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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1975
Page
5
Report notes thousands of dollars in damage in Winnipeg schools blamed on juveniles thought to be influenced by movies and television. The piece cites reactions and a powdered court scene and includes a Confucius saying about self measured standards.
Local notes report extensive visiting families from Winnipeg Leaf Rapids B C and Thunder Bay attending weddings and events in Inglis Includes Ungrin Armstrong Melnick Bevan and Cheriopita families plus Pat Palmariuk Judy Mack wedding and Karen Smedegaard swimming instruction at Asessippi Beach Wishs for safe swimming and condolences at Elsie E Black funeral in Portage la Prairie.
Betty Friedan notes a decade of progress for the Women’s Liberation movement and says women now run for office instead of door knocking and paperwork. Yet in Manitoba politics only five women have ever won seats and currently no woman serves in the legislature.
Warren and Patricia Loug heed of Thompson visit with Bernard Lougheeds and the Dodges of Birtle over the long weekend. Royal notes include births, deaths, visits, and local happenings across Russell, Portage la Prairie, and area.
Farming Today argues that small farmers can match large ones in income by concentrating on one or two main lines of production. They should choose between cattle with pigs or poultry or a small arable system, build on available labour and land, and avoid dabbling in many crops. Concentration and scale are key to profitability and security.
Increased acreage and more growers join a pick your own program in Manitoba. Fourteen growers list farms near Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Hadashville Plum Coulee Carberry and Seven Sisters. Picking ripe next week with prices expected between 40 and 50 cents per pound. Pickers bring their own containers which are weighed before and after picking.
Surveys in the Red River Valley show grasshoppers are small but populations could cause significant damage. Some areas hold many unhatched eggs, but roadside growth and crop advancement lessen threat. Farmers should monitor roadsides and be ready to spray if grasshoppers move into fields.
Silverton News reports the Our Community Centre received a fresh coat of paint under the STEP program directed by Miss Janet Fingas of Inglis with Bruce Evans assisting and Earl Ross shingling the sink. The piece lists belated birthday wishes, extended condolences, extended family visits, travel between Alberta and Manitoba, Bible Camp attendance, and locals planning future news coverage.
Miss Sharon Glasman of Winnipeg visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Glasman last Friday and Saturday before leaving for holidays in the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCrea of Winnipeg were Thursday callers at the A. Glasman home. Gerald Snowdon of Foxwarren and Betty Sobrey of CrowNest joined Mrs. Ivy McKinnon for a one day visit, while Rod Ungatis, Jason and Jodi were weekend guests with Mrs. Edith McKinnon.
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