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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
7
Manitoba launches the great popular campaign in support of the Victory loan of 1918. The first official announcement in Winnipeg was made on Tuesday at a large public meeting addressed by Sir Thomas White. The following night another large gathering heard the notes of the drive.
Sir Thomas White outlines a Manitoba share of 40 million toward a national Victory loan for Canada. The plan offers bonds of 50 to larger sums, 5 percent interest, tax free, with installments over a year and bank support to spread payments. Manitoba forms a 16 district network with 80 committees and about a thousand workers to canvass the province.
Regular town council meeting with Mayor Wilson presiding records minutes, approves electric light cemetery and town accounts payments to Thom Bros Ament Devlin Smellie Bros St Boniface hospital and E DuPre. Grants pig keeping permits for H Payne and S Burri. Orders factory inspectors report recommendations implemented and transfers 550000 into pro tem Electric Light account.
Local calls for 120 fruit cakes baked in coffee tins for the Boys’ Clubmas and to be delivered to Mrs J L Clark by Monday. An Amazing event is planned for Saturday at 3:30 at the school. The Allied year ending July 11 1919 forecasts 17 559 000 tons of meats fats sugar feed grain and bread for North America with a large surplus over previous periods. Canada stresses conservation and production as essential and Ottawa imposes a no strike order until after the war.
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