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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
1
Fragmented note describes political actions and urgency to participate as nations move toward week of decisions. Mentions Roblin administration and government documents amid a dramatic public discourse.
New staffing planned for the elementary school with five new teachers joining the roster beginning in September. Miss Katherine Armstrong of Vista will join the staff after teaching in Beulah.
The port plans to fill its five million bushel capacity before the shipping season opens on July 28. Navigation will be restricted over a ten week summer period with initial grain handling rates from 0 to 100 C.N. per day. A load of 24,707,000 bushels is scheduled to reach Churchill.
Officials press Wheat Board to release quotas by July 31 to move grain. Driscoll notes railways can stage boxcars at convenient points for shipping to terminals, aiming to ease delivery ahead of year end.
Local notice describes an evening meeting at Euus Hall at eight o'clock. The fragment mentions Mil tammvete and Shacanan woud, with unclear names and details. Further readable content references a Sean and a general gathering.
The June ad issue of The Russell Banner recalls Senator Crerar as a versatile writer and grain trader. It recounts his days as a Banner and Methe Vernon correspondent and notes a copy of his last Senate speech and an earlier history piece for the Winnipeg Historical Society. Readers can view both items in this issue.
The Red Cross appeals to Manitobans boating in coming months to follow water safety rules. Children need supervision, and boating should occur in pairs or more, so help is available if a vessel encounters trouble.
A Massey-Harris illustrated page promotes agricultural farming and land sales in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. It lists SW 42227 W1 price 1500 near Russell and urges spraying for higher yields using 2 4D and MCPA on wheat barley and rye. The piece includes a quotation on farming understanding and scholarly approach.
A fragment expresses confidence that efforts will solve cancer. It notes thanks for a generous contribution that supports ongoing work and funds education and welfare programs run by the Society. The passage emphasizes funding aid and program expansion.
The Seventh Annual CIGX inter-provincial 4H Public Speaking competition in Yorkton crowned the winner as the top speaker among fifteen contestants. About 100 4H members attended the banquet and speeches, with district finals preceding the Yorkton event.
The Manitoba Route 83 Association invites delegates from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South and North Dakota to Swan River for a July convention. A weekend reception precedes a Saturday luncheon with Walter Weir, Highway Minister, and organizers promise a family holiday with lake visits and trophy fishing. Reservations depend on a letter to the Swan River president.
Manitoba fair officials plan reduced beef and dairy classes to fit prize funds. Advisory board chair Alf Black of Rapid City replaces W S May of Strathclair. Vice chair Gordon Church of Killarney, five member committee to study financing policies will report in October.
A fragmented passage describes Canada facing a chaotic scenario likened to a three horse team in a ditch. It mentions an Honourable Judy Ladlarsh rumored to be ready to spend six million dollars and references names like Krom Scheehtenstein, but the text remains fragmentary and unsettled.
The Women's Institute held a regular meeting noting a roll call question about what readers first seek in the paper. A favorite item mentioned was the Sixth Column in the local paper and a short poem about Delinquents concluded with the word Delinquent fitting the theme.
The Ladies' Golf Club met at president Mrs. Bill Lawson's home to outline summer activities. The first event is a field day on Wednesday June 20 at 41 90, with business girls field day set for Tuesday June 27 at 7 p.m. Donna Law is coordinating participant contact.
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