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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
7
General Motors of Canada announced a countrywide chain of Service Training Centres to keep service personnel updated on an ongoing basis with improved methods and technological advances.
The National A C T S convention in Calgary marks the movement's largest two year growth since its Vancouver founding. With 10 000 members in 215 clubs across six provinces, delegates heard speeches by Gordon Taylor Calgary Mayor Mackay Ivan Rob inson and G Brydon McCrea. McCrea was re elected president and the 1956 gathering will be held in an Ontario city. Calgary hosted Banff tours and a mountain sermon by Dr Gerald Switzer. The news notes drug law concerns and opposition to Vatican representation and to legalized lotteries.
Canadian and American farm injury records show agriculture as one of the most dangerous occupations. A recent Western Canada fatal tractor accident highlights risks from mud, tipping, and crowding. urging farmers to slow down, stay clear of others, and keep tractors properly maintained to prevent future deaths.
A preacher reflects on faith as a universal daily act, arguing that belief underpins both secular routines and spiritual life. He cites Hebrews 12 1 and the examples of Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and others to question whether faith survives in a technocratic era or borders on self hypnosis.
Manitoba Power Commission distributed 39 535 600 kilowatt hours last month, up over 17 percent from a year earlier. Weather statewide hindered new power-line construction, a sleet storm in April damaged lines, nine repair crews operated through May, delaying extension work.
A committee plans a memorial plaque in Memorial Rink Angusville to honor all who gave their lives in service. Names may be left at Municipal Office CNR station or with Mr G Forrest by July 3 1954 to ensure none are missed.
A severe sleet storm disrupted power lines across southern and eastern regions, prompting eight repair crews to restore service. Repair work targets include Portage la Prairie distribution, Manitou Boissevain transmission, and conductor changes in Strathclair and Bistable, with progress reported at Parkdale, Neepawa, Brandon East, Virden, and Treherne terminals. Rural service expansion continues to twin beaches resort and isolated farms in Tac du Bonnet, Alexander, Swan River, Piney, and Stuartburn during a 1954 electrification push.
The latest town census shows Virden now houses 2,622 residents, an increase of 650 since last June. The count was completed for the Virden Town Council, reflecting steady growth in the community.
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