Olden Days notes and local updates from Russell
A chronicle of Russell events from 1905 to 1965 notes dressmaking department closure, new MPs, 3rd contingent volunteers, university exams, grain elevator plans, nursing training, hospital cup challenge, Royal Bank transfer, town water and sewer tenders, graduation lists, school awards, and campground openings and visitor facilities across decades.
Letter on property theft at Russell Airport and moral concerns
A concerned letter details repeated tampering at Russell Airport including missing fuel, airplane parts, and a targeted spray plane incident. The author urges enforcement of trespassing laws and safety for aircraft, naming Mr. Semechko and a co operator. The piece also includes civic debate on government censorship and a plea to resist immoral trends, urging Christian moral retrenchment. The notice ends with obituary lines for Weldon Stayner, longtime Saskatoon manager, and family references.
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Russell Airport
Briggs and Stratton
Monarch
Duane Tremaine
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Smellie Bros. Ltd
Sergt. Bracker
A. Cope
J. Smellie
A. Spencer
R. Smellie
R. Dunn
A. Falkner
Whitworth
D. Nixon
Jane
Archie Thom
Grain Growers Grain Co
Doreen Bell
St. Boniface Hospital
Mr. W. Hembroff
Mr Plumpton
Mrs. Bees
D. Huett
The
Royal Bank
Russell
Russell College Institute
Margaret Hertlein
Olga Bulischak
Joanne Cross
Eileen Germain
Marie Storey
Shirley Storey
Bill Haney
Stan Krowski
Herbert Wilderman
Chester Wishart
Pratt Collegiate
Brenda Prokop
Michual Uhryniuk
Frances Bryer
Doug Bily
Edward Bryer
Pat Coulter
David Bryer
Betty Stevens
Ding Mountain National Park
Wigaming
Lake Audy
Lake Katherine
Clear Lake
Etter
Mr. Semechko
Christ
Canada
John Flaser
Inglis
Man
Weldon H. Stayner
Saskatoona
Magnay Stayner
Carrie Adolphe Stayner
Trent
Washington
Weldon
Minniska District
Saskatoon
Pauline Chambers
Carrie
Robert
Juanita ‘McLennan
Gordon
White Rock
B.C
Russell, Man
Barlinka
B. C
Valencia
Sunlight
Maxwell House
Heinz
Jar
Jubilee
Bologna
ST. Mary's Church
Ine Ltd
Mississauga, Ont
Mercury
Russell Auto ‘and Marine
Rossburn Credit Union
Angusville
Rossburn