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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
2
The Winnipeg Tribune argues eight per cent sales tax on newsprint but not on magazines and weekend papers is unfair. They cite New York Times critique and say the tax penalizes publishers, urging uniform treatment for all in publishing.
Glen Elmo district farmers who built homemade snowplows persisted through two heavy storms. They anticipate roads reopening by June. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Mike Pushka on a son's birth at Sacred Heart hospital in Russell. A Sunday party celebrated Joe Bilawaka's 23rd birthday and well wishes for many more.
A columnist ridicules a U S official for boasting about “licking the pants” of Russia and contrasts it with Roosevelt Truman and Pearson on peaceful policy. He cites Canada’s Mike Pearson urging mutual compromise while laments social neglect of the unemployed and hanging a dog case. Letters from readers in multiple provinces show broad interest.
Building experts say the skyline has peaked as lower real estate values drive new developments to spread out and rise only a few stories, changing urban perception and floor area.
Harrowby notes report a son born March 17 to Mr and Mrs Ronald Collins. The entry also covers weekend visits to Harold Farmers Spy Hill and Russell, a corrected bonspiel credit, and local travels by Greensides Collins Olson and others. The piece closes with a fact about the Great Lakes waterway distance from Duluth to Lake Ontario.
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