Russel Women's Institute Reviews Bill of Human Rights Talk
Mr Geo Allen spoke on the Bill of Human Rights at the Russel WI meeting. He said Canadians have not lived up to the standard but the subject provides a model for other nations. Members donated to the Salvation Army Camp and agreed to assist the Cancer Institute distribution and Russell Fair. Film night planned in July and a report on the provincial War convention will be given by delegates Hodgkins and Gillespie. Financial aid for Winnipeg skating school was approved if needed.
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Geo. Allen
Russel Women’s Institute
Allen
Angus Bennett
T. Kieper
Salvation Army
Sandy Hook
The
Cancer Institute
Boy Scouts
Ci Hodgkins
H. Gillespie
A. V. Warman
Athletic Council
Winnipeg
Women's Association To Cater At Summer Fair
Mrs L Leifer presided at Knox Church Women’s Association meeting in the church basement. They arranged lunches for the July Fair and a dinner for the Rebekah district convention next Wednesday. Hostesses at lunch were Mrs J A Hainstock Mrs W G Devidon and Mrs D Fisher. Twenty five members attended. The next meeting will be held in September.
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L. Leifer
Knox Church Women’s Association
Rebekah
J. A. Hainstock
W. G. Devidon
D. Fisher
Ico
Horticultural Show Planned for August Twenty Eighth
Eighty members of the Russell Horticultural Society grow gladioli from bulbs distributed by Mr G Ledingham for display at the annual show planned for August 28. Plans were made at an executive meeting at Mrs G Bicknell's home with D Harrison presiding. Members are urged to bring flowers or plants for a central display and garden competitions offer cash prizes in two classes. Prizes include 9 3 2 and 5 8 200 for established gardens. Entries are to be handed to E W Robertson or Mrs J Silver. The society voted to send 20 to the Stevenson Fund, a nod to Dr Skinner who first received the award over 20 years ago.
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Russell Horticultural Society
G. Ledingham
E. W. Robertson
J. Silver
Stevenson Fund
Skinner
School Board Faces Three Vacancies and Hiring Progress
Russell School Board accepted Miss Peterson of Dauphin as Grade 4 teacher for the coming term. Two high school positions and one Grade 7 post remain. The board set June 20 as holiday close and September 1 for fall term start. A meeting of the board and building committee will follow the June 14 vote results. All members, the secretary treasurer and the principal attended. Accounts totaling $218 were approved.
Souris Kiwanis Present Visiting Trophy to Russell Club
At a Monday Russell luncheon Kiwanians from Souris presented the Visiting Trophy, a rabbit-styled trophy that grew from two to seven figures as it traveled. Alex Swan read the presentation, with Art Moss, H D Brown and F Madill bearing the trophy to the dais. An inquest will be held later. Lieut J J Mahar of the Royal Canadian Navy spoke on plans to bolster service strength and ship modernization.
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Hugh Buscarlet
Souris Kiwanis Club
Russell Ub
Russell
Hhe
Alex Swan
Souris Club
Art Moss
H. D. Brown
F. ©. Madill
Rivers
Souris
J. J. Mahar
Royal Canadian Navy
RC. Smellie
Harold Clement
Manitoba travel body urges locals to explore province
Manitoba Bureau of Travel and Publicity urges residents to vacation within Manitoba during Tourist Service Week June 7 to 12. It cites 850 000 visitors last year with 94 percent planning to return and argues tourism brought 125.5 million into the province, aiming to keep money in Manitoba and boost northern and southern tourism.
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Manitoba Bur_eau of
Manitoba
Riding Mountain National Park
Bureau
Alberta Mobility Stats Highlight Provincial Vehicle Density
Alberta leads Canada in vehicle density with 10 vehicles per 33 residents while Ontario follows with 10 per 37 residents highlighting regional mobility patterns.
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Alberta
Canada
Ontario
Russell Boys Reach Manitoba High School Meet in Winnipeg
Russell sent three athletes to the Manitoba High School track meet in Winnipeg. Stan Krowski finished second in the senior half mile and mile, earning two crests with times of 2:10 and 4:52. Bud Falkavitch placed second in the first heat of the 100 yard dash and fourth in the final, also competing in the broad jump. Herb Wilderman ran the 100 and 220 yard dashes.
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Russell
Winnipeg
Stan Krowski
Herb Wilderman
Bud Falkavitch
Bud Falkovitch
Local baseball action washed out. Angusville dominates Senior League
Wet weather shortened week long schedules across leagues. Angusville remains undefeated in the Senior League with two wins including a 6-5 comeback at Angusville, while Foxwarren beat Russell 12-11 in a free scoring Midget game. The Little Leaguers opened their new Foxwarren diamond with a 7-3 loss.
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Angusville
Fa Rae Seine Ta Wee
Inglis
Russell
Homesters Forge
Binscorth
Birtle
Foxwarren
W. Vaughan
K. Ellis
D. Hay
B. Talbot
M. Graves
W. Mansell
D. Vaughan
W. Thorpe
M. Smith
G. Wilderman
E. Pushka
C. Wishart
A. Wilcox
N. Fenton
Card Party Supports Artificial Limb Fund and Local Aid
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion will use card party proceeds to buy an artificial limb for a crippled overseas resident. They also voted $50 to the Save the Children Fund. The group plans to send girls to the Winnipeg fancy skating school in August with up to $25 expenses covered per participant. The final meeting of the season closed with reporting on rink booth funds and committees for summer.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion
Unitarian Service
Save the Children
T. W. Shaw
T. J. Brownlee
Athletic
Winnipeg
Beth Naylor
Officers installed by Royal Purple at annual lodge meeting
Royal Purple Lodge held its annual meeting Friday evening with a buffet supper for 42 ladies. HRL Mabel Margetts presented a corsage to Lady Mae Taylor of Minnedosa. New officers include Im Past HRL Mabel Margetts, HRL Ethel Clement, Loyal Lady Audrey Ferguson, Lecturing Lady Frances Jones, Secretary Alma Oman, Treasurer Alice Wowk, Historian Belle Busch, Chaplain Gwen Davidson, Conductor Pearl Thom, Inner Guard Anita Lewis, Outer Guard Sheila Westwood, Trustees Ruth Mackie and Lula Calvert, Ivy Ship pianist Lucy Kennedy.Past HRL Mabel Margetts received a past HRL pin. History book from district convention will go to Penticton, B C for dominion convention exhibition.Royal Purple Day observance included tea for 14 elderly shut–in ladies hosted by Mrs. C Adolphe and escorted to a country drive. Teas were run by Mrs. Anita Lewis, Mrs. D A Kinney, Mrs. E Ferguson, Mrs. W H Westwood, and Mrs. H L McLennan.
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Royal Purple Lodge
Mae Taylor
Minnedosa
Mabel Margetts
Lady Taylor
Ethel ‘Clement
Aud ¢Rey Ferguson
Frances Jones
Alma Oman
Alice Wowk
Belle” Busch
Gwen Davidson
Royal Purple
Penticton
B.C
Dominion
Wednigay
C. Adolphe
Anita Lewis
D. A. Kinney
E. Ferguson
W. H. Westwood
Hl. McLennan
First Woman Army Colonel Elizabeth Smellie Visits Russell
Miss Elizabeth Smellie SBE RRC LLD the first woman colonel in the army is visiting Russell at the home of her cousin A G Smellie and Mrs Smellie. She led military nursing in both World Wars and later served 25 years with the Victorian Order of Nurses before retiring in Ottawa.
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Elizabeth Smellie
SBE
RRC
LLD
Russell
A. G. Smellie
Smellie
CWAC
Russel
Weatherman Delivers Wet Weekend After Dry Start
Comparative records suggested a dry spell but the two day period brought heavy rain. A CPR station gauge rose from 0.30 to 1.5 inches, nearly two inches total, delaying spring on farms and flooding basements in town.
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CPR
The Good Earth Remembered as Seed Is Reclaimed
Ross Kieper recovered his lost wallet during belated spring seeding operations. The fall seed effort yielded poor production but the wallet return provided a small positive note.
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Ross Kieper
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer Leads Langenburg Show
The Langenburg fat stock show and sale crowned George Honey’s Shorthorn as reserve champion. The steer sold for 32 cents per pound to K Scherloski of Russell and Langenburg, with the grand champion steer selling at yard price.
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Langenburg
George Honey
K. Scherloski
International Harvester
Russell and Langenburg
Yeper Ib
Restocking Drives 860000 Pickerel Fry Planted in District
Representatives from the game and fish branch restocked local lakes with 860,000 pickerel fry last weekend. The plants occurred at Silver Beach and Beautiful Lake, aiming to boost future fishing. Anglers expect even a small fraction to mature into strong fighters in coming years.
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Game and Fish Branch
Silver Beach
Beautful Lake
Hem
Pooch Show Features Kiwanis Anniversary Week
Russell heads to the Kiwanis Club anniversary events with a Friday Pooch Show in front of Memorial Rink. Judging includes all classes of dogs at 5 PM, highlighting big, little, well bred, and just dogs.
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Russell
Kiwanis Club
Horticulturists' Picnic Set at Peace Gardens July 4
Members of the Manitoba Horticultural Association invite all to attend the annual picnic at the International Peace Garden located 16 miles south of Boissevain on No. 10 Highway in Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve. The event begins Sunday July 4 at 1:30 pm with a tour of the Peace Garden including the formal area and planting projects. Attendees are asked to bring lunch and supper. picnic facilities and drinking water are available at the garden entrance.
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Manitoba Horticultural Association
International Peace Garden
Peace Garden
Boissevain
Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve
Lae Storman
Navy recruiting unit visits Russell in Mobile squadron
The Royal Canadian Navy Mobile Recruiting Unit toured Russell this week using a station wagon to symbolize travel beyond ships. The crew, based at 4.M.C.S. Chippawa in Winnipeg, includes Lieut. Car. Proud from Vancouver and Lieut. D. J. Kennedy from HMCS Cornwallis Nova Scotia, among others, who have served on ships across Canada.
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Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
Royal Canadian Naval
Russell
Ontario
Chippawa
Winnipeg
Car. Proud
Vancouver
Hmcs “Najen
Esquimalt
B.C
D. J. Kennedy
Winnipegger
Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
Pet
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Women’s Association
Kiwanis
Discover
T. Dunn
Meadows
ROYAL
Peace Gardens
Wall
E.R. Milan
Ramsay
Edmonton
Pacific Training Flotilla
S/S
V. ‘Todd
Charlottetown
Pei
Atlantic
Bennett
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