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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
4
A long list of visits and travels of residents and relatives. Edmont on trips, Brucefield Ontario visitors, Western Canada jaunts, Winnipeg stays, Toronto engagements, and family gatherings. People from Russell, Foxwarren, Binscarth, Dauphin, and nearby towns attend weddings, funerals, and holidays while sharing news of relatives and professional moves.
Rev. W. G. Zwicker officiates an 11 am worship service at Knox United Church. Junior Choir and 12 noon Senior Sunday school are announced.
The Evening Branch will serve lunches at the Plowing Match on a June Wednesday. The Ladies Auxiliary meets June 12 with a potluck at Mrs. Tim Dunn’s home, 6:30 departure for car pooling. A St Joseph’s Variety Concert is rescheduled to June 14 at Memorial Hall.
At Sacred Heart hospital on Saturday June 2 Wes and Merna McLeod welcomed a son named Glenn Wesley.
A quiet wedding took place Saturday May 19 conducted by Rev. W G Zwicker. Isabel Sophie Mintenko, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mintenko of Russell, wed Aubrey Gerald Reimer, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Reimer of Steinbach. Attendants included Miss Georgina Mintenko, with ushers Jerald Wishart and James Reimer. organist Miss Louselle Leifer. Roughly sixty guests attended a reception at the Mintenko home with toasts offered by Rev. Zwicker and the groom. Out-of-town guests from Steinbach and Snow Lake joined the celebration.
Rev R J H Larrabee outlines parish mass times for St Josephs Russell St Anthonys Binscorth and Immaculate Heart of Mary Shellmouth. Masses occur Sundays with varying start dates May 6 13 and 1956 schedule details in effect.
The writer notes agriculture in leaf and highlights the British Friesen cattle as a dual purpose breed. Friesens account for over fifty percent of milk and about fifty percent of meat in the country, with efforts to raise butterfat to 37 percent. A May 2 progeny inspection tour to the artificial insemination centre at Gloucester covered Wiltshire and Somerset.
The writer recalls Bath as a beautiful city near the Cotswolds and Edinburgh and plans to return for the Bath and West show. They travel to Madeley, Staffordshire to meet Ken Ferguson at Mr O H Vernon’s farm, then proceed toward London for the Youngers’ Annual Convention with work and leisure planned.
The O.ORP formed a new Yorkton lodge on May 22 with Supreme Installing Officer Lady Knutson Regina as installing officer. Russell degree team led floor work as Officers were installed and HRL flag presented. Local Elks and Russell Lodge members attended. coffee and social hour followed.
The Anglican church announces Sunday services for Trinity Sunday. Rev W S Smith presides at Morning Prayer at 11 am with Sunday School. St Cuthbert’s Shellmont holds Holy Communion at 3 pm with the Psalm 96 verse 9 text. Crystal Rebekah Lodge will attend.
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