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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
3
Local residents share Thanksgiving visits and family news across towns including Rochedale Rocanville Roblin and Winniver. Military notes update on Sam Gonger Lt Camp Shilo and Cpl Jean Snell while FLSgt Edward Borkofsky is reported missing overseas.
Minniska district ladies met for a missionary gathering at the home of Mrs J W Kieper on Monday. Sunday visitors included Sam Donoghue from Flin Flon with Mr and Mrs Jas Donoghue and Isis and Mrs McDonald of Russell. Alma Newton from Grandrew spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Watson Dunn. Anna Kristianson visited friends in Neepawa.
Local notices detail a tent supper and concert on October in the hall sponsored by the Ladies Aid. Reports celebrate Emilie Millie Luba wedding to Martin Chalaturnyk, with coverage of relatives, travel, and church activities. Community drives include a Red Cross tag day raising 80 for Christmas boxes and a Cancer Fund effort raising 32.
SILVERTON residents report eight district boys serving overseas now eleven. The Silver Creek Junior Red Cross held a weiner roast with bonfire and refreshments. Chas Keating of Paulson and LAC Don Keating, on leave, stayed home. Marion Keating attended a Winnipeg YPS convention. Margaret Broadfoot visited Basswood. Mrs. MacLean from Winnipeg visited relatives. J Feddie and E Broadfoot suffered automobile crash injuries. Quilting party at Mrs Turnbull’s, Angusville, drew Silverton Indexers.
Faint mentions Jack Vosper in a gang. Municipality buys a road machine. Patterson family and friends from Winnipeg visit Mrs. L Elliott during a holiday period. Mrs McGilbon and Joyce also part of Winnipeg group visiting.
Miss Nellie Elliott spent the long weekend at her home. T Klimm visited Winnipeg, returning with two carloads of sheep. Laddie Knourek and family with Mrs Frank Knourek of Esterhazy visited the Wondrascks. Mrs H E Furnace accompanied her brother Ted Polding to Brandon and planned to stay a few days in the city. Roy and Charles Bily left on Monday.
Winnipeg announces that night classes will restart at the University, enabling students to continue their studies with evening sessions offered by the campus. The move aims to accommodate working students and expand access to higher education.
ENDCLIFFE reports a parcel of knitting and sewing for the Red Cross arrived last week and volunteers are urged to help complete the work. The note mentions Mrs T Clark of Melville visiting relatives, Miss Ernestine Brandt of Wheat lands and Miss Mildred Peddie of Virden with family members.
Mr and Mrs J Curtis of Neepawa spent Sunday with the Pedies, sharing a family visit and hospitality in a small town social note.
Mr and Mrs G Bryer longtime Wolverine residents were honored Sunday as their family gathered to celebrate their forty second anniversary with a gift of dishes. Miss Margaret MoacLean, former Wolverine school teacher, returned to fill Nina Walley’s vacancy as she leaves for college.
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