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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1979
Page
2
Oil finds off Newfoundland reshape Canadian economics and sentiment. They promise provincial prosperity, energy independence, and Atlantic growth, lifting unemployment and enabling new regional confidence across Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the energy‑driven east.
A 1909 entry notes a livery barn raised in Silverton by Adam Madill and moves of Wm. L. Keating and his family to Medicine Hat. 1919 tallies report Banner oats yields of 100 and 90 bushels per acre with elders Henry Cochrane Keating and W. being ordained at Silverton church. 1929 references include Imperial Veterans and Canadian Legion merger, a redistribution bill cutting 3 polls and about 600 voters, and a Kiwanis dinner with Arthur West in Russell. 1969 items mention Patricia Kukura visiting Winnipeg and Harold Clement joining the Manitoba Businessman Mission to the Orient.
Bill Smiley recalls a wild effort to surprise his wife on their anniversary. He contemplates grand gifts from rings to mink coats, then settles on thirty three cobs of corn as a gag gift. A bad mood and a kitchen-sink domestic blowout follow before reconciliation and quiet humor shine through. The piece closes with a cheeky nod to the couple’s aging and enduring bond.
A reader rebuts a column by W. Roger Worth claiming Canada’s transport system is a mess. They cite CN and CP profits and losses, VIA Rail control, and imply the piece misinforms readers while praising railways' performance and criticizing public affairs commentary.
At a Brandon three day meeting Manitoba provincial health officials heard from Dr J E Hudson of Hamida and Dr Ben Sutter of Souris representing western Manitoba physicians. They noted very few Manitoba trained doctors are establishing rural practices and urged planning that acknowledges medical manpower gaps.
Manitoba adds 19 states to its list of reciprocating jurisdictions for enforcement of maintenance orders. Attorney General Gerry Mercier says the move broadens legal redress for Manitoba’s maintenance cases to a total of 2 states, detailing how orders are enforced across the included states and the process for provisional orders and confirmations.
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