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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
2
The Russell Banner, a weekly newspaper from Russell Manitoba, notes its publication cadence and association with the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. It lists a subscription contact or clerical reference to E CECIL SANDERSON.
The piece outlines wartime industrial growth in Canada in 1943 with a 6 percent employment index rise and 129 percent payroll rise led by women. It notes beef and pork export progress to Britain, the three-year mark for unemployment insurance, a new wage ceiling, and postwar memorial funding. It also covers household pest sprays, Victory Gardens, and postwar wheat and berry market notes, plus War Savings Stamps.
A fragment from a Prairie era notice discusses plowman wisdom and testing methods. It references the handwriting, selection, and examination process, noting the goal of validating a missive's content and ensuring it succeeds in its purpose.
The Rural Municipality of Boulton gives notice of a bylaw to open and establish a public road in southeast quarter of section 34, township 24, range 26 W of the Meridian. A plan by George A. Warrington from 1943 44 is on file for inspection in Inglis. The council will hold a hearing July 7 1944 at Inglis to hear landowners affected.
The World of Wheal reports the annual convention of the Canadian Seed Growers Association will convene in Saskatoon on Tuesday June 20 with seed growers and agronomists from across Canada in attendance. The association, founded forty years ago by the late Dr. J Robertson, CM, has grown from 93 members to about 2,600, boosting seed quality and farmer income by many millions of dollars.
Richard William Elwood, 65, died in his sleep at Strathclair on June 6. Funeral service held June 8 at St Luke's Anglican Church, with burial at the local cemetery.
The Silverton WMS met at the United church with Mrs. W. Broadfoot presiding. Twelve members attended as they agreed to aid Anfusville and Minniska societies by supplying two library books. They planned to support Gimli’s fresh air camp with eggs and rhubarb plus financial help. Mrs. A. Coulter read on the life and work of the prophet raiah and led devotions. Mrs. W. A. Coulter shared an account of the Bittle Presbyterial. The meeting closed with prayer led by Mrs. Broadfoot.
Born in Toornby Hereford England he came to Canada in 1909 and spent years in the Russell Cardale and Strathelair districts. Survived by his widow three brothers and two sisters in England.
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