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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 27, 1949

Page

4

Local Notes Highlight Visitors and Meetings in Winnipeg

Local notes report Mrs George Smith and Mr and Mrs Cecil Clee returning to Detroit after visiting Mrs H Clee. Dairymen's Ass'n members V Warran and J A Burgess attend meeting in Winnipeg. Mrs Dave Fisher visits Winnipeg to meet cousin Ian Hanna of Girvan Scotland, one of the Scottish curlers touring Canada. H Ebbern visits Fort William friends. Quint Broadfoot returns from Pacific Coast holiday. RC Smeme visits Winnipeg. Harold Brown of Bowman departs after weekend with W Needham. Brown also spent a month in England with parents in Cambridge. Wasyl Lapka, BS A graduate of University of Manitoba, accepts poultry lab instructor post. leaves after month at home. Community Hospital Aid to meet Tue Feb 1 in hospital board room. all welcome.

Dave Fisher Winnipeg Ian Hanna Girvan Scotland Hanna Canada Cecil Campbell H. Clee Harry Ebbern Fort William

Open Reception for Wawk Howard Nuptials Announced

Mrs N Wishira announces an open reception for the forthcoming Wawk Howard wedding to be held at her home on January 28 starting at 7:09 PM.

Obituaries for Norman Briggs and John McKay in early Manitoba notices

Norman Briggs of Inglis learns of his brother Norman Briggs death in Innisfail Alberta aged 69 born Thornbury Ontario moved west in 1900 worked as clerk in Smellie Bros store Russell Funeral services set for Saturday in Innisfail John McKay a pioneer of the Assiniboine district dies suddenly in Winnipeg at 63 worked 17 years with city engineering maintenance chief veteran of World War I survived by widow Bessie two daughters Olive and Mrs Dent three brothers Dunbar Albert A E burial at Elmwood cemetery in Winnipeg province notes Ontario Lucknow Inglis Port Arthur and Winnipeg connections reflect early prairie settlement and civic service marks.

Norman Briggs Fred Briggs Inglis Norman Innisffaid Alta Thornbury Ont Smellie Bros Russell Innisfail John McKay Asessippi Winnipeg Lucknow McKay Bessie Olive Robert Dent Dunbar Port Arthur Albert Elmwood Cemetery

A C McNICHOL Funeral Service for Alpheus C McNichol

Funeral services were held January 10 at Nokomis United Church for Alpheus Charles Mc Nichol who died January 6 after a heart attack. Born in 1882 at New Dundee Ontario he joined family in Russell in 1897 and married Ida Kieper in 1908. They homesteaded near Nokomis. An early standout athlete he played for Russell’s Manitoba Championship soccer team in 1903. Survived by widow four sons Mel Russell Sudbury Gordon Keewatin Harold Saskatoon and two daughters Mrs J Harris Bulyea and Jean Saskatoon plus five brothers and two sisters including Mrs A Wishart Russell.

A. C. McNichol Nokomis United Church Alpheus Charles McNichol New Dundee Ontario Russel Ida Kieper Russell Nokomis Manitoba Ja Jane Holiday McNichol Mel Sudburr Ont Gordon Keewatin Harold Saskatoon Harris Bulyea Jean A. Wishart

Parish Services for Epiphany and Purification

The Parish of CHRIST CHURCH lists schedule for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany with Evening Prayer at 2.00 p.m. on January 30 and Holy Communion at 10.00 a.m. on February 2, led by Rev. G. H. Adams.

Christ Church G. H. Adams

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Frank Clement & Sons Astbury's George Smith Cecil Clee Detroit V. Warran J. A. Burgess Dairymen’s Ass'n Quint Broadfoot Wasyl Lapka University of Manitoba Community Hospital Aid Hospital Board Room St. Joseph’s Church Europe Save the Children Fund Bruno Esbjorn W. J. Sharman R. Vavere Gillen's Worthy Cause J. J. Crowe CO. Ltd Smellie Bros.&Co Rxone Svsse Retail Merchants Association Menis Felt Sox Men's & Boys Ladies’ & Child's Massey-Harris Robertson Brothers CdpedeTi
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