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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
2
The Russell Banner is a weekly Manitoba newspaper published every Thursday. It lists subscription at $1.50 per year in advance and credits Cecil Sanderson as a key figure.
Premier Bracken moves to form a coalition by including opposition members in the Manitoba cabinet, aiming to end party politics. The Russell constituency sees Hon. J. B. Griffiths step aside, raising questions of a bye election or a coalition by acclamation with Conservative Liberal-Progressive and CCF delegates to select a new representative.
Russell council sat in revision court to hear about sixty protests on the new 1941 assessment. The general assessment rose about ten percent, with debate over impartiality and potential mill-rate adjustments to avoid tax increases for ratepayers. Another tax item drew considerable attention.
Percy Pooley of Inglis receives a cheerful wartime note from an English friend describing air raid alarms 18 hours a day, Oswestry refuge, incendiary bombs, and communities aiding one another with sand, earth, and quick actions during bombardment.
A discussion centers on the business tax tied to rental value of business buildings. The method of arriving at values is unclear and seems haphazard, prompting calls for a comprehensive revision. Businesses note taxes persist despite shrinkage in income and losses.
For Women Only Ladies of town and district this short editorial is directed at you alone. It is prompted by a small item appearing in our Local Notes column telling of the annual meeting of the Women's Institute asking that all women who are interested in the continuation of this organization to attend. It seems that membership in the WI has been falling off in recent years and a few ladies have faithfully carried on the work. They now appeal to all interested country and town women to attend this annual meeting and become members of this worthy organization. We sincerely hope that we will be able to report in our next issue that the Russell Women's Institute is carrying on with an increased membership.
An London letter recounts a charwoman's wartime night in a shelter with memories of the last war revived by bombs. She recalls courage, prayers, and a plan to move children to a safer inner room as a direct hit later damages the building above the shelter while the kids sleep peacefully inside.
Mn shows confident testing and becomes a source of strength for others, drawing near yet providing support and resilience to those around her.
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