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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
2
The Russell Banner notes it is published weekly on Thursdays in Russell Manitoba. It lists subscription at $1.50 per year in advance and credits E Cecil Sanderson as part of its byline.
Russell and District becomes the province’s first to report its Victory Loan quota reached amid scarce crops and no wartime boom. The town credits investors and the committee for the achievement and urges further investment, with Binscarth as a close second collecting two honor flags.
The Russell Manitoba Volunteer Reserve unit is defended as essential for district security and reserve duties across Canada. Supporters say the M V R curbs subversive talk and remains an asset to the community, with those unable to join urged to attend parade and back the M V A.
This closing editorial frames the community weekly newspaper as the guarantor of freedom and a vital asset to the district. It reflects on the newspaper as a soul of the community, a friendly visitor providing civic service, ads supporting trade, and a defender of liberties and shared heritage.
Sunday June 1 service features combined junior and senior choirs with messages of inspiration. The evening service will be withdrawn to welcome the Mobile RCA unit visiting Russ.
The column discusses fallow farming and weed control, emphasizing wild oats and shallow cultivation. It notes wartime shipping reports, parity loan law, and European food supplies, with data on U S crop conditions and forecasts for 1941 harvests.
Christ Church Russell announces Sunday next June 8 will be Vic tory Loan Sunday. Service conducted at 4 1 am by Mr. D. E. Boulton. There will be no Sunday school.
A church urges the person who took the union jack to return the property. The church insists it is church property and should not have been removed.
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