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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
2
The Russell Banner, published each Thursday in Russell Manitoba, serves as a local weekly paper. Editor and Publisher Cecil Sanderson oversees reporting and community notices for residents and readers in the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.
Ottawa coverage surveys wartime measures and social trends. Mothers of soldiers push price control priorities while planning postwar farms. A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report notes a 182 per cent drop in indictable adult convictions in 1943, with increases in wartime price regulations and burglary. Canada advances gas alternatives and notes fisheries as a growing industry with large wartime outputs for allied use.
A World of Wheat and Crop Varieties is discussed as a quiet steady aid to farming. Plant breeders, aided by modest government support, are developing rust resistant wheat and early varieties for northern regions, as well as sturdier oats to reduce losses. Such varietal improvements promise timely benefits and dividends to the country.
Dropmore School presents grade by grade student results with scores for Grades 2 to 9 and listed teachers. Notable figures include teacher Mary E Patterson and the Junior Red Cross fundraising totals of 46.87 dollars raised and 57.25 dollars in War Savings Stamps purchased since September.
Miss Kay Robb is spending a few days holiday at Bert Robb’s home. Lawrence Robob is a patient in Sacred Heart hospital and is wished a speedy recovery. An old timer of the district, Mr. Richard Keay, died January 6 in The Pas. No man can be sure of himself until he is sure of something bigger.
The Shellmouth Red Cross Society held its annual meeting at Mrs Langford’s home on December 19 with a small turnout. Officers elected for 1945 include Honorary President L. L. Elliott, President E. R. Ridgway, and Secretary Mrs. D. Goodbun among others. The financial statement shows on hand 297.00 on Dec 31, 1943 with 1944 campaign receipts and various proceeds, while disbursements totaled 681.00 with funds remitted to headquarters. Members noted Christmas parcels for troops, the Women’s War Work Group’s year contributions including quilts and knitted items, and ongoing support to Bundles for Britain, Russian Relief, and overseas shipments.
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