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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
3
Salaried employees at GM of Canada may save up to 10 percent of their salaries through the GM savings stock plan. The company matches one dollar for each two dollars saved by the employee. Half of the employee's savings goes into Canada Savings Bonds and half into GM common stock. The company’s contribution is fully invested in GM stock.
A reader argues that provincial tax increases trigger others to follow, creating a complex, hidden system. The writer urges a single simple tax formula, criticizes the lack of transparency, and cites fixed income hardship as taxes rise on essentials like gas, cigarettes, and liquor.
The story recounts Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego defying Nebuchadnezzar’s decree to bow to a golden image and facing a fiery furnace. God delivers them, impressing the king who then promotes their god. The piece shifts to notes about tax policy and birth control, urging taxpayer action against taxation.
Ken Haugen of Marchwell visited relatives including Aunt and Uncle Lars Apland and the Handes in Brandon and nearby towns. Local visits included Luna, Landgren, and Lloyd Lundgren families. Bethel LCW met at the Schmidt home for visitors night. Parish groups from Grace Lutheran and St Pauls LCW watched The Salary Gift with Pastor von Schmelin g. Terry Swedberg from Saskatoon visited. Martha Holopina bridal shower took place in Russell for June 19 wedding to Len Westerlund. Mrs. Katie Schappert goes to Regina for medical care. Eric Lee and Deborah attended Yorkton visits and Deborah placed in top five in CJGX speaking contest.
Ashley Morden by Fred Bodsworth follows a Canadian scientist who crashes in subarctic wilderness and uncovers a world changing secret with Lilka, a German girl raised in isolation. Jon Cleary’s A Flight of Chariots centers on two astronauts whose lives intertwine amid danger, marriage strain, and dramatic spaceflight suspense.
Manitoba fairs run from June 12 to October 22 featuring eight day Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg June 18 to 26 and five day Brandon Provincial Exhibition June 28 to July 1. Class C fairs span one to two days with Russell of July 15 16 and three day Class B fairs at Portage la Prairie Carman Dauphin Swan River and Virden. Major events emphasize livestock with beef and dairy classes, fat stock sales, and industrial displays from local and interprovincial manufacturers alongside farm machinery.
Douglas H. Lloyd named Vice President and General Manager of O Keefe Old Vienna Brewing Company Manitoba Limited by R L Chipman. Lloyd returns to Winnipeg after Toronto head office service and Royal Canadian Navy duty, bringing extensive marketing and sales management experience including a former image r of Hudsons Bay Company Wholesale Winnipeg.
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