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The Russell Banner records its second class mail registration details with SeSe, 2,70, and ten percent noted. C. Sanderson serves as editor and publisher.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
2
The Russell Banner records its second class mail registration details with SeSe, 2,70, and ten percent noted. C. Sanderson serves as editor and publisher.
A report notes the CPR has erected a second loading platform and improvements to the station approach are underway. The council is urged to open a permanent roadway to the depot and extend the sidewalk. Russell School Board plans an eight room school and high school classes will be started.
Silverton locals record a busy spell of visitors and travel. Robt Coulter and Janie, Jim Cochranes, and Barbara and family journeyed to Winnipeg and England then Germany to Baden Solingen. Hereford breeders toured Interlake Manitoba. many locals hosted friends in Minnedosa Pilot Mound Virden and Winnipeg. a church picnic is planned after Sunday service. best wishes go to graduates and students finishing the year.
Birthday wishes extend to Lillian Olynyk Lorne Shindak Calvin Popot and Larry Sido yk. Wedding attended by Mr and Mrs Alex Noherniak and Mr and Mrs L Hyra. Anniversary greetings for Marilyn and Adam Sawaryn. Visits from Winnipeg residents and relatives. Angusville school grads held track day on June 13 with class 1 2 teacher Monica Lee receiving a going away gift.
Community notes from Rocanville area recount visits among families including the Actons Watts Dunns and Hackmans. Highlights include the 4 H Fat Stock Show at Foxwarren with Carol Dunn winning showmanship and Brent Stewart high in junior showmanship. Other items mention a shower in Russell for Barbara Muir and several birthday acknowledgments.
Bill Smiley recalls hosting 85 Washington students and four teachers for a packed visit. The party included tours of historic sites, a band concert, a dance, a boat trip, canoe rides, and billets for all. Local families welcomed the guests, and memories of the trip linger.
A family hosts eight visitors from Washington including Sheila and Caroline. The trip, four days long, included a beach party and a tour of a small town. The visitors, all Black youths, mingled with locals, shared addresses, and left gifts as they departed by bus.
Mr and Mrs Tony Mushu manski visit Winnipeg relatives from Thursday to Sunday while on the Sang Chu, protected from air attack by cliffs and heavy guards against sabotage. The Last Bridge portrays war’s brutal emotions and personal conflicts driving sacrifice. Government spending in Canada averaged 3000 dollars per family in 1962, 2260 in 1967, and 1880 in 1952.
A library feature reviews two novels. Safe Seat follows an ex MP seeking a safe seat amid rival TV fame and a dangerous choice. The Last Bridge tracks Colonel Tyreen in Vietnam as his eight man unit attempts a high-stakes rescue and bridge destruction mission.
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