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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
2
A fragmentary excerpt appears to reference The Russell Banner with incomplete lines about its address, affiliations with the Canadian Association and Manitoba weekly readers, and an Ottawa Post Office Department authorization. It mentions reproduction restrictions and credits Sousa E C Sanderson as waiter and publisher in a garbled layout.
A scan of items from Russell archives lists May dates across decades: temperance house rumors at the Grand Central Hotel with shares at 1000 dollars. G C Glew opening a real estate office in Russell. Royal Flying Corps recruitment of George Ledingham Norman Calvert and Frank Mullin. J Hill escaping a house fire linked to fire crackers. 1928 notes on Addie Leifer and Bud Glasman playing ball. Queen’s Hotel exterior painted by R Mills. 1998 vehicle licenses issued in Russell. students earning top marks in multiple grades. 1948 spring farming activity near town. older boys conference officers elected in Roblin.
A son of Mr and Mrs Earle Keating of Silverton is among 26 pilots ferrying Canadian jet planes to Turkey. The Meters Day bouquet was presented to Joseph Shipp at the Sunday morning service at Knox United Church.
Kindergarten classes resumed in Angusville led by Mrs. Paul Sidryk with future first graders named. The town swept the North Western Marquette Festival at Binscarth securing six firsts in multiple contests. Community members received well wishes for health, anniversaries, and visits, including Mrs. Walter Gensorek's surgery recovery and a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tanasachuk. Proceeds from a Mother's Day concert aided the Community Centre.
Congratulations to Mrs. G Meldrum mother of Mrs G Cartwright who won a bou and is celebrated in Millwood today with community cheers and praise.
A humorous column by Bill Smiley describes the midlife burden of carrying family life. He jokes about a troublesome bed room suite and the strain of a wife pressing decorating upgrades while detailing his own groaning mornings and debt. Kim learns she has infectious mononucleosis complicating household life.
Community notices record a Drive in Diner Mother's Day draw and congratulations for a newborn daughter May 9 1968 to Mr and Mrs G H Heap. Visitors from Boissevain and Smither's BC stop by. Christening at Spy Hill United Church for Brenda Evelyn Kalk and Ronald James Firth on May 12 1968. Ruth's devotion reflects on Naomi and Ruth's bond.
Kathryn Crosby details her multifaceted life as actress nurse wife and mother while sharing her experiences teaching modeling and managing demanding careers. Highway Robbery exposes seven billion dollars in annual motorist fraud and the major scams consumers face.
Meditative excerpt analyzes Naomi's character and Ruth’s situation, noting Ruth’s quiet presence and Naomi’s possible widowed era customs. The narrator recalls youth perceptions of Naomi as sad and ungrateful, then reflects how time alters that initial judgment.
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