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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
7
A Bent County irrigation clash erupts into violence as Link Fleming clashes with rivals over a county water scheme. Amid accusations and heated talk, a gunfight ends with a wounded man and a rapid hospital scene as onlookers rally around Helen Hamilton and doctor Slater.
In a tense sequence a doctor named Slater plans a risky procedure to save a wounded boy, while Link and the nurse Helen Hamilton assist. Amid fear and danger the doctor uses a gun for quiet urgency, then skillfully probes, extracts a slug, and closes the wound, with Helen showing quiet resolve.
Helen staggers and faints, slipping from a gasp that wavered. Fleming stays vigilant and catches her, carries her to a lounge, and lays her down gently as the scene promises a continuation.
Readers are reminded clipping sheep for shows is an art. Officials of the Canadian Association of Exhibitors condemn cosmetic cuts and wax injections, while praising careful clipping to allow wool to regrow for show days. The Peterborough Examiner notes skilled exhibitors often prepare months ahead to ensure proper shape and condition.
The British Broadcasting Corporation aims to hire a vibrant, photogenic young woman with charm and a strong voice to lead a TV promotion. Director Gerald Cook says the search seeks good looks and a standout announcer, with three hours daily of concise programs planned for public and private demonstrations.
The Lona aged royal palace of Hvidore near Copenhagen is set to become a hotel and restaurant. Queen Alexandra bought it in 1905 and later added a large open fireplace with an inscription reading East or West Home is Best. Rumors linked King George to purchase, but the deal did not close due to his ill health.
A dense report discusses dust explosion hazards across Canada and the United States. It cites David J. Price on chemical fibers and general prevention strategies, including controlling ignition sources and avoiding dust accumulation to prevent flame propagation.
Astronomers caution a surge of sunspots will reach maximum over the next two years risking increased radio static for listeners on Earth. Dr Oliver Lee of Northwestern University Chicago notes the sunspot cycle runs about seven years and will align to peak in this period.
A near one ton scale model of the liner Queen Mary, insured for 30000 dollars, was brought from England to the Cunard White Star offices in New York. The 21 foot long model features a 2.4 foot beam and a mainmast four feet ten inches high, built by 25 workmen in Northampton over three months.
A devotional piece cites Psalm 125 on Mount Zion to urge steadfast trust in God. It pictures God surrounding the believer and city, keeping peace within amid calamities, and contrasts worldly storms with spiritual solidity found in divine presence.
France reports the first season of fish shooting on the ocean bed as a craze grows. Colonel le Prieur’s underwater hunting outfit uses a rubber mask with a glass port, a compressed air bottle, and a pneumatic gun. Harvested specimens described as edible and interesting.
A compilation notes that twenty three years of a typical life are spent sleeping with other large blocks of time devoted to talking eating and pleasure. It also touches on tear gas usage in war and experiments in bread making using different gases. An Irish prisoner humorously reflects on a poaching case with a rabbit killed by a stick.
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