Russell Honors Fallen Heroes Remembrance Day Services
Two services commemorated Remembrance Day in Russell. A school ceremony featured O Canada and God Our Help in Ages Past with solo by Miss Joan Virtue and a Grade 5 6 choral reading. Knox United Church hosted a public service with Rev. W S MacDonald addressing the congregation and a Veterans parade ending at the Cenotaph.
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Russell
Knox United Church
Canada
God Our Help
Joan Virtue
C. C. Foster
Marion Brownlee
M. Ewanchuk
Legion Club Fooms
R. S. Clement
Reveille
R. G. Smellie
Bill Genaille
Bill Anderson
W. S. MacDonald
Russell Chamber of Commerce November Meeting
The Russell Chamber of Commerce will hold its November meeting Friday evening at 8. The session aims to conclude quickly to leave time for attendees to enjoy the dance afterward.
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Russell Chamber of Commerce
Russell School Board Minutes November 6 192X
The Russell School Board met with Trustees Fenton Adolphe Burgess Kinney Principal Foster and Secretary-Treasurer McKinnon present. Accounts totaling 11.14 were approved. Adolphe appointed to represent the board on the Russell Athletic Council. November 13 was set for winter schedule. A new piano for the auditorium was discussed and efforts made to procure a used one.
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Russell School Board
W. E. Fenton
Chas. Adolphe
J. A. Burgess
D. A. Kinney
C. C. Foster
J. A. McKinnon
Russell Athletic Council
Junior Seed Clubs Hold Show And Hear Addresses
On November 13 the Junior Seed Clubs from Foxwarren Binscarth Inglis and Russell gathered in the Elk's hall at Russell for Achievement Day to display grain samples test papers and crop records judged by Percy Ford and Doug Norton. Awards went to Inglis Foxwarren and Russell with Ford urging soil conservation and continued seed improvement for 1951 1952 and beyond.
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Russell
Foxwarren
Binscarth
Inglis
Elk’s Hall
Percy Ford
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Doug Noton
Harry J. Mathers
Line Elevators Farm Service
China
Europe
Great Britain
Ford
Mathers
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Kelvington
Sask
Manitoba
H. J. Mathers
Bill Freler
Russell Club
John Forsyth
Edwin Mack
Archie Cochrane
Gordon Orr
Binscorth
T. A McPherson
George Mintenko
Alex Kieper
George Simms
Delmar Bamford
Elmer Ryan
Fred Graves
D. B. McPherson
Terry Lawrence
Thomas Tibbats
Alan Stainer
Allan Murray
Allen Pizzey
Robert Jetts
Lawrence Smith
Finalists Named For Big Square Dance Competition
Seventeen sets advance to Friday grand finale at Memorial Hall Rus. District elimination dances completed in Angusville and Inglis Monday night. Manitoba teams from Binscarth Foxwarren Russell and others compete with judges from outside the district.
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Angusville
Inglis
Memorial Hall
Russell
Lances
Rossburn
A. T. Chesney
Vista Dropmore
Clarence Hun
Archie Goodbun
Dropmore
Binscarth
Lyle Fraser
Verna Johnson
Foxwarren
Johnnie Crerar
George McKinnon
Bob Corley
Silverton
Bill Patterson
G. W. Davidson
Rus Alwyn Coulter
Marchwell
A. M. Bennett
W. S. Caul
Ted Langford
William Ferris
Gordon Ferguson
Chas. Angus
Rev J T and Mrs Gawthrop buy Cypress River home
Cypress River reports Rev J T Gawthrop and wife have purchased a home there to retire after forty years in church service. Gawthrop led Knox United last year and has a long career across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario with postings in Gull Lake Kipling Piapot Kincaid Radville Broadview and more. His daughter Mrs. David Muir has served as officiating minister at Kelwood Manitoba. One son Kenneth died in a WWII air raid. another son Leslie lives in Winnipeg.
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Cypress River
J. T
Gawthrop
Knox United
Barrows-in-Furness
England
Yorkshire
Clough Mills
Canada
Toronto Bible School
Gull Lake
Sask
Manitoba College
Dubuc
Kipling
Piapot
Kincaid
Radville
Broadview
Saskatchewan
David Muir
United Church
Kelwood
Man
Kenneth
Germany
Leslie
Winnipeg
New Telephone Directory Issued by Manitoba Telephone System
Manitoba Rural districts receive a newly issued telephone directory this month. The 9 by 11 inch book enlarges previous editions and mirrors the Greater Winnipeg directory. Ads are removed from the cover and the green binding features the provincial buffalo emblem. The directory is valid until November 1951 and includes 176 alphabetic pages plus 92 classified pages, with a three column layout to aid reading and a strong emphasis on Yellow Pages usage.
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Sepnone Usis
Manitoba
Manitoba Telephone System
Greater Winnipeg
Buffalo
R A S Annual Meeting Set for November 23
The Russell Agricultural Society holds its annual meeting next Thursday afternoon November 23 at 2:30 in the Elks hall Russell. About 200 members will receive notices to attend as reports on last year's activities including the summer fair and finances are presented. A slate of directors and suggestions for the coming year are on the agenda.
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Russell Agricultural Society
Elks’ Hall
Russell
Knox United Church Service Schedule
W I MacDonald minister leads at Knox United Church with morning worship at 1:00 and church school at 2:00. Evening worship and Young People's Union are listed without times.
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Young People’s Union
Legislature highlights begin in weekly Manitoba column
Beginning with this issue a weekly column in The onner provides highlights from the Manitoba Legislature. Written for Manitoba Division of the Iran Weekly Newspapers Association by Ron Tuckwell, former Pilot Mound Sentinel editor.
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Onner
Manitoba
Associattion
Ron Tuckwell
Pilot Mound Sentinel
Tuckwell
Winter Schedule At Rus sell School
The Rus sell School winter timetable started Monday with classes convening at 1 30 am.
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Russell School
Ducks Leave Area After Official Notice Extends Season
Ducks largely followed an official government notice that the season runs through November 8 but weather forced many to head south last Wednesday. Some birds stayed to feed on unharvested crops in the district this week amid the storm.
No Flooding Yet Delays Young Hockey Skaters
The article notes no flooding has begun to prepare a rink, as cold weather keeps youngsters eager for skating with hockey sticks.
Speculative Real Estate Sparks Town Land Rumors
A recent real estate transaction run has triggered rich speculation in the local hot market. Residents and officials watch for signs of price surges and possible development plans.
Underground War Fanned by Canadian Communists
Ex Communist Gerry McManus in Maclean’s warns Canada would wage an underground war on hour’s notice if Russia attacks. He says the conflict would hit production lines and the armed forces with many party members already in uniform and taking instructions from the party.
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Canada
Russia
Gerry McManus
Maclean's
McManus
Canadian Seamen’s Union
Reds
Korea
Funeral Service Held for William Wookey at Russell Cemetery
William Wookey died suddenly November 5 near Dropmore. His funeral service was held Wednesday at Braendle Funeral Home conducted by Rev. C. W. J. Salmon. Pallbearers were A. Mather J. Newell J. H. McLennan and John Jackson.
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Russell Cemetery
William Wookey
Dropmore
Braendle
C. W. J. Salmon
A. Mather
J. Newell
J. H. McLennan
John Jackson
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Jack Jacobs
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bombers
Edmonton
Pacific
U.S
McChord Air Force Base
Tacona
Wash
RCAF
United Nations
Japan
FO. J. B
Bert) Miller
Gainsborough, Sask
FO. R. S
Bob) Reid
Toronto
New Dominion
Mary Matheson
Millen Johnson
Dominion
May Matheson
R.as
W. I. MacDonald
Northland
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