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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
A busy roundup notes raffles and donations for the Red Cross, quilt shipments reaching seventy since mid March, visitors to Russell and area, a new levator being built, and local birthday celebrations. Items include Bible conference dates near Inglis, hospital visits, a surprise party for Mrs Fay Johnstone, and community travels to Gladstone and Oak Lake.
Rev McNeill led a large congregation at Endcliffe school for a Mother's Day service. Community members visited homes, with families from Melville Inglis and McKim noted. The Junior Red Cross hosted a program and social evening featuring songs, readings, folk dances, and games with lunch served.
Shellmouth The W A will meet at the home of Mrs R Flatt today Thursday June 5 at 3 pm All ladies ardently invited Miss May Stevenson left for Winnipeg on Sunday Mrs Herbert returned to Winnipeg Sunday We are glad to hear that Mr Herbert is progressing favourably Mr Paul and Milton Werschler left Friday to visit their mother in Winnipeg Nurse McLeod and Mr D Luke spent the weekend at Brandon Mrs R Fogg of Winnipeg spent the weekend visiting husband Conductor Fogg Mr A Busch returned home Miss M Cooper spent the weekend at her home in Foxwarren
Harrowby Mr and Mrs J Welcher and family from Welwyn spent Sunday at Mr and Mrs D Davies home. Mr and Mrs L Swedberg and Verna of Marchwell visited Mr and Mrs N Crook. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs M Jensen on the birth of a daughter at Russell hospital on June 2.
The Angusville Women’s Missionary Society plans its annual plant sale and tea Friday afternoon at the church. A large Angusville crowd attended the flag raising ceremony in Russell last Sunday.
Millwood and N S Smith of Portage La Prairie visited S Dack on Tuesday and Mrs Dack will visit Portage for two weeks. The Esterhazy family motored to visit Jack Wondrasek. The Carry On Club met at Mrs A Wondrasek for a business meeting and planned a second Red Cross quilt at Mrs Bily's on June 12.
Rossburn events include visits by J W Mackenzie and AC2 Jack Peden RCAF. Misses Alice and Violet Peden attend Lucille Sharretts Regina wedding. Helen Manziuk hosts surprise party. Edith McKague visits Hamiota. Spearman family hosts visit. Nita Braunstein returns to Winnipeg after visiting here. Various locals attend Oakburn dance and Fussell Flag Raising.
In Craigie the silver tea sponsored by the junior Red Cross drew strong participation at the school event. Two Easter quilts were displayed and praised for quality. A raffle of a tea cloth donated by Mrs Strugnell, won by Miss Clara Fox of Russell, contributed to total proceeds of 14.50 dollars. J W Gray departed by motor last week for the Pacific coast.
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