Russell Banner publication details and rates
The Russell Banner is published every Wednesday from Main Street Russell Manitoba ROJ1W. Rates payable in advance include 8.00 per year within a 40 mile radius 9.00 per year in Canada and 25.00 for the United States and overseas. Chaloner Publishers Clayton G Chaloner Publisher. Second Class Mall Registration Number 0678. Advertising anytime.
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Russell
Main Street
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Overseas
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Manitoba Budget Sparks Rural Versus City Debate
The 1980 64 budget allocates more aid to farms while rural Manitoba sees limited gains. Opinion centers on taxation, fuel charges, and the uneven impact between Winnipeg and the countryside as the Brandon Sun reports.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Border towns seek tax relief to protect Manitoba shops
The Russell Business Community voices concern over a 1% sales tax hike. They say border towns such as Russell, Melita, Swan River and Binscarth gain little from the increase and urge a buffer zone to level competition with Manitoba. If unpaid, Manitobans may shop in Saskatchewan to avoid higher taxes.
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Russell
Melita
Swan River
Binscarth
Manitoba
Farm ownership act sparks broad Manitoba farm voices
Peter Warren notes the Farm Lands Ownership Act fuels a chorus of farm groups and individuals in Manitoba. Leaders like CAM’s A Richard Atta and federal minister Eugene Whelan are cited as examples of public input shaping policy. The piece warns against fragmented voices and urges a united stand to influence legislation.
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Manitoba
CAM
A. Richard Atta
Lac du Bonnet
Eugene Whelan
Beausejour
Varios
Minster of Agriculture
Bill Uris
Bill Smiley My last field trip
A veteran teacher writes of his final field trip with students. He recounts funding, paperwork, and bureaucratic hurdles that turned field trips into a costly, tedious process. The trip ends with a late arrival and one troublesome chaperone, but the class returns on time. He hints at retiring and questions the educational system.
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Bill Smiley
Lady Macbeth
Roy
Anny
Ron
Cies
Declan
Tveros
Storren
O'Keefe
Royal
Alex
Stratford
Frances "Hyland
Richard Burton
Guinness Grea
Teakdown Ag
Atrp
Expo
Montreal
Studens
Jim
Olden Days News Fragments From Russell County
A compilation of brief notes from 1903 to 1993 includes a death in Snake Creek, summer ice supplies, land purchases, football league reorganizations, teaching appointments in Woodstock, Brandon Winter Fair exhibitors, liquor act tax changes in Manitoba, rink competition results, a Russell ward medical degree, a Harrowby whist drive, and local dance music hosted by the Ingleside orchestra.
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Russell County
Edward Minshull
Snake Creek
Manitoba
Russell Rink
J. Melinsky
E. Hembrott
Franklin Matheson
Jimmie Burgess
Merchants Comptition
Citizens
John Grey Ward
R.W. Ward
Russell
Jack
Harrowby
Robert Murray
Flora Bennett
Nan Scoble
Norris Cronk
Martin Jensen
Clarence ‘Smith
Ingleside
Reform debate fades at Tory convention in Manitoba
Amid Tory squabbling at the Manitoba convention the focus shifts away from Senate reform while critics call it unlikely. The Upper House is praised as a chamber for esteemed figures such as former Premier Duff Roblin and former Liberal Opposition Leader Gil Molgat, with others deemed worthy of seats.
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Senate
Duff Roblin
Gil Molgat
Pollen craze raises questions about health claims and safety
A fractured reminiscence on bee pollen markets and myths, noting hype, dubious figures like Dr Kurt W Donsbach, variable pollen composition, potential allergies, and limited evidence of medical benefit. The narrator laments overenthusiastic promotion while urging cautious, informed use.
Curling trophies and lodge teams feature in district play
On March 12 1953 Dauphin Ellis Lodge gained possession of the Dee Pooles Trophy emblematic of curling supremacy for District No 2. Teams from Russell Lodge included George Bicknell Don Young Herb Rutar Ernie Barker Bill Westwood Jack Wilson Neil Jones and Clarence Wishart. The Silverton community mourns Mrs R Christopher who died at Heart Hospital after a long illness. Ladies curling clubs captured Grand Challenge events at Foxwarren and Inglis this week with Mrs A Craig ship Mrs 4 Burges and Mrs A listed among captains.
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Dauphin Ellis Lodge
Dee Pooles
Russell Lodge
George Bicknell
Don Young
Herb Rutar
Ernie Barker
Bill Westwood
Jack Wilson
Neil Jones
Clarence Wishart
Sell Ladies’ Curling Club
Foxwarren
Inglis
A. Craigship
Burges
Dauphin Swan River Constituency Renaming Bill Passed
In the House of Commons Laverne Lewycky presented a private member's bill to rename the Dauphin federal constituency the Dauphin-Swan River. The bill received unanimous consent and enacts on May 1 in 1963 to coincide with the town’s seventy-fifth anniversary in Swan River.
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Laverne Lewycky
M.P
Dauphin
Dauphin-Swan River
Swan River
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Endcliffe
E.M. Willams
Northwestern Football League
L. Gysin
A.H. Goodhum
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End
Cliffe
A. Murchie
Hooper
E. Madill
J. ‘McIntyre
Mae Matheson
Woodstock School
Brandon
Reggies
Fred McG
Carrie
Chris
Kurt W. Donsbach
Europe
Silverton
R. Christopher
Cred Heart Hospital
Dauphin-Swan
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