Town Happenings Highlight Russell Community Activities
About Town notes celebrate Elks welcome, civic events, and a busy social scene in Russell. Highlights include a Get Acquainted reception, Local Chamber discussions on highway safety plans, a successful ski hill picnic, a wedding anniversary, a serious car injury, and the town’s appeal for Centennial project ideas. Footnotes mention golf outings, a Rossburn tournament, and a local newspaper for sale as owner retires.
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Elks
Grand Lodge
Russell
Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Russell Main
Hydro
Highways Department
Wilton Brown
Portage
Prairie
T. S. Brownlee
Eifie Silver
Dorothy Jean
St. Mary's
Jack Sabeski
Manitoba
Fimcus
Legion Club
Clear Lake
Binscarth
Brantford
Sox
Cha
George Knudson
Betty Cole
Rossburn
Frank Clement
Tony Melnyk
Birtle
Angusville
Liberal candidate support voiced at Foxwarren meeting
About 50 people attended a Foxwarren political meeting where Molgat spoke in support of Rod Clement for Marquette. He criticized Duff Roblin on unity and touted the Liberal stance for a united Canada, highlighting wheat sales and regional leadership. Mayor Burgess chaired. Art Sinngy introduced the speaker. food doughnuts were served.
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Canada
Quebec
Duff Roblin
Molgat
Liberal Party
J. A. Burgess
Art Sinngy
Rabies alert as skunks and dogs menace rural area
Local residents report rabies cases or threats across Silverton Shoal Lake and surrounding districts. Alwyn Coulter notes rabid skunk encounters at his home. Donald and Robert Coulter report rabid skunks recently killed. a Keating child was scratched by a rabid skunk. Health officials urge skunk control and advise capturing or reporting bite incidents to the Health of Animals office in Shoal Lake for rabies testing. Meanwhile Foxwarren 4-H show features champion Hereford steer Laur ie Woodhouse and multiple club competitions with awards tallied across junior to senior divisions and best stalls and outfits.
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Alwyn Coulter
Silverton
Bob Stuart
Health of Animals
Shoal Lake
Laurie Woodhouse
Iscarth
Hereford
Foxwarren
Mortis Butcher
Birtle
Angus
Solsgirth
Russell
Millwood
Angusville
Binscarth
Omerty
Tummell
Morris Butcher
Bittle
Barry Tibbatts
Binséorth
Glen Jackson
Linda Jackson
Joannie Furtney
Crom
Lawson Ashe
Bruce Farguse
Randy Ball
Cromary
Rmediate
Barry Butgirth
Blaine Solsgirth
Lau Use
Beman
Blaine Woodhouse
Thompson
Gordon Butcher
Richard Dobrandki
Bield
Heather
Workman
Ida Marie Collins
Russell Falloon
Bary ‘Tibbatts
Birtle Calf Club
Foxwarren Calf Club
Russell Calf Club
Angusville Calf Club
Solsgirth Calf Club
Millwood Calf Club
Manitoba Hereford Association
A. Hen‘uset
Pipestone
Doug. McLeod
Shirley Brown
Selsgirth
Don Salmon
Doug
Stewart McLeod
Grant
John Falloon
Barry
Doug Wishart
Bill Munro
Langenburg ‘Transfer
Grand Re
Funeral Friday for Binscarth Old Timer Lind D Argo
Funeral services will be held at Knox United Church Binsearth Friday at 2 PM for Lind D Argo age 81. He was a longtime resident of the Binscarth area.
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Binscarth
Knox United Church
Binsearth
Lind D. Argo
Nine Hundred Seek Seats in Canada Election Narrative
The piece notes 967 candidates contesting 264 seats, marking a historic youth driven push led by Pierre Trudeau. It cites redistribution reducing seats in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan and highlights local races in Marquette Dauphin and Yorkton Melville with Liberal and PC contenders facing off, urging all eligible voters to participate.
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Wen
Canada
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Manitoba
Alberta
Sask- Nehewan
Ottawa
Rod Clement
Liberal
Craig Stewart
Progressive Conservatives
Marquette
Dauphin
Ray Allard
Evelyn Syme
NDP
Gordon Ritchie
Social Credit
Whiteway
Yorkton-Melville
James Orm- Lorne Nystrom
Tougher Season For Inter-Club Champions
IX members of the Russell Golf and Country Club traveled to Rossburn on Monday to play their return match in the Inter-Club Competition. Russell Club won the away match 6?2? points after being crushed 8-1 by Rossburn at home two weeks earlier.
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Russell Golf & Country Club
Rossburn
Reburn
Russell
Vandalism Prompts Letter Over Memorial Capstone
A letter to Mayor and Cornell urges action after vandals repeatedly knocked down a Saskatchewan Rebellion memorial capstone. A $5 starter is offered with a call for community funding to replace and repair the capstone and restore the monument for future generations. Nearby, thirty-one minor league teams contest in a Russell Agricultural Grounds tournament.
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Cornell
Major Boulton
Saskatchewan
Russell Agricultural Grounds
Elks’ Lodge and Recreational Council
Wa'wota
Yorkton
Saltcoats
Esterhazy
Manitoba
Minnedosa
Oak River
Hamiota
Birtle
Binscarth
Elphinstone
Angusville
Grandview
Roblin
Russell Club Swingers Sweep at Binscarth Link
The Russell Club, led by Gene Blais Doug McCaig Bob Ree and Murray Wilson, swept their matches. Lorne Robinson and Don Thompson managed only a single point in their game as the club lost to the host by five to four the previous week at Binscarth mangin.
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Russell
Gene Blais
Doug McCaig
Bob Ree
Murray Wilson
Lorne Robinson
Don ‘Thompson
Binscarth
Mangin
Manitoba Women’s Institute Opened Provincial Convention
The Manitoba Women’s Institute provincial convention met June 4 to 6 at Tache Hall on the University of Manitoba campus. Mrs. Doris Anderson, editor of Chatelaine Magazine, delivered the keynote address to start the event.
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Manitoba Women’s Institute
Tache Hall
U of M
Doris Anderson
Chatelaine Magazine
Women delegates attend citizenship panel and discuss reports
The gathering featured a citizenship court where 21 new Canadians received papers and a panel on drugs led by moderator W D Grogan. Delegates then prepared to report to locals on provincial items while contests recognized winners in regional events. Mrs E R James was reelected provincial president.
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Citizenship Court
W. D. Grogan
CKY
Russell Wal
Roblin-Russell
Rossburn
Russell WI
E. R. James
Grosse Isle
8. Price
Teachers Leaving For Reader Course
Renee and colleagues depart for a reader course as reading development takes priority.
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Pelly Trail School Division
Pelly Trail _ Division Association
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