Foxwarren Russell Divide Honors At North Western Marquette Festival
Russell and Foxwarren win multiple class shields at the North Western Marquette Festival with top marks across piano solos choir and spoken poetry. Adjudicators Miss Peggy Sharpe and others preside as students from Birtle Russell Foxwarren Roblin and Binscarth earn high scores in piano vocal and drama events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bily
Marchwell
Russell
Foxwarren
Birtle-Selsgirth
W. D. Aberdeen
Peggy Sharpe
Brandon
Jean Hembroft MacDonald
Winnipes
Shirley Nalevykin
Lorna Robinson
Binscarth
Susan Smellie
Sharon Roulston
Helen Whette
Birtie
Arla Bily
Geraldine Goos
Langenbura
Dick Buck
Birtle
Charlene Fleming
Eve Worn
Solsgirth
Kathy Green
Warren
Betty Kennedy
St. George's Church
Irene
Margaret Sabesky
Diana Carmell
Margaret Ledingham
Carol Honey
Brenda " Prokop
Jimmy Baird
Margaret Joyce
Gerald Friesen
Roblin
Don Wishira
Valerie Orr
Bill Ledingham
Oes
Elaine Jackson
Rus- Halao
Git Brews Belcher
Bield
Tucker Bauer
Ada Cockerill
Gordon Yaciuk
Laura Hills
Linda Langford
Scott Drever
Joan Halvas
Boris Buegra
Myron Bugera
Edward Arndt
4 H Club Leaders Hold Russell Roblin Conference
The 1957 4 H Bally Leaders conference for Russell and Roblin districts convened May 9 at the Canadian Legion Club Rooms. Keith McComb chaired as 15 leaders attended while Ed Somers of Manitoba Agriculture showed slides on club work and rural activities. Plans for the Russell Roblin interdistrict rally were set for August 1 in Roblin with the Roblin Fair. Mrs. Paul Prescott chaired the sewing club session.
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Russell
Roblin
Canadian Legion Club
Keith ‘McComb
Somers
Extension Service
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Paul Prescott
Citizens Honor Russell Intermeidate Hockey Team Leaders
Citizens and hockey fans gathered in the Legion halls to honor Russell’s Intermediate team for winning the provincial trophy. Mayor Burgess emceed and presented a framed photo of the Armstrong Trophy to captain Red Paterson as others received crests and tributes to coach George Dorman and player Willie Berezewski. A buffet supper and sing song followed, with a sports film shown after.
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Wos
Cittizens
Legion
Russell
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Burgess
Red” Paterson
Red
Willie Berezewski
Armstrong
Jack ‘Thom
Jack Dow
Ernie Woodhouse
Larry Glasman
Don Beltry
Barry Coulter
Local Little Leaguers Form Three Teams For Season
Three Elks organized Little League squads resume after a lay off. Teams Panthers Lions Tigers compete at school grounds with games starting at 6 90 pm on Monday and Thursday. Schedule lists matchups from May 13 to June 10 and rosters name captains and players for each squad.
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Pasean
Elks
Panthers
Lions
Tigers
Ions
Larry Mann
Terry Westwood
B. Ledingham
D. Demontigny
J. Demontigny
R. ‘Thuckree
T. Dunsmore
Ronnie Whitty
Ronnie Payne
L. Chuckna Phillips
Ronnie Clement
R. Pittet
Pettit
D. Wishart
Paul Tink
Brian’ Loney
E. Labossiere
D. Smellie
Garry Hainstock
Bill
Don Sanderson
Marna
Gross
W. Langford
D. Wilson
C. Crawford
Ted Robertson
Robbie Clement
Blair Corley
Doug. Hiller
G. McLean
Glen
Hainstock
Achievement Day by Russell Sewing Club at Memorial Hall
The Russell Sewing Club 4-H held Achievement Day in Memorial Hall on Monday May 13 with a large crowd. First year members under Mrs Krogstad and Mrs Stevens displayed sewing and art, while second year girls under Irene Simms received purple and red ribbons.
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Ulu
Memorial Hall
Krogstad
Stevens
Sharon Sparrow
Susan Pitett
Sylvia Javra
Aline Fouillatre
Irene Simms
Margaret Eshelby
Betty Eshelby
Sandra Hetherington
Judy Kieper
Peggy _ Witty
Marilyn Craig
Gail Bridges
Roblin
Pegay Witty
Clear Lake
Manitoba
Brandon
Margaret Eahel
Betty Eshelbut
Land Place
Mr. Sandman
Mill
Gail
Bridges
Marilyn Graig
Janie Michalchuk
Betty Stevens
Donna Man
Keith McComb
Russell
Russell-Roblin
Penny Witty
Janie Michalchukana
Blaine ‘Kiimack
Willis Kieper
Judy Ki
Two More Enter Marquette Candidacy In Regional Race
The Marquette contest increases to four candidates with William Niven of Rapid City and Melvin Batters of Minnedosa joining Stuart S. Garson and 4. sick standziuk. Niven won the recent Strathclair Social Credit nominating meeting with about 200 attendees. Fred Bayes of Minneosa named Marquette party president and Melvin J. Swatters won the CCH nomination in a runoff at Strathclair. Batters, a Langford-area dance band leader, aims to run east of Minnedosa. Yuell, a former Jack Vunn renter, remains a local figure of note.
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Mir Batters
Langford Munerpanty
Minnedosa
Marquette
Yuell
Jack Vunn
Minniska Dustrict
School Board approves teacher salary increases after negotiations
The Russell local Manitoba Teachers Society pressed for provincial salary revisions in April. The board, facing a tight budget, agreed to a maximum $4000 rise, allocating $3000 to higher 1958 elementary pay and $1000 retroactively for September to December. Elementary salaries rise to 2900 and high school to 3500 with new scales up to 3900 and 4300, while existing experience and supervisory allowances remain. Six teachers will depart at term end: Partridge Finley Hamilton Laycock Robertson and Sucker.
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Museu Senuoi Puara
Russell
Manitoba Teachers Society
Partridge
Finley
Hamilton
Laycock
Robertson
Sucker
Strange Bedfellows in Farming Politics and Labor
A column questions the farmer's champion status of a COP candidate amid tensions between farming and industrial labor. It argues labor influence grows despite farmer focus and warns costs from machinery and wage demands squeeze farmers. Also notes elector lists, May 23 sit, and June 10 voting. A separate incident recalls Al Livingstone surviving a 4600 volt shock while working in the Alexander district.
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Marquette
CCF
Alexander
al Livingstone
Brandon
M.pc
Seniors League Begins With Six Teams in Local Play
A six team senior baseball league includes Shoal Lake Birtle Foxwarren Binscorth Rossburn and Russell. Home side has played twice, split with Birtle, lost 13 12 to Birtle, then won 7 6 on Wednesday. Next game date not announced.
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Shoal Lake
Birtle
Foxwarren
Binscorth
Rossburn
Russell
Virden Sportsmen Dinner Grants Ford Car Prize
At a Virden event the $25-a-plate dinner included a Ford car prize. Andy Nield of Nield Bros Auto Service Ltd won the new vehicle and also sells that make in Virden.
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Virden
Andy Nield
Nield Bros. Auto Service Ltd
Frontier Construction Boom Flags Canada Wide Projects
The Financial Post notes Canada still a frontier with coast to coast building activity. Mortgage money is expected to fall about 12 percent this year while the frontier building program rises from 40 million to 60 million dollars. More spending will fund surveys and groundwork for larger budgets in coming years.
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Frontier
Canada
The
Financial Post
All Canada
Russell District Meet Opens With Large Attendance
Large turnout marks the start of the 0.0.R.P. District golf meet in Russell. Hon. Royal Lady Anita Lewis welcomes delegates from Brandon, Minnedosa, Souris, Killarney and Yorkton as Mayor Burgess and Past ER A. G. Smellie offer good wishes. District No. 3 wins best attendance cup. Russell Golf Club begins organizing with Ken Reavie as president, Cook as vice-president, and directors Burke Garnett and Al Gusdal.
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Russell Uusur
Russell Golf Club
George A. Allen
A. G. Smellie
Ken Reavie
Presidnt
Cook
Burke Garnett
al Gusdal
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H Bally
E. C. Sandrao
Jack Thom
Logie Smellie
George Dorman
Bob Thom
Bill Patterson
J. Billingsley
Knox United
Young Women's Club
Carol Soderstrom
Russell Sewing Club
Margaret Ann Bastick
Mars
Prescott
Royal Purple Lodge
Maine
R.P
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