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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
2
The Russell Banner is a Manitoba weekly published every Thursday. It lists subscription at 150 dollars per year in advance and credits editor E Cecil Sanderson.
Election results at Silverton poll show CCF 82 Liberal 71 and Progressive Conservative 58. Mrs. A Livingstone visits the Coulters. Jessie Anderson and Denise return to Winnipeg. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. E Crerar on a son. Lois Cochrane takes Rossburn teaching post. A joint Silverton picnic and field day planned for June 28 with Stratford St Marys Minniska and Silverton schools attending. Evans and Freeman visit McAuley. Red Cross women meet at Mrs Russell Keating’s home.
The Craigie group met at Mrs. Campbell McKinn’s home on June 5 with fourteen members present. A quilt was finished, blocks for another, plus garments and knitted items. A basket picnic is planned for July 11 with lunches sold by A Leifer’s sale raising 15 dollars. 85 dollars will be donated to the Russell Red Cross. Mrs. R H Self won the gift draw. The July meeting will be at Mrs. Don McLean’s home.
ENDCLIFFE L Liske spent a week in Winsipes. Sgt Kathleen Pitts of Shilo is on leave with her mother there. Chris Kendal suffered a sprained ankle and spent a few days in the hospital last week. Mr and Mrs Albert Frederick of Silver Grove Saskatchewan visited the Liske family last Saturday. Jim Wilson returned to the district last week.
Mrs G Heap returns home after Winnipeg visit. Voter turnout reported for June 11. Jack Wondrasek improving after tractor accident last week when horses unhitched pulled the implement, injuring his leg above the knee. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Harrowby Pte R B Williams known as Dick returns home after enlistment and overseas service. He is greeted by his father Wm Williams and Mrs Williams in Winnipeg on Sunday morning following his arrival Monday morning.
The spring of 1942 brought action in Sicily and Italy. Dick returns from hospital to good health. George Self, R.CN.VR, on 60 days leave after overseas service, volunteers for the Pacific. Pte. Torne Roulston killed Oct 20 while serving his country. Lore joined Army Service Corps in Winnipeg November 1941, trained at Red Deer, went overseas in April 1942, later wounded and listed missing believed dead Oct 20, aged 24. Siblings and family mourn. VISTA Rutherford visits Russell. Mrs Anne Low dies in Winnipeg. Christina Miller visits Estevan. Local meetings, teaching staff updates, and social notes from Harrowby and area.
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