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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
4
A long list of weekend visits and social notes from Russell and surrounding towns. Residents including Miss Marie Sumner Miss Eugenia Danyleyko Miss Helen Fischer Mr Morgan Carlson Miss Pearl Wray Miss Muriel Alexander and many others are noted for visits relocations church events and community activities across Russell Minnedosa Dauphin and nearby areas.
Mrs Gladys Honey announces the engagement of her younger daughter Amy Irma to David Braddell younger son of Barry Braddell of Newtown place. The couple will be married on Saturday June 9 at 1 30 p m at Knox United Church Binscarth Manitoba.
Mrs. W. G. Naylor and Mr. W. G. Naylor of Winnipeg celebrate the birth of a son named William David on Tuesday May 8 at Misericordia Hospital.
Miss Cecelia Knight bride elect of July was guest of honor at a Thursday evening shower hosted by Mrs. T. W. Shaw with assistants Mrs. G. Sparrow Mrs. A. G. Smellie Mrs. G. Bicknell and Mrs. E. H. Gallagher. An amusing skit on groom attire was presented by several hosts and guests. Two young girls presented gifts to Cecelia while she spoke briefly about shanks.
The Evening Auxiliary of Christ Church met at Mrs H R Dicketts on May 14 with Dolly Goddard presiding and G Clement as secretary. The Mothers Day tea was praised as a success and Rev W C Salmon spoke on Southern Rhodesia and its people. A luncheon followed. The next meeting is set for May 28 at Mrs T Shipp's home.
Mrs. T. W. Shaw hosted the Young Women's Club with 22 members presiding. Ivy Vinnell led as chair. M. Hoar served as secretary in Sheila Westwood’s absence. The group voted to cater the Collegiate graduation banquet on June 1 and formed committees. Bake sales are slated for the first four Saturdays in June at Westwood Hardware. An invitation from Miss Phyllis Coultis to meet at her home in June was accepted and the June wind‑up picnic will be at the Coultis farm. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Mattie Berk’s home. Lunch was served by Mrs. E. Clement, Mrs. M. Berk, and Mrs. K. Forsyth. J. McNaughton and Ivy Hall led a contest.
Brief school note describes a new girls softball team coached by Mr Foster with plans for Monday and Wednesday practices and a goal to win a tournament on May 24. It mentions track activities, jokes, classroom chatter, and student remarks about outfits and incidents, including a collision with a flying book and various grade level anecdotes.
Rev C W J Salmon announces there will be no services that Sunday with Sunday School at 12 30 pm.
W I MacDonald presides as minister at Knox United Church with a morning service at 11 00 am church school at noon and evening worship at 1 00 pm scheduled for the day.
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