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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
1
The Russell Banner staff will be on holidays next week and there will be no issue. The office will be open to receive entries for Russell's 65th annual fair until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Regular publication resumes Monday July 25 with news items for July 28.
Knox United Church schedules events with Rev J E McNeill preaching at 11 am and Junior Congregation led by John Forsyth. A community fair and racing activities are planned for the following week.
Mrs Kathleen Barry wife of W W Barry manager of Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada died at 220 8 Home Avenue Pittsburg at 11 am Monday She was a Winnipeg native educated there married in 1914 and had lived in Russell Yorkton Calgary and Halifax Came to Pittsburgh in 1936 She leaves seven children and four grandchildren Funeral services were held Wednesday Russell fair notes promise a record exhibit with livestock and a big horse show and racing program July 21 22 with many attractions and a large display by the Manitoba Aberdeen Angus Association
Russell school held closing exercises where about 180 students from grades 1 to 8 received promotion certificates. Prizes went to top students in each grade, a fifty dollar World War scholarship was awarded, and farewell gifts were given to Miss Jean Simpson and Carl Bachinski.
Aphid infestation dubbed a green plague has hit late sown crops in the province. The Green Cross Co will supply Parathion to municipalities within 48 hours of orders at about 75 cents per acre, with tests ongoing in southern regions and an order placed by the Rural Municipality of Russell. Provincial guidance stresses careful Parathion use as oats barley and some late wheat are affected.
A large crowd attended the inaugural Sunday baseball at the Wildwood Country Club. In the doubleheader Langenburg defeated Russelline with ease. Next Sunday Inglis and Calder will meet in both afternoon and night games.
Confusion over yellow parking lines on Rus sell's Main Street was cleared with police and councillors guiding visitors. From now on cars will be spaced properly, creating more room for others and improving town traffic flow.
Marie and Shirley Storey Ena Liske Joanne Cross and Patricia McNeill left Wednesday to attend CGLT camp at Clear Lake.
The mobile unit visited Russell on Saturday and Tuesday with 1236 townsfolk and district residents getting free x rays. Organizers cite growing public health interest funded by Christmas seals and the Associated Canadian Travellers.
Local and personal notes list visitors and travellers including Mrs E Spiers of Flin Flon visiting Mrs J D Peddie and Mrs Robert Peden of Rossburn visiting Mr and Mrs D G Nield. Others travel to Portage la Prairie Trenton Sandy Lake Lena Manitoba and the Pacific Coast. A livestock fair breakfast in Russell and a club meeting for baseball players are announced.
The article argues for a full time athletic director and year round coach in Russell to boost local youth teams across hockey baseball and track. It calls for public support and municipal school board backing to finance the project and notes the need for qualified leadership and promotional work.
Local invitation promising a fine time at Russell fair and races next week. Encourages attendance and confidence readers will not be disappointed.
The July meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday evening in the Legion Club Rooms. A report from Mr Hamstock on his recent water survey here will be given.
The North shore of Silver Beach hosts anglers as Joe Crerar of Binscarth lands a 15 lb 10 oz jack after a brief tug of war near shore. Frank Mushumanski and others report multiple sizeable catches while the Russell Game and Fish organizers plan an annual picnic the next day to encourage catch limits.
Dean of Stanford graduate school of business and new Kiwanis International president today informed Russell Kiwanis officers that the coming months will emphasize the theme Aggressive Citizenship Our Individual Responsibility.
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