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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
2
Rev W P G McCormick lists reasons faithful members attend church weekly including duty to God and fellowship. They seek spiritual power, support the pastor, and back church life. They stay to help reform methods and value loyalty to their church above personal preference, with a note on clerical collars and humane treatment.
The Times- Review suspends the Examiner of Publications from Ottawa for failing to pay $2.00 for a yearly subscription. The note cites unpaid bills, lack of acknowledgment, and a wish to prevent further publishing of private war-related items. It contrasts wartime duties with everyday costs and mentions Ottawa scrutiny and library checks.
The article notes that most appointed press reporters perform efficiently and provide readable one sided reports with clear names and initials. It criticizes members who delay reports, arguing such late reporting is not news and reflects poorly on the organization, though editors may publish as courtesy.
Help mates salute a Leap Year theme with a playful list of eligible bachelors led by Ernie Yoxall and Frank Robertson. The piece teases women to act within propriety over the next 356 days offering “Bachelor Opportunities” from local men including Tom Gilbert, Coleman Cristall, and John McDonald while playful jabs at rivals echo the era’s social stakes.
The first Shellmouth Rural Municipality meeting of 1940 was held at the Municipal Office in Dropmore with the Reeve and all Councillors present. Officers appointed include ward wardens water inspectors appraisers fire guardians constables secretary treasurer solicitor health officer and members of the finance committee for 1940.
Canada intends to finance the war by domestic borrowing guided by sound policy. The plan emphasizes tax funding, conversion of personal savings into War Loan bonds, and equality of sacrifice, aiming to avoid inflation and external debt while strengthening national credit.
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