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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
May arithmetic results from Millwood School show Grade VII students led by Marjory Swain with 82 and Minnie Bily 80. Geo Cartwright 74 and Jack Cartwright 66. Grade VI Ruth Swain 86. Grade IVII Bianche Bily and Grade IV Willie Big 73.
Fine weather boosted the Russell District Field Day with a parade from Silverton Lockerby Minniski and Thunder Creek, then events from 1 PM to 6 PM. Visiting teams Bioscarth Woodstock Crescent Ridge joined in baseball and basketball, with winners listed for girls and boys races as well as three legged, coat, potato, and throwing events.
R Minshal and under divisions lead events in relays and field events. R McFarlane A Devlin win boat race while D McDougall and A Coey shine in high jump. Russell girls win basketball. Binscarth wins girls softball. Senior boys beat Russel. junior boys beat Brightside. strong turnout from outside districts and Binscarth.
A Thursday school lecture by Mr Kightley from the Agricultural College Extension spoke on the value of birds in Manitoba and bird enemies. He noted domestic cats kill many songbirds yearly. Empire Day events included parent attendance at two o’clock, class lessons, and a hall sing along with two boys saluting over sixty overseas Russell schoolboys.
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