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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
2
The Russell Banner published weekly in Russell Manitoba is a second class mail publication authorized by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Editors under the Post Office Department in Ottawa.
Mrs John Karchan welcomed twins on Saturday July 26 a boy and a girl. Mr and Mrs Dan Sbaski Mike Ohala and Mervin joined Mr and Mrs Rinn to Clear Lake last Sunday. WMS met at Mrs Allen Cowans July 9 with Mrs John Bell presiding. Minutes adopted, plant sale raised 25.92. Devotional led by Mrs Cowan on World Council of Churches, scripture and prayer. Guest speaker Mrs Vincent spoke on prayer referencing Rev Frame of St Broadway Winnipeg. Meeting closed with Mizpah benediction. Next birthday meeting at Mrs Rinns August 20. visitors welcome. Bring one cent for each year of age.
The Manse is being torn down to make way for a new house owned by Mr. and Mrs. P Ches rack. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Glen and family from Toronto and Mr. O Blix from Winnipeg. Miss McBride from Winnipeg visits Mr. and Mrs. B White. Irene and Wilma Wishach visit Mr. and Mrs. Paterson of Westbourne.
Harvey Munro left Thursday for Minneapolis to seek medical care. Mike Tarta stays a week with his parents. Mrs. Harvey Munro visits her sister Mrs. H. Kacy. V. Bird family and others visited Mr. and Mrs. F. Bird and Mr. and Mrs. H. Broomfield in Winnipeg. Winnie Bassil of Winnipeg visits relatives. The HFiday picture show drew a good crowd. A. Morrison remains a patient at St Rose. Legion dance planned in Dropmore on August 1.
Millwood residents report Mr and Mrs C Bullock of Tilson arriving Thursday with Mr Bullock named the new Fool agent. J McColl visits Mr and Mrs T Betz while Mrs R Self spent days at Harrowby last week. Helen Gyorgy leaves for Winnipeg after a week with her pen pals. R E Wondraseh family visits Angenburg on Sunday to see a hospital patient. Mr Bily and Miss M Bay with families visit Churchbridge on Sunday. T Betz makes a business trip to Yorkton last week.
An-Rev. Wm. Holmes B.A. announces there will be no evening service at Knox United Church.
Local residents kept busy with travel to Winnipeg Aylesbury Craik and Calgary. Social news covers home visits to Silverton from J C Rutherford Morison family and others, school painting, church camp at Clear Lake, and arrivals and departures including weddings and fair prizes.
The note highlights Binsearth Farmers Elevator Co construction under M. S. Scarth and others, Russell District farmers’ success at Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition, Shell River wolf bounty payout, 1 0 football playoff loss for Russell to Minnedosa, Russell 25th exhibition basketball feature on August 7, and 1912 items including exhibition ground rules, Edith McKay’s exam score lead, and W W Wilson taking over Tingley and Wilson law business with Tingley moving to Regina.
39 YEARS AGO August 2 1917 Rev J F Douglas Sil verton charge visits Agricultural College for farming and machinery tips. Government report cites 14 500 private motor cars and 775 automobile dealers in province. 39 YEARS AGO August 3 1922 Russell Roblin football ends in 1 1 tie with listed Russell players. 39 YEARS AGO August 4 1927 pool grain prices for 1927 28 set Fort William basis T A Schwalm wins Endcliffe Rifle Association cup with H Armstrong runner up. 18 YEARS AGO August 4 1992 Russell Dropmore Co operative Livestock Producers ships 47 cars stock 1 080 cattle 1 000 hogs 383 sheep. R A Stevens elected president. 1997 Premier Bracken tour drought areas Russell stock moves via CN Rail.
Garth Endcliffe and Arthur McCann of Birtle are holidaying with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Roy McCann. Mrs Robert Peddie and her son Donald of Herbert Sask are also part of the visit, sharing the holiday with the family.
The record notes a private social visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Peddie as part of a local social calendar.
Mr H K Bligh attended the Od timers reunion at Moosomin on Monday July 21 and is among the oldest attendees since moving from Nova Scotia in 1887. Mrs E Keech and Carol returned to Winnipeg after a two month holiday in Ontario with relatives and siblings. Rev Sr Mrs Ladislaus of Duluth Minnesota visits her brothers and sister in the district. Mrs J Stefanishyn holidays at her parents in Sandy Lake Manitoba. Mr W Michalchuk visited Brandon over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs M Opleta of Shelbert Manitoba visited relatives Friday. Mr and Mrs Holub of Winnipeg holiday visitors at Mr and Mrs N Derkach. Mr and Mrs A Michalchuk of Brandon weekend guests at Mr W Michalchuk. Mr and Mrs M Todacin of Winnipeg visited friends in the district last week. Mr Edmund Keller was a business visitor to Elphinstone. Mrs M Doleta’s sister Mrs M Doleta visited Ethelbert two weeks.
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