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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows an authorized second class matter stamp mentioning the Post Office Department and publishers Sanderson and H M Rutar in Ottawa Canada.
On July 31 1928 Mr and Mrs Clarence F Walker married in Saskatoon. Relatives gathered on Sunday for a banquet at Granite hotel and a silver cabinet gift. Fifty three friends surprised the couple with a mobile lunch and a silver tea service. Children live in Rivers Man Calgary Regina and at home in Grenfell with two daughters.
The Manitoba Power Commission reports July progress with 648 farms and several villages connected. Lac du Bonnet will gain electric service Sept 1 bringing total served to 355. July power use rises 20 percent from 1949, signaling demand growth and prompting upgrades at Morden, Virden, and Boissevain. A new condenser station is planned for Roblin, Brandon substation gains transformers, and flood repairs affect Toronto equipment being returned.
Deputy Minister R Bell and University of Manitoba Dean Grant MacEwan unveil a coordinated plan for Diploma Courses in Agriculture. The program combines Brandon school teachings with University studies, offering a two winter course leading to a Diploma in Agriculture. Courses start November 1 at Winnipeg and November 13 at Brandon, with emphasis on practical instruction and modern science.
Saturday and Sunday church events list services and Sunday school times. Saturday 1 pm event noted with fuzzy date, Sunday September 10 at 10:30 am includes Divine Service in English and German with Sunday school at 9:48 am.
Several Endcliffe teachers move to new posts this week including Ivan McCann to near Angusville and Anne Wiseman to Grand View. Miss Alice Proskin returns to Thunder Creek. Jack Mohr will lead Endcliffe School. Others relocate to Goose Lake Roblin and Regina. Distinct gatherings and visits noted with local families and officials.
Miss Freda Bradley-Hunt of Portage spent the long weekend at her mother's home Mrs. D A Bradley-Hunt. Laurence Robb of Russell visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W R Robb. Mrs A Turta and Barry Grosse left for Saskatoon to visit her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Phil Grosse. Miss Mary Bird of Russell also mentioned in the social notes.
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