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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
1
Hon T A Crerar criticized land speculation and proposed placing unoccupied land under government auspices. He argued owners should fix sale prices and that making idle land available would ease artificial handicaps on Canadians already settled. Western farmers have long urged reform.
A Russell School brochure titled Four Empire Builders profiles La Verendrye the pioneer trader, Lord Dufferin, Lord Selkirk, and Wolfe as key Canadian figures. Garden work proceeds, a tennis court opens, and a Boy's Baseball Club game against Foxwarren is set for Friday the 20th. Summer camp applications are invited, promising value and fun. High School toppers are Lucinda Davidson, Adelaide Stevens, and Mary Smith, with exam prep underway.
The Friday concert drew 80 attendees and boosts plans for a possible Oakburn visit. Local updates note Mrs. John Hook’s Winnipeg visit with her son Bert, illnesses of Mr. Shipley and Dr. J W Evans, with Dr. Lewis aiding his gradual recovery. Baseball opens Rayfield vs Rossburn. no senior league this summer, intermediates carry Rossburn’s name. The Heavenly Twins Malick Peiko and Jas McKinnon depart for Grand View after the dance. Malick vows to stay, but telephone office becomes a concern.
The church schedules Holy Communion at 10 am, Morning Prayer at 11 am, and Evensong at 7 pm. The S. O. EB. will attend the evening service next Sunday. The Rector attends the Deanery Chapter in Shoal Lake this week. Confirmation candidates must attend Holy Communion instruction after Evensong next Sunday. The W. A. plans a special meeting next Wednesday afternoon May 25 at Mrs Astbury's home.
May 24 marks Victoria Day public holiday with shopping urged Monday. The Bijou screens Fifty thousand miles around the World with the Prince of Wales on Monday and Tuesday May 30 and 31. Local meetings, sports plans, and charity drives are announced across Shoal Lake, Birtle, Foxwarren and Portage la Prairie with various clubs, lodges, and church groups soliciting attendance and participation.
The paper urges readers to contribute weekly budgets and notes that correspondence helps education and local awareness. It invites signups from every district and asks readers to write in if their area is underrepresented.
The Canadian House of Commons is ready to vote on the budget this week with the prime minister seeking a quick end to the debate. Opposition leaders Mackenzie King and Crerar have not yet spoken, with about seventeen other opposition speakers anticipated. If the vote occurs midweek, prorogation could come within two weeks. Ontario considers legislation to curb private alcohol stocks ahead of the dry era.
Millwood will hold Millwood Sports on Victoria Day May 24 offering baseball as the Happy Valley Girls face the Russell Girls Club and other events. The Ladies Aid will serve tea as attendees enjoy the Assiniboine Valley scenery.
The Intermediate Baseball Team held its 1921 season organization meeting on a recent Wednesday. Officers elected include Hon. Pres. BE V Wilson pres. L M Caldwell manager G H Beirnes secy treas B Beirnes captain to be chosen on field by practicers finance committee G E Spearman J Hendry G B Beirnes collectors A McKinnon and G H Beirnes mascot C B Beirnes. Practice nights are Tuesday and Thursday.
A Walt Mason verse urges lending a helping hand to the needy warning that fortune can reverse. The item ends with a birth notice: Wishart welcomes a daughter Violet Eileen to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wishart.
The Union Church will hold Anniversary Services on Sunday May 29 conducted by Rev Mr Pankhurst of Birtle. A concert is being arranged for the following Monday evening for attendees to enjoy and have a good time.
A Seymour Township farmer sold ten sheep skins two calf skins and one cow hide but could not buy shoes for himself, illustrating the wide spread between producer prices and consumer costs. The piece argues the leather and shoe trades are organized and tariffs favor them, urging farmers to unite for better prices and lower leather costs.
A long, mixed clipping notes that many grain speculators fail, war diverted medical work from disease prevention, and the Canadian Red Cross plans a June to June membership drive. It cites health nurses, veterans in pensions, earthquake resistant walls, and builders asked for lumber for a New Jersey pavilion for Dempsey Carpentier.
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