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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
1
A historical column recalls events from June 23 1904 with the Christ Church youth production Toddlekins that raised funds for an Organ Fund. Cast included Haslam, L C Boulton, Bally, H and Boulton, Baxter. Also notes L J Roberts winning a team stokers race at Binscarth sports.
The mobile recruiting unit of Military District No 10 staged a two hour command performance last Thursday evening in a filled hall. The show included comedy, music and impersonations by the cast, with films and a brief message from Capt W A Leary and Cpl Shirey Edmond urging reinforcements. A short dance followed.
Message from Bing Maher aired in Tokyo honors Leading Wren Olive I. Clegg who died in Sydney on June 17 after a three and a half month illness. The service at 2:30 p.m. today will be held at Binscarth United Church under Canadian Legion guidance. Clegg, born July 14 1919 in Binscarth, served as a WRCNS signaller in Sydney and survived by parents Mrs. and Mr. M. E. Cregg, a sister Fanny and a brother Leland E. of Arrow River, with schooling in Jellicoe, Binscarth, and Russell.
Electors in Saskatchewan last Thursday replaced the Liberal regime with a CCF government led by T. C. Douglas of Weyburn. The party secured 43 seats with four Liberals as opposition and two more leading in marginal seats, totaling 52 seats in the provincial legislature.
Knox United Church announces a 11 am quarterly commit service and 7 pm fraternal service with Ellis, Rebekahs, Masons and Irods invited. Sermon titled Brotherhood Limited. Preparatory service Friday at 8 pm. Boys Camp for 12 plus at Clear Lake July 5 12. Boys desiring to attend should contact the minister promptly.
The Inglis Junior Seed Club has been named provincial winner in the Canada Malting Company car lot barley competition after two years of growing roaling barley under contract for the malting company. The company helped secure good seed each spring and now their efforts appear rewarded.
A May ceremony at St Marys church Sutton Surrey united Margaret Anne Flynn and John Melvin McKinnon. Margaret wore a pin striped navy suit with carnations.Attendant Mary Mullen wore smoke blue. Rev Peter Clarke officiated. Afterward dinner at Cock Hotel and a dance at Locarno in London. The groom serves with 2nd Canadian Corps Transport overseas. One alignment notes Campbell-Grainger wedding follows.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert A Cope of Winnipeg have been advised their son Corporal Frances Paul Fitzgerald Cove is reported missing in Italy since June 2. The family awaits further word as details come from company officials about the wartime casualty status.
The Russell Banner reports a 4 all tie between Russell “House of Davids” and Angusville after a hayrack arrival for a charity ball game. Key players include Kinney Virtue and Smellie for Russell and Pushka Brandon battery for Angusville. Over $50 was raised for overseas servicemen, with lighthearted mishaps noted throughout the match.
A weekly editor tours Ottawa and offers observations on local affairs and culture. The piece highlights city life, notable events, and public concerns through an editor’s informed lens.
The nation launches a three way program to fill 175000 jobs in essential wartime industries and shell plants with interviews for medically unfit military personnel redirected to civilian work. Rail and road transport demand workers while farmers await repairs and binder knives.
The Siath Column notes the Brandon Kinsmen Club fundraiser yielded eight hundred and twenty-two quarts of milk at ten cents each, with thanks extended to the local volunteers. Also announced is Scarlet and Gold yearbook orders at 35 cents, and several local notices about ads, land, and tax help in Russell.
The Angusville Red Cross invites all to a general meeting at the Angusville United Church on Monday July 10 at 3 AM. Lunch will be served by the West Group. A correction to the June 1 subscription list lists errors and proper amounts for several donors with D E Grainger as secretary treasurer.
Mrs J W Lamb offers furniture and household effects for sale opposite United Church in Russell on Saturday June 24. Bob Page acts as auctioneer.
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