Postal Code System Comes To Manitoba
Dale's Men's Wear in Russell opened with 318 customers registered by noon Wednesday and will run to October 30 with a suit draw for registrants. The shop awarded two winners size seven and ten and notes shipments are arriving soon. Manitoba adopts Canada's postal code in October with ROJ 1WO as Russell code, enabling faster mail sorting and better service across rural and urban centres.
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Russell
Dale
Roy Perrin
Brian Muir
Dale’s
Dale Brown
Dale's Men's Wear
LaRiviere
Manitou
Brown’s
Jay
Robin
Morris Arabski
Co- Op
Pilot ‘Mound
Killarney
Glenboro
Manitoba
Neepawa
Town Council Holds Court of Revision for 1972 Assessments
Russell Town Council led by Deputy Mayor Doug McCaig with Councillors Murray Wilson and David Copple met October 18 to review general personal and business assessment rolls for 1972. The council adopted the rolls as revised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Town Council
Doug McCaig
Murray Wilson
David Coppleman
Attenaance
District Livestock Groomed For Royal Show in Toronto
The Banner County sends strong entries to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto from November 12 to 20. Exports leave November 4. Veterans return with Adolph's Dalgarth Farms debuting in beef cattle. Notables include Black Eagle and Kingdon from Bingearth in saddle horse and Wilt. Chegwin of Shoal Lake in heavy horse.
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Sunmnuve
Conangent
Toronto
Banner
Royal
Adolph’s
Dalgarth Farms
Black Eagle
Fin Kingdon
Bingearth
Cheg
Win
Shoal Lake
Election results snapshot for wards 3 4 5 and council races
Results show Wayne Collins SLE Maldwin Wiseman 23 and 41 8 in Ward 6 of Silver Creek with council seats in Ward 4 Peter Lopka 33 and Lawrence Dufrat 41 8. Ward 5 William Kalyniak 57 E and Joseph Senko 51. Ward 3 Paul Turetsky 45 8 and Frank Tony Yurig 33 in Boulton. Binscarth Village approves By Law 275 liquor sale in dining and cocktail rooms with 105 for and 10 against.
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Tireer
Wayne Collins
Maldwin Wiseman
R.M
Silver Creek
Lawrence Dufrat
Peter Lopka
William J. Kalyniak
Joseph Senko
Boulton
Paul Turetsky
Frank Tony Yurig
Binscarth
Golfers Close Season With Social Gatherings
The Russell Golf and Country Club ended its men season Monday with a banquet and trophy presentations led by President Stan Yankoski. Frank Clement was named 1971 club champion, with Ross Annand and Doug McCaig winning flight titles. visitors from Binscorth and Rossburn attended.
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Russell Golf and Country Club
Manitoba Golf Association
Stan Yankoski
Frank Clement
Prokop Jewellers
Ross ‘Annand
Doug McCaig
Binscorth
Rossburn
Jack Thom
Russell Banner notes local events and upcoming concerns
In this October 28 1971 issue the Russell Banner reports on teachers in Pelly Trail Division in Winnipeg in-service days, Hallowe'en plans, Elks Penny Parade, and a Trojans football loss to Swan River 21 15 ending their provincial final hopes. It notes road access changes for the Russell Agricultural Society, exhibit hall demolition, and fair days use of school facilities. Other items include the Minnedosa by election, Autopac contact, graduation speaker change, a Kipling church rafters order, Silver Creek open house, a humorous clock/yard incident, Elks Hallowe'en event timing, and Cub Pack recruitment with Scout Troop absence in Russell.
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Provincial Library
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Banner
Banner County
Russell
Pelly ‘Trail Division
Hallowe'en
Elks
Memorial Hall
Trojans
Swan River
Broadview
Russell Agricultural Society
Pelly Trail Division
Lawrence Street
Memorial Boulevard
John Diefenbaker
Minnedosa
Erea
St. Joseph’s Church
Autopac
Pelly ‘Trail
Rossburn
David Blake
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Murray Bater
Ee Ear Acinia
Art Kinney
Kipling
Sask
Silver Creek
Harvey Kearns
Kinney
Main Street
Elks Hallowe'en
Elks’ Hall
Russell Cub Pack
Central School
Russell Newcomers Get Royal Welcome
The Russell Chamber of Commerce hosted a Welcome to Russell reception for newcomers arriving in town over the past year. Art Kinney served as MC and Ken Reavie gave remarks with Mayor J A Burgess extending the town’s welcome. A quartet including Wes McNeill Clarence Klimack Burke Garnett and Alvin Klassen entertained attendees.
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Russell
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Art Kinney
Ken Reavie
J. A. Burgess
Wes McNeill
Clarence Klimack
Burke Garnett
Alvin Klassen
CN R To Phase Out Local Stations In Manitoba
CN proposes a five year plan to close 32 station agencies in Manitoba where freight service will shift to Winnipeg Servocentre. Closures planned for 1971 include Angusville Belmont Elphinstone Fisher Branch Giroux Labroquerie Miami Notre Dame de Lourdes Oakburn St Jean Baptiste Kelwood Morris Pine Falls Plumas Borketon Rossburn Sandy Lake Sprague Swan Lake. Further agency losses are slated for 1973 Baldur Carman Lundar Russell Ste Rose Jes Elma Erickson Laurier in 1974 Ashern Glenella Gypsumville Minaki Ontario and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadiana Iational Saunash
Canadian ‘Transport Commission
Russell Welcomes Mark Family Arriving From Hong Kong
The Mark family and five children arrive in Winnipeg and will join Tom Mark at the Club Cafe and Holiday Coin Laundry in Russell. They plan to reside in the former Driedger home and enroll Yee Gee Po in Russell School as Yin Fai and the parents seek English lessons.
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Nean Mark
Tom Mark
Russell
Tom
Canada
Winnipeg
Neum Mark
Loon Mark
Hong Kong
Neun
China
Henry Driedger
Yee
Gee
Russell School
Yin
Fai
Mark
Board Meeting Approves Bus Route Mileage for Radford Child
The board met on October 12 at 6 00 pm in the Russell board room and authorized extra mileage on a school bus route to pick up the Radford child in Pelly Trail division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ene Relly Srau Guungs Ustsion Board
Russell
Radford
Board Sets Special Meeting Over Pelly Trail Losses
The Pelly Trail School Division lost 200 pupils from 1970 to 1971 triggering grant reductions and a special meeting at 8:00 p.m. on October 18 to review finances and future direction. A MTS Local committee discussed paraprofessional roles, while the Board pledged paraprofessionals assist teachers not replace them.
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Pelly Trail School Divsion
Pelly Trail
Michalyshyn
MTS
John Carley
Wayne Hollier
Don Erickson
Jerry Samuels
Julian Fradette
Pelly ‘Trail
Pelly Trail Schools Offer Community Programs and Seminars
The Pelly Trail Schools announce a community program led by Bill Martin featuring a hockey coaching seminar on November 2, 1971, with coach Bob Kabel and no charge thanks to Breweries Ltd. Pre-registration is required. The bulletin covers volleyball, fitness classes, Judo, Conversational French, and Bishop Sewing with enrollment thresholds and location notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly Trail Schools
Bill Martin
Pelly Trail
Bob Kabel
Kiewel -Pellisier Breweries Ltd
Major Prat
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Ottawa
Angusville Ros
OAO
Binseart
ORO
OXO
Inglis
Shellmouth
St. Lazare
Cornell
Rolls
Aya
Tve
Russell Ladies’ Golf Club
Jack Drever
Elsie Dunsmore
Lila
Jean Langford
Helen Warman
Grace Wilson
Helen Wiebe
Greta Trinder
Ben Craig
Elsie
Vi Laing
Prokop Jewellery
Joan Rowat
Lil Drever
Mona Cross
Lorne
Margaret Robinson
Margaret
Colette Scott
Yorkton
Spike Kieper
Dauphin
C.N.R
Pelly Trail Community
Jude
Mary Rannie
He Paty Dal
Bishop Sewing
Bishop
Bishop Sewing TI
Binsearth
Bishop Sewing I
Elphinstone
Bishop Sewington
Tar
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