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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1987
Page
4
Word has been received that Cecil Sparling and Freda Sparling are visiting Ottawa when the death of a family member is reported.
Entries close January 27 for the Binaearth Ladies Bonspiel scheduled January 30 31 and February 3. Entry fee is 32 dollars. Contact Gwen Tibbatts at 532 2007 or Rita Sylwehuk at 832 2128 for details.
An invitation dated Sunday February 1 1987 requests attendees to gather at 1:00 p.m. in the St Josephs R C Church basement and asks no gifts, only the presence of guests.
Ian Aaron and Andy Chipelski announce Steven Lawrence born December 1, 1986 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces at 20 inches, with Lome and Leona as parents and John Ann Swereda plus Steve Sophie Chipels as grandparents. Joshua Bach announces brother Jordan Donald born December 16, 1906 at 8:28 am weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches. parents Don and Betty, grandparents Fred Madge Frieze and Alvin Lucille Bach, great grandparents Edna Rogers Louise Andres Alfrieda Frieze.
A guide warns that modern quacks mimic science and use phony references on talk shows. Birthday greetings celebrate Mrs. Irene Funk turning 70 on January 25 1987 with well wishers across Canada and beyond.
Bob and Penny Burton announce the birth of Tara Michelle in Halifax county on November 9, 1986. The baby weighs 420 guns, with grandparents Bob Burton and Mary Burton Koostatak, along with Lyle and Shirley Schwalm and great grandmother Jean Schwalm.
The piece outlines common quack tactics including testimonials, miraculous cures, pseudomedical jargon, unrecognized credentials, and urging political support. It lists warning signs such as promises of rapid cures, partial nutrient stories, overclaims about fluoridation and processing, and distrust of doctors, urging careful choices between sound advice and nonsense.
Major seed catalogues introduce Spring varieties such as Park Seeds Breamland Sinnia Hybrid and Purple Pirouette Hybrid petunias, with notes on seedling timing and coral pink blooms. Dominion Seed features R1 Hybrid Autumn Gold pumpkins and Grain News reports a 560 pound Giant Pumpkin winner, Edgar Van Wyck, in Roland. The Atlantic Giant pumpkin, from Canada, holds the world record at 612 pounds set by Howard Dill.
Coming Events includes Brown & Brown Real Estate Russell with Joan Montgomery contact 773-3234. Listings cover daycare courses at Russell Nursery School Monday and Thursday evenings, Whist Drive January 31, Update Immunization Clinic January 27 1987 5 to 7 pm Russell Health Unit, Watercolor Workshop January 28 7:30 to 9:30 pm Downstairs Gallery with supplies, and a Quilt Show April 11 at Downstairs Gallery with article display calls to V Paschke 773-3877.
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