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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
3
Community friends and relatives gather across Inglis district as visitors from Russell Winnipeg and Manitoba towns converge for holidays and family gatherings. Audiences attend weddings and church services while neighbors share well wishes and updates on health and travel plans.
An old style promotional piece touts Vauxhall comfort for five passengers with four wide doors for easy access. It highlights features like a Canadian heater, two speed windshield wipers, rustproofing, an economy four cylinder engine achieving up to 40 mpg, and broad GM service.
Minniska school opened August 29 with Mr. Jerry Wishart in charge. Two beginners, Patsy Boychuk and Bruce Stewart, are enrolled. Visitors include Minniska residents and relatives from Winnipeg and Russell. Vern Dunn and Bob Stewart traveled to Toronto for the Hereford Centennial at the CNE along with others.
Weekend visits from Rev H Moss of Hammond to Dropmore residents are noted along with visits by Paul Dietrich family, Zimmer family in MacGregor and Neepawa. Dropmore School reopened under Herman Wagner Inglis. Baptism split, health updates, and church services led by Rev G W Tindale in Inglis. Local travel mentions include Ferris family, Lloyds, Kachur, Baronet, Wishart, and Kalstad relatives visiting or recovering from surgeries.
Silverton and area residents share visits and well wishes as school resumes for fall term. Sylvia Bryant of Russell leads Stratford arrangements while Mrs Art Berke returns from Russell with three young beginners. Local visits span Cochrane, Preeceville, Langbank, Vancouver, and Toronto exhibitions with Hereford cattle slated for Toronto. The August Women’s Institute meeting in Silverton featured a flower arrangement demo and a provincial conventions recap by Mrs Wilfred Keating, with plans for a September meeting at Mrs Chas McFarlane’s.
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