Local anglers report modest opening for fishing season
Last week marked the season start for fishing with tall tales surfacing of the one that got away. So far the local rod and reel enthusiasts report modest catches.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
5
Last week marked the season start for fishing with tall tales surfacing of the one that got away. So far the local rod and reel enthusiasts report modest catches.
SILVERTON Miss Jessie Anderson spends holidays at her parents home. Mrs Ashcroft of Winnipeg visits son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs L Keating. Broadfoot leaves to resume duties at Cormorant Man. Miss Beth Coulter rests at home. A CCF meeting was held with L R Ryan of Foxwarren as speaker. Fire threatened E Fraser home but blaze controlled. Silverton brigade responded. B Patterson injured repairing a tractor. Miss Billy McLeod weekends with Miss Merna Hyde. Overseas boys entertain hopes for next Christmas. Mr and Mrs J Wondrasek of Ullivold visit Harrow. The extension switch is laid. steel crew list next. Rain would be welcome now.
Miss Ella Stewart of Winnipeg visits her parents for two weeks. Mrs Wagner and son Ernest with Mrs Scheppert from Melville visited Mr and Mrs Geib for the weekend. Ivan McCann is a patient at Sacred Heart hospital. Church service will be held on Sunday June 3.
Community brief from Angusville reports Miss Keir and Miss Muirhead supervising Extension Service judging with sewing displays and food marks. Local pupils showcase sewing and canning. Several residents travel or relocate including Clinton Waggoner returning from Winnipeg after completing university.
Hon. Humphrey Mitchell announced a renewed mutual harvest aid plan between Canada and the United States. Canadian and U S crews may cross borders to aid wartime harvesting, with entry from June 1 to September 15 and return by December 31, later reversing when Canadian harvests begin.
The column reports on a district competition at Dauphin with the lodge men, a Red Cross women’s weekly meeting for summer, a fox bounty event with R C McLennan, a salute to Capt Harold H Hunter for gallantry, highway meeting at Melita about a Melita to The Pas north south route, gardening and golf results in a May 24 golf event with E C Sanderson low score and Roy Kennedy runner up, and Mrs Sherman as best lady score.
Enumerators reported smooth work as few complaints surfaced. minor amendments added in Polls 80 81 and 82. Gravel work on highways 4 and 31 continues with trucks mostly from elsewhere. tension rises over new driveways and town stability as election day June 11 approaches.
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