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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
4
The Russell Banner is a weekly paper published Thursdays in Russell. Subscription costs are $150 per year in advance. Cecil Sanderson is listed among key staff or management, with standard newspaper affiliations noted.
A 1940 editorial extols Johann Gutenberg and the printing press for shaping daily life and modern industry. It links printing to alarm clocks, ads, newspapers, train tickets, consumer goods, and mass production, arguing printing made mass education and technology possible.
The article urges residents to support the weekly by subscribing sharing news items and patronizing advertisers. It highlights advertisers as progressive merchants providing quality service at moderate prices and invites readers to shop where invited this week or month for reward.
Historical notes mark September 28th as the Norman landing anniversary. Needing ships and men, Harold’s forces moved south as Hastings followed, sowing seeds of empire. Commentary links wheat to Britain and Canada, with global factors affecting prices and supply, including Turkey, Yugoslavia, Australia, and imports from the USA.
The Knox United Church announces the Autumn Season Service of Holy Communion on Sunday October 6 at 11 am as World Communion Sunday. Church School session follows. An 7 pm public worship service is listed, with a devotional service on Friday at 8 o'clock preparing for Communion.
The Oct schedule lists Langenburg baby beef events on October 10, a seed grain show in Rus on October 14, and a Farmers' Ball in Russell, outlining community gatherings and agricultural showcases for the month.
Ottawa editorial notes US indirect aid will grow to aid Canada war effort through power development and loans. It defends free press and warns against dictatorship propaganda while praising Leonard Brockington for coordinating public information.
The note invites attendance at a Communion service in Russell on Sunday October 6 in the afternoon and in Marchwell in the evening. It cites 1 Corinthians 11:26 and lists week services for Russell including prayer Bible study Thursday at 8 pm and Sunday 1:30 pm evangelistic service and 3:30 pm communion. Marchwell offers 11 am SS and an evangelistic service with communion at 8 pm.
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