. Currie
C. R. Loney
Hay Gillespie
Frank Clement
Currie
Russell Club
Accept
Jance Hay Gillespie
Bobbie Burns
Shaw
Wildwood Country Club
Frank Clement & Sons
Clement
L. Jones
North Battleford
Sask
Bill Westwood
H. R
Dad” Shipley
Mr. Shipley
Inglis
Shipley
Dave Fisher
Fisher
Harry Armstrong
Henry Beischer
Roy Wyche
Gordon Kippan
Mrs. Shipley
Andrew. Mather
A. G Smellie
Reeve Jas. Rea
First 1951 Baby Born at Sacred Heart Hospital
The first baby born at Sacred Heart hospital on Wednesday morning January 3 receives a complete layette prepared by Community Hospital Aid. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Kei Wotton of Foxwarren is the newborn.
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Kei Wotton
Foxwarren
Gay Festivities Over The Holiday Season
Russell notes a gay festive season with many home visits and family gatherings. The Eastern Star Christmas dance and the Elks New Year frolic drew crowds near 400 spectators.
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Russell
Snooker Tournament Completed at Russell Pool Room
The Russell Pool Room hosted a snooker tournament with prizes for top four players. D. McCaig won first prize of 12 dollars, H. Davey took second with 8 dollars, J. Morriseau claimed third with 5 dollars, and R. Waddell earned fourth with 4 dollars, while Jack Delipper received the booby prize. Management invites interest for another event and asks to leave names at the pool room.
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Russell Pool Room
D.mccaig
H. Davey
J. Morriseau
R. Waddell
Jack Delipper
Intermediates Drop First Home Fixture Win All Away Games
Intermediates win four and lose one with a 7-2 defeat at home to Kamsack. Russell opened poorly, trailing after the first period and again in the second, as four quick final-period goals sealed the game. Red Paterson and Jack Mather combined for late goals, but the crowd remained disappointed. Russell’s first win came at Bredenbury, 8-2, and they took top prize at Spy Hill by beating Bredenburg 13-2 and Spy Hill 7-4. They beat Roblin 4-2 most recently, with McAuley visiting Friday for the next matchup, their first meeting ending 2-0 for the home team.
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Red Paterson
Jack Mather
Gordon Loney
Kamsack
Bill Thom
Russell
Thom
Langford
Gillespie
Mather
Davidson
Parascik
Glasman
Pearpoint
Fensi
Patterson
Wishart
C. Wishart
Loney
Bredenbury
Spy Hill
Bre~tenburg
Roblin
McAuley
Foxwarren Junior Team Beats Russell 10 4 at Memorial Rink
Foxwarren junior hockey squad defeated Russell 10 to 4 at Memorial Rink on Monday. Foxwarren led 3-2 after the first period, then exploded for five goals in the second as Russell’s defense collapsed. Russell edged back to 2-2 in the final period, but Foxwarren prevailed. Russell players listed include W Johnson F Johnson Peddie Dunn Virtue Fisher Hemming Whitmer Davidson Mather Adolphe Keating McLennan Cochrane.
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Russell
Memorial Rink
Bell
Russel
W. Johnson
F. Johnson
Peddie
Dunn
Virtue
Fsher
Hemming
Whitmer
Davidson
Mather
Adolphe
Keating
McLennan
Cochrane
Manitoba horticulturists plan farm home grounds contest
Plans for a Farm Home Grounds Competition in Manitoba have been drafted by the Home Grounds Committee of the Manitoba Horticultural Association. The event aims to encourage horticultural plantings and improve farm home grounds, including yards, shelter belts, fruit plots, vegetables, lawns, and general orderliness.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Horticultural Association
F. W. Broderick
Woman Finds 4500 In Butter Package At Toronto Store
Mrs. M Lawrie, while buying groceries, found $4500 wrapped in a package labeled butter. She returned the money to the store and earned a $200 reward, reluctant to profit from the act of finding.
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Toronto
Get Things Done in '31 and Local Get-Things-Done Motto
The notice explains year end backlogs from 1950 and sets a 31 motto Get Things Done to publish a better paper and improve job printing. It seeks reader cooperation for news and merchant support for advertising, and mentions added equipment to avoid outsourcing printing needs.
Sheila Stuart to lead Banner front office and news writing
Starting with the New Year much of the front office work and news writing for The Banner will be placed in the capable hands of Miss Sheila Stuart. Miss Stuart has had considerable experience in the weekly newspaper field. Her father is publisher of the Trochu Alberta Tribune, and her brother was former publisher of the Wakaw Sask Recorder. Before coming to Russell Miss Stuart spent some time with the Regina Leader-Post.
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Sheila Stuart
Stuart
Trochu
Alberta
Tribune
Wakaw, Sask
Russell
Regina
Leader-Post
Clerk Pete McKinnon Adds Education Tax Joke
A Yorkton store clerk named Pete McKinnon, after completing a sale at Park's jewellery, casually tacked on a local education tax. The customer rebuked him, saying we are educated down here, prompting a sharp exchange.
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Park
Pete” McKinnon
Yorkton
Paradise letter from Gordon Rea settles on dairy farm
Gordon Rea and family have moved to a dairy farm near Port Coquitlam B C. They keep 18 cattle with 12 milking daily and the milking is done by machine while he sits in the barn. The home has waterworks modern barns and a school bus four kids ride to school. He is about 20 miles from Vancouver and ten from New Westminster. He invites friends to visit next fall for pheasant shooting on the place.
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Gordon Rea
Vancouver
New Westminster
Rea
Dimes That Do a Job For Polio Relief in Canada
The 1951 Canadian March of Dimes will do a real job in the fight to relieve pain and suffering of thousands of Canadians who have and are still suffering from attacks by the dread crippler Poliomyelitis. Send your donations to the Canadian March of Dimes, P O Box 10 Winnipeg.
Manitoba Farmers Union forms to unite agri groups
A new Manitoba Farmers Union announces a meeting in Russell next Wednesday night to unite Manitoba farmers with Saskatchewan and Alberta producers. It follows earlier organizations like United Grain Growers Pools Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation and Farmers Protective Association.
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Manitoba
United Grain Growers
Pools
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation
Farmers’ Protective Association
Manitoba Farmers’ Union
Russell
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Curlers
Andrew Mather
Santa
Layette
Manitoba Horticulturists
Paradise
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