Municipal election Friday voting details and contests
VOTING FRIDAY Where and When You Know How Friday Oct 24 municipal election day polls open 9 am close 5 pm for eligible voters. Russell town elects two councillors from three candidates George W Bicknell Hay Gillespie poll Municipal Office Angusville. Shellmouth Ward 1 H M Hansen Edward Ziprick poll Inglis Community Hall. Ward 3 one year William G Ferris Arthur Nichols. Boulton Ward 1 Harold L Davidson Robert Kleebaum poll Ken Smiths NW 28 22 27.
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Russell Town
Sliver Creek
Shellmouth
Boulton
Town of
Russell
George W. Bicknell Hay Gillespie
Angusville
H. M. Hansen Edward Ziprick
Inglis
William G. Ferris Arthur Nichols
Harold L. Davidson
Robert Kleebaum
Ken Smith's
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Grade IX Initiation and Rugby Result at Local School
Last Friday October 17 a Grade IX initiation party with games and dancing until midnight occurred at the school. Mes Bachinski received a gift from Student Council President Jack Keating. A film on Forest Conservation was shown Friday afternoon. Saturday rugby saw Russell defeat Bins Earth 35-0.
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Jack Keating
IA Film
Pratt
Binsearth
Russell
Bins
Earth
Knox United Church Service Schedule and Programs
James E McNeill minister conducts services at 11 am and 7 pm with Rev J S B Nixon of Inglis as preacher. Sunday School at noon. Weekly youth programs include Junior and Senior at 7 pm Monday Cubs and Scouts at 7 pm Friday Young People active.
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Knox United Church
James E. McNeill
J. S. B. Nixon
Inglis
Young People's
Gregg Holds York Seat In Bye Election Victory
Honourable Milton F. Gregg recently appointed minister in the King cabinet contested the York seat defeating Lien E. W. Progressive Conservative and Murray Young of the CCF. Gregg secured a strong margin amid party support in the by election.
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Milton F. Gregg
King
York
Gregg
Lien E. W
Progressive Conservative
Murray Young
CCF
Heeling In Trees For Next Spring Shipment At Indian Head
A Dominion forestry farm scene in Indian Head Saskatchewan shows workers engaged in heeling in deciduous trees like caragana poplar and ash for shipment to farmers on the bald prairies. The trees will form shelter belts provide shade and reduce soil drifting in the coming years.
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Dominion Forestry
Indian Head
Sask
Old Time Building Bee Re Enacted at Russell Curling Rink
Up to fifty volunteers gathered Wednesday to pour cement for Russell's new curling rink foundations. Six mixers operated as the work progressed with electric lights strung overhead, and in the afternoon lady curlers supplied buns cookies and hot coffee to the workers.
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Russell
Children’s Aid Society Seeks Added Support Across Canada
The Children's Aid Society of Western Manitoba appeals for donations via Community Chest drives to fund expanded services. With more family problems such as out of wedlock births and separations, the agency now employs five full time social workers and collaborates with the Family Allowance Branch and the Department of Veterans Affairs to aid vulnerable children and arrange substitute homes when needed. Donations may be sent to 1th Street & Roser Ave, Brandon, to receive an official receipt.
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Canada
Your Children's Aid Society
Department of Veterans Affairs
Wstern Manitoba
Children's Aid Society
Children’s Aid Society of
Western Manitoba
Roser Ave
Brandon
Local Elks Lodge Supports European Children Again
Three European children will be cared for under the Russell Elks Lodge sponsorship through the Save the Children Fund. The Ontario and Manitoba Elks have raised funds totaling 135,686.74 for the national charity, with 203 children under care across Canada.
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Save the Children
Russell Elks’ Lodge
Europe
Sweden
France
Austria
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Roumania
Yugoslavia
Canada
Russell Elks
Elks
Newfoundland
Grand Lodge
Dominion
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks
Ernie Yoxall
Veterans Smoker Draws 100 Vets From Legion Branches
Russell Branch of the Canadian Legion hosted more than a hundred veterans of World War I and II at its annual smoker held Tuesday night in the A&N.W. hall. T. M. Ratcliffe welcomed guests with representatives from Inglis and Hoblin branches. The event featured bingo cards and sing-songs leading to a lunch and entertainment.
Young Women's Club Bazaar at Knox United Church
The Young Women's Club annual bazaar will be held in the basement of Knox United Church on November 22 featuring novelties, apron stalls, fancy work, candy, home cooking, fish pond and tea.
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Young Women's Club
Knox’ United
Polish Veterans for Farm Jobs in Manitoba Planting Sugar Beets
The Polish veterans hired as seasonal labor harvest sugar beets and will shift to dairy livestock and grain farms in Manitoba after harvest. Director H. R. Richardson notes demand in other fields and urges farmers to apply soon as contracts run 12 months with wages starting at 45 dollars monthly plus board and room.
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Manitoba
H. R. Richardson
Town of Russell Seeks Civic Vote and Royal Wedding Gifts
Readers urged to vote in Russell wards to choose representatives for municipal councils. The piece notes interest in civic administration and calls for participation. It also mentions plans in Canada for wedding gifts to Britain for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, proposing a Banner butter donation as a symbolic community gesture. Citizens praised for volunteering in the new rink project reflect strong community spirit.
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Russell
British Empire
Elizabeth
St. Phillip Mountbatten
Canada
Britain
Old Country
Banner
Our Favorite Spring Glory in a Poetic Line
A verse loving note extols Spring as a glorious subject, praising its renewal and beauty with poetic flair. The fragment hints at season's charm and inspires creative musings on nature's awakening.
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Scarlet & Gold
Elks Lodge
Associated Boards of Trade
Manitoba Associated Boards of Trade
Royal Alexandra
Winnipeg
Trade Board
Russell Board of Trade
G. H. Adams
L. Ta
Voluneer
Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo and
Erie County
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
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