Russell Banner Publication and Postal Details
The Russell Banner publishes weekly on Thursdays from Main Street office. Notices reference association membership and postal class, with staff Sanderson and HM Rutar as publishers in Ottawa Canada.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
2
The Russell Banner publishes weekly on Thursdays from Main Street office. Notices reference association membership and postal class, with staff Sanderson and HM Rutar as publishers in Ottawa Canada.
Gloucester England visitors Mr and Mrs Geo Eshelby arrive and plan to settle in Sliver Creek. Real estate booms with Fapp farm 160 acres sold for 1500 and Her Geltz quarter for 1700 to Yankee farmers. Russell council election selects T Hill as mayor with four councillors. Wedding of Margaret Jane Dunn and George McLeod reported with relatives and music. Mill flood damage noted with elevator foundation washing out. First Russell baseball beat Foxwarren 6 3. Over 50 cars on Main Street with goods packed for soldiers.
A Sunday service drawn sparse attendance featured Mr. Charles M Neaves and Mr Mc Corkindale of the Manitoba Temperance Alliance showing liquor destruction films. Several local birthdays anniversaries and family milestones are recorded including Janice Elaine Kalynnik born at Sacred Heart hospital and May birthdays for Emily Ferguson Hazel Vandecar Sara Angus and others.
Rochedale residents recount school celebrations on May 24 and 19 with a valley hike a treasure hunt and a wiener roast plus cake. Births births announced Connie Elizabeth to Mr and Mrs D Bruce on May 10 with mother and daughter home May 17.
Rev Summers of the Bible Society screened Frontiermen Heart of India and a youth film, raising about $50 with strong attendance. Charles Schepp and family moved to Gilbert Mitschke farm, Mitschkes to Flin Flon. George Roulston of Marchwell Motors buys J R Schappert residence and will move in. Schappert leaves for Federal Grain Co. Yorkton as traveling supervisor. Families visit Round Lake, Nilsson and Layh visit Ft San. Henry Hande family travels to Ft San for a checkup, Frank handcapped by visit. Mrs John Prince returns from Yorkton. Carlyle Pearpoint goes to Erickson Manitoba with Sveinson Construction gravelling crew.
The sympathy of the community is extended to the family of the late Louis Borkofsky. Fred Wright of Melville, Saskatchewan visits his daughter Mrs. M Laycock. Edna Liske returns to Winnipeg. A district convention in Russell draws local attendees including Mrs. W P Stewart and others. Local Elks host a picture show for mt and Thunder Cree k students. Jack Liske arrives from Williams Lake. Gustave Liske and Edward of Shevli n visit the Liske family. Several attend Alfred Highfield funeral at Fox Warren including A McFadden and Walter, A Pitts, W Morrison, W Pagan, and Bert Carr.
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