Kiwanis Outdoor Service Draws 500 In Russell
Over 500 people attended a Kiwanis sponsored outdoor church rally at Wildwood Country Club in Russell. Rev Harland of Foxwarren spoke, with Rev J T Gawthrop and Rev C W Salmon assisting. Funds raised exceed 2000 to benefit Manitoba Flood Relief Fund. town collection 1265, F Clement Sons staff 360, additional donations via various groups. An additional 77 was donated to flood relief. organizers plan to make the event annual.
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Russell
Manitoba
Royal Bank
F. Clement & Sons
Wildwood Country Club
Kiwanis Club of
Harland
Foxwarren
J. T. Gawthrop
C. W. J. Salmon
Harold Clement
Kiwanis Club
J.A. Burgess
E. C. Sanderson
Norman Braendle
John Braendle
Binscarth
Manitoba Flood Relief Fund
Young Women's Club
Added Attractions Planned For Fair
A Russell Agricultural Society meeting discussed plans for the July 20 and 21 fair. Committees reported features nearly ready and considered cost effective additions such as a band. Sports events including baseball and the annual horseshoe tournament were funded. Bob Witty urged a kiddies playground in the spruce grove with sand box swings teeter totters slides and a paddling pool. He was made committee chair with power to expand the project.
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Russell Agricultural Society
A. G. Smellie
J. E. Forsyth
F. A
Bob Witty
Spruce Grove
Mr. Witty
Russell School Dates Set for Summer Break and Fall Term
Russell school will close for holidays on Friday June 30 and reopen for the fall term on Tuesday Sept 5. The dates were approved at the last regular Russell School Board meeting. Also approved were accounts totaling 148.62 and a $40 monthly salary increase for Harry Pettitt starting July 1. Attending members included Chairman W E Fenton, Mrs May Robertson, D A Kinney, the secretary-treasurer and the principal. Foreign trade shows Canadians earn about a third of their national income.
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Russell School
Russell School Board
Harry Pettitt
W. E. Fenton
May Robertson
D. A. Kinney
Pooch Show A Doggy Affair At Memorial Rink
Russell hosts a Kiwanis celebration event with about twenty children and many dogs of all ages and breeds gathered before the Memorial Rink. Judges included Chas. F. Moore and Carl Malm, awarding prizes to dogs such as Smokey, Buddy, and Cracker. exhibitors list numerous named dogs and their young handlers.
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Russell
Memorial Rink
Chas. F. Moore
Carl Malm
Swift
Doug McLean
Roters Fruit
Frank Skinner
No Appeals Filed In Courts Of Revision
The Court of Revision for the business tax roll and the elector's roll for 1950 met with the Russell Town Council last Thursday evening. No appeals were filed in either case. Regular business was transacted as the Inter passed accounts totaling $967.17 and a by law confirming the sale of town property. Mayor Mather presided with all council members present.
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Russell Town Council
Inter
Mather
Agricultural Societies Hold Successful Meeting Here
Professor A S R Tweedie director of Extension at the University of Manitoba was guest speaker at the Agricultural Societies Conference in Russell Elk's hall on Tuesday June 13. Delegates from seven local societies attended and discussed support for adult education and community projects with the university providing information and speakers. Gordon Killoh was re elected district director and the 1951 meeting planned for Binscarth.
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A. S. R. Tweedie
University of Manitoba
Elk’s Hall
Russell
N. ©. MacKay
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Gordon Killoh
Hamiota
Manitoba
Tweedie
Alberta
Killoh
Gregor Jamieson
MecAuley
J. Rowell
Strathclair
Bert Stevenson
Shoal Lake
Geo. Wright
Wilbur Rice
Binscarth
Tom Johnson
Birtle
Honey
Tom Keiper
Jim Burgess
N. C. MacKay
Doug Fletcher
John Forsyth
Smitty
Manitoba Agricultural Societies
Professor Twedere
T. J. Strachan
MacKay
J. H. Evans
Rout Turns To Near Victory On Local Grounds
Russell baseball drops eight runs in the eighth inning to trail Holar 8 0 before Jack Wilson steadies the mound and holds the visitors. Final score 10 8 as Russell attacks in the fifth and sixth to force darkness stopping play. Bud Glasman umpired and Chick Henderson worked bases. Next match at Bancarth against Kamsack with Muskogee Cardinals scandal removed. game 6 30 pm draws crowds.
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Russell
Holar
Homesters
Jack Wilson
Bud Glasman
Chick Henderson
Binscarth
Kamsack
Muskogee Cardinals
Cardinals
Russell Baseball Club
Thirteen Homes Enter Russell Paint Up Contest
Thirteen homes entered the Russell Chamber of Commerce Paint Up Clean Up contest with judging to follow. Entrants include Charles Hertlein Len Loney Andy Lapka Gladys Honey Mrs Ellen Clement E B Rea Mrs A Wishart F A M Robertson W Hembroff Alex Chesky Robert Cowan and the cash prizes offered.
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Russell Chamber of "Commerce
Charles Hertlein
Len Loney
Andy Lapka
Gladys Honey
Ellen Clement
E. B. Rea
A. Wishart
F. A. M. Robertson
W. ©. Hembroff
Alex Chesky
Robert Cowan
Fossils and donations mark Russell district museum notes
A fossilized dam found along the Assiniboine by Tod Billingsley is headed to the Manitoba Museum with L T S Norris Elye arranging naming by a palaeontology expert. Donations from a Friday tag day for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind exceed 189 dollars, with Winnipeg headquarters in view. Grooms-to-be honored at stag events include Frank Yankoski and Gordon Loney at local venues.
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Manitoba Museum
Tod Billingsley
Assiniboine
Foster
Russell School
L. T. S. Norris Elye
Mr. Poole
Jack Robertson
Pix Meadows
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Canadian Legion
Russell
Winnipeg
Frank Yankoski
Wildwood Country Club
Tom Smart
Gordon Loney
Bear sighting near town shocks residents
A tired man arrives at a door claiming he saw a bear near town. Bill Hamilton recalls a bear crossing a field a short distance away, while Stan Smith remains unsure. The tale is labeled as this week’s bear-time story.
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P-P-P
Bill Hamilton
Stan Smith
Mr. Smith
Dust nuisance on Main Street sparks call for paving plan
A local resident laments the shift from muddy to dusty conditions on Main Street after a drag loosened the top. The writer urges the Council to prepare a hard-surfacing project.
Kiwanis Club Dance Hall Floor Delayed Then Begun
Kiwanis Club planned a dance in their hall but faced shifting promises as workers moved between delays and starts. An orchestra was secured and posters posted, yet Wednesday brought actual floor construction. The result is a canceled chance for the dance.
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Kiwanis Club
Dudley, Manitoba Optometrist, Dies in Winnipeg at 72
F W Dudley, a well known optometrist and jeweller who ran a city business for fifty years, died in Winnipeg Friday after a short illness at age 72. He traveled across Manitoba, first visiting Russell about forty years ago and made many friends. Funeral service was held Tuesday.
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F. W. Dudley
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Dudley
Russell
Russell graduate wins prize at University of British Columbia
Douglas William Russell son of Mr and Mrs Chas Russell of Russell graduated in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia. He placed second in his class and received the Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association Graduation Prize of 50 dollars.
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Douglas William Russell
Chas. Russell
Russell
University of British Columbia
Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association
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Kiwanis
Canvass
NETS
Ivor Norris
Brandon
Norris
Salmon
Christ Church, Russell
Winnipeg Tribune
Ricky Margetts
Vern Cross
Spot
Walter Weir
Tippy
Neil Burgess
Snappy
Wilbur
Dolores Ross
Earl Berg
Tricksy
Betty Kennedy
Fetchit
Freddie Clement
Valerie Davidson
Verna Birston
Rweeaie
Doug. Russell
University of B.C
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