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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
5
Local items recount charity drives and gatherings in Grandview. Junior Red Cross sells wool quilt tickets for Red Cross funds while seamen socks and sweaters are knit from donated wool. Socials mark wedding showers, visits, and district meetings with details on hosts and attendees.
An urgent plea appeals to volunteers to sew sweaters and necessary items for soldiers, babies, mothers, and sailors. The message urges immediate action this spring, urging participation and not delaying the effort.
Crosby Cecil Sparling of Ottawa visits his parents in Ingleside district renewing eye acquaintances after a four year absence. Mrs. T Boles and daughter Margaret of Wakopa visit the Polding home. John Smyth of Killarney and James Smyth of Silverton spent the long weekend here.
Twin Brac extends congratulations to Harry Law en for his May 26 birthday. Mr. and Mrs John Busch and family visited Mr. and Mrs Gust Koss Sundey. Mr. and Mrs Emil Koss visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs John Zimmer Sunday.
Delmar King and Mrs King visited relatives as Gunner Kenney tours Camp Shilo with his wife and daughter Delores. Ruth Pokropanny returns to Portage la Prairie after months here, as Vista boys beat Rossburn in softball. Olivia visits, buses resume service, and many locals host relatives from Winnipeg, Brandon, Halifax, and Angusville with dances and weekend stays.
Silverton and area residents attended the Dauphin base ball tournament on the 24th. Mrs Watt Broadfoot visited last week with the Keating and McLaren families in Grand view. Alwyn Coulter and Mr and Mrs E Fraser and family motored to Melita for the weekend. They were accompanied by Miss Brook to Boissevain. Miss Stella Lopka is a patient in Sacred Heart hospital in Russell. We wish her a speedy recovery.
Weekend visitors include the Hazlehurst brothers Robert and Alfred with their parents now at Camp Shilo. Local residents attended a large bazaar and dance sponsored by the Carry On Club to fund the Junior Red Cross with a quilt raffle won by Victor Brown and proceeds of 21.95 sent to the Red Cross.
Millwood and Mrs. Tom Wood along with Muriel White of Binscarth visited Mrs. Geo Heap last week. Winnipeg visitor Mrs. R Charles visits sister Mrs. M Cartwright. Brandon residents Mrs. J Birin Marlene and J Gilarski with J Bachinski and Dixon of Rocanville visit Rauliuk over the weekend. Portage la Prairie residents Mr. and Mrs. N S Smith and Rae Dack holiday with the Dacks. Inglis couple Howard Cartwright visit relatives. Benito residents Geo Meldrum visit Geo Cartwright. Orville Clee of Russell spends weekend with T Klimm household. Mr S Dack spends a few days in.
Birdtail and Rossburn residents including Mr and Mrs Bob Crookshanks and Mr and Mrs Cave Palmer visited Mrs 5 Crookshanks. Frazer York has joined the Princess Pats in Winnipeg. J L Mander and W A Craig drove to Russell. Talk of the old drilling plant restarting. Bill Craig surprised friends by motor visit. Frazer Plant moved to Winnipeg seeking employment. Jack Plant is finishing a house and plans moving to Rossburn.
District ladies met in the hall to quilt seven quilts for the Red Cross and hosted a silver tea whose proceeds boosted Red Cross funds. Also noted are a near miss from an explosion on W Armstrongs farm, local veterans joining His Majesty's Forces, and visits from Mogart's Mrs Johnstone.
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