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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
2
Reference notes show a Russell man with phone and office details. Attorneys W. W. Wilson is listed as notary public handling lands loans and fire insurance. Angusville branch opens Tuesdays and Wednesdays while Inglis office operates Fridays.
The notice states a subscription rate of two dollars per year outside Canada for the Joseph McIntyre publication. It lists terms for non-resident readers and outlines renewal or mailing details.
The Manitoba government should restore pre cut rates for widowed mothers under the Mothers' Allowance Act. With a 600000 surplus the province could provide adequate support, preventing mothers from forced work and public institutions. A contributory scheme is discussed, but non contributory funding must deliver a reasonable standard of living.
The Brandon Exhibition will feature a distinct daily theme with events for children on Monday including a Coldstream Guards program and daylight fireworks with animal silhouettes. The Coldstream Guards Band performs twice daily, and Monday Afternoon showcases Indian sports such as pony races and football.
The Brandon provincial exhibition offers a mail order sale for 1000 grand stand seats per performance at $1.00 each. The price covers grand stand and reserved seating but not grounds admission. Orders should be sent to the Exhibition Office Brandon with remittance. best seats available will be allotted and mailed or held on request.
Discussion in Canada and the United States centers on compelling publishers to take mail order advertising despite their stance. The Federal Trade Commission contemplates action to require newspapers to accept mail order house ads when offered, regardless of publisher attitude.
Community event in Silverton on June 29 features a programme from 1.26 to 7.49 with welcomes, addresses by Mrs Blow and Mrs Gee, reports from locals, discussions on immigration and Manitoba laws, and social portions. Local ladies provide supper and music. attendees urged to bring greetings and reports.
A reader asks The Banner to publish concerns about Sunday hours for oil stations and garages. The writer questions why these services stay open all day on Sundays while other businesses face restricted hours and claims Sunday trade caters to improvident patrons focused on amusement.
The Rural Municipality of Boulton gives notice of a by law to open a public road across part of section 7 in township 22 and range 26 west of the Principal Meridian Manitoba. A plan by George Warrington dated 14 November 1925 and filed as No. 1972 is on file and inspected at Inglis. A council meeting July 6 1926 at 1 pm will hear claims that land will be prejudicially affected by the by law.
A letter urges residents to support non Sunday sports and business closures as a matter of propriety. It notes the Russell Club stopped Sunday play with prestige and cites the town council's earlier restaurant Sunday ban. The writer compares Winnipeg and Canadian cities, urging respectful observance.
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