Promising Start For Russell Band Possibility Grows
A Monday band meeting at the Elks hall drew strong attendance from locals and Binscarth supporters. George Laycock demonstrated youth training and outlined steps to form a band with a committee to recruit leadership. The Elks Lodge pledged support and sponsorship may be discussed at the next meeting.
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Elks’ Hall
Binscarth
George Laycock
Laycock
J. A. Burgess
Carl Mantie
Vern Warmian
Cec Sanderson
Bill McNaughton
The
Elks’ Lodge
Immunization Week Reminder Calls for Protecting Children
The article urges universal immunization during Immunization Week to prevent diseases like diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough. It notes diphtheria kills or injures many Canadian children and stresses that immunization remains essential despite poverty or neglect.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Urged For Friday Night
The executive of the Chamber of Commerce asks all business men to attend the regular meeting at 7 30 in the Central Hotel dining room. A special message from the RCMP on security measures for premises will be presented along with films on burglar prevention.
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Chamber of Commerce
RCM
Canadian stars Eric Christmas and Anna Reiser visit Russell
The Kiwanis Club at Memorial Hall hosts a two hour show titled Two for Company with Eric Christmas and Anna Reiser on Tuesday December 11. Christmas, a renowned CBC performer, and Reiser, noted for The Leonardi Code and Drought, present a mix of comedy skits and dramatic scenes to showcase Canadian talent on a national tour.
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Russell
Kiwanis Club
Memorial Hall
Eric Christmas
Anna Reiser
Pear. Christmas
CBC
Madam —Hoomperdink
Wayne and Shuster
Miss Reiser
Europe
Toronto
Mr. Christmas
Miss Reisert
Ruth Draper
Charles Laughton
Canada
Whooping cough toll and immunization plan
Nine thousand cases of whooping cough and about 150 deaths occur yearly in our Dominion. Many surviving children suffer lasting lung and brain damage. The disease is most dangerous for babies under two, and immunization should start at 3 to 6 months with a primary course of three injections, plus boosters at two and five years or after exposure.
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Canada
Our
Dominion
Canadian Chamber of Commerce to meet in Winnipeg
The 26th annual Canadian Chamber of Commerce meeting will be in Winnipeg October 3 to 6 1955 with leaders from all provinces and delegates from over 700 member boards. Resolutions become policy and are sent to Ottawa. Theme is Team work for Progress with sessions on capital labour management and government interdependence. Prominent speakers include C H Greenewalt A Boyd Campbell J E Brownlee James Muir Gordon Cushing and Roy C Marler. The Winnipeg gathering recalls the chamber’s 1925 national organization in the city.
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Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Deleg Gates
Canadian Chamber
Ottawa
C. H Greenewalt
el. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc
Wilmington
Us.a
A. Boyd Campbell
Chier of Commerce of
United States
J. E. Brownlee, QC
United Grain Growers Limited
James Muir
Royal Bank of Canada
Gordon Cushing
the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Roy C. Marler
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Edmonton
Town Ratepayers Meeting Called for Monday Night
Town ratepayers are invited to a meeting Monday October 3 at 8 pm in the Council Chambers. The event offers residents a chance to discuss local affairs and hear reports from the mayor council and school board. The meeting is called by the Council to promote good civic administration and attendance is urged.
Twenty Seats Open for Nomination Day in Russell Area
Total of twenty seats will be up for nomination in the Town of Russell and four surrounding municipalities on nomination day October 11 with the election, if needed, on Friday October 21. Posts include mayor, two council seats, two on the school board in town, plus reeve in each municipality and several council seats across Russell Rural Silver Creek Shellmouth and Boulton. Incumbents and rumored candidacies noted. several reeves and council members complete terms. Russell school trustees D A Kinney and Mrs June McMurray also complete terms.
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Russell
Russell Rural
Silver Creek
Shellmouth
Boulton
Cracknell Roblin Ladies Win Cars at Russell Memorial
Crowds of about 3700 filled Russell Memorial rink for two car games with major prizes a Chevrolet sedan to Mrs M T Kelso Roblin and a Dodge to Mrs Mary Gaber Cracknell. Kelso won the tie in the first car game among several contenders, while Gaber beat Derkach and Syntak in the second. Consolation winners split 5000 across both events as players from Boissevain McCreary Swan River Preeceville and Biggar joined locals in smooth play despite poor weather. Attendance remained strong with no accidents reported and S Paynter of Winnipeg winning the advance ticket draw for 100.
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Russell Memorial
Elks
M. T. Kelso
Roblin
Mary Gaber
Cracknell
Kelso
Mike Luhowy
Oakburn
M.A. Heatherington
Minnedosa
Jack Wode
Angusville
Anna Ket
Cher
Binscarth
Mrs. Gaber
Tom Derkach
Silverton
Walter Syntak
Boissevain
McCreary
Swan River
Preeceville
Biggar
Sask
Elks’ Lodge
S. Paynter
Winnipeg
Alvin Miller
Russell
Gary Schwalm
Eadcliffe
Maurice
Drul
Dmitry Kud
Tianzen
Bob Robinson
Strathclair
James Veal
Walter Lead
Tom Neal
Russell Elliott
A.brown
Shoal Lake
Former Russellite Subject Of Book Airmen Rescued From Sea
The London Sunday Express reprints a chapter from Down in the Drink by F L Ralph Barker. It chronicles twelve airmen rescued after a WWII mission. Bil Barry, a Russell native and navigator then Flight Sergeant, led the bomber that used electronic countermeasures and was forced to bail out off Kent. The crew, four injured, were saved by fishermen as the craft sank. Barry remains with the RCAF at Ottawa headquarters.
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Hert Lorimer
Inglis
London Sunday Express
FL. Ralph Barker
Russell
Bil Barry
Barry
Vnew
Kent
RCAF
Defence
Ottawa
Ratepayers Meeting Set At Council Chambers
Citizens encouraged to raise town issues at the Monday night meeting in the Council Chambers with an appointed hour and attentive audience provided by the council.
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Council
Ostrich Logic and Clock Budget Sparks Local Debate
A joined letter column denounces plans to remove the town clock in favor of bricking up the post office hole, urging repair rather than abandonment. Frank Clarke recalls a dazzling display of 147 cars crossing the Assiniboine valley bridge after the Elks event. Criticism rises over No. 4 avenue conditions from Rusell to Binscarth, asking for urgent district engineer action.
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Department of Public Works
New York
Broadway
Assiniboine Valley
Frank Clarke
Elks
Mr. Clarke
Nomination Papers Due for Twenty Civic Offices
On October 11th voters must file nomination papers for about twenty civic offices in town and surrounding municipalities. The notice urges citizens to nominate at least one candidate in each race to avoid past last minute rushes and vacant offices in Ward 3 Russell Rural.
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Russell Rural
Yankees in World Series anger fans despite Dodgers support
A reader vents frustration at the Yankees during the World Series opener, while still backing the Dodgers to win the best of seven.
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Yankees
Dodger
Pioneer cart steals show at Radisson parade
Chas Kieper describes his standout display in Saskatchewan jubilee celebrations. He crafted a Red River cart and earned near top billing, lamenting only using a horse instead of oxen.
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Kim
Saskatchewan
Chas. Kieper
Radisson
Kieper
Red River
Not Too Bright for Local Hockey Season Prospects
Towns reorganize for the season while local interest wanes. Fans and rink management face revenue losses as cooperation with the hockey club is urged to salvage the outlook.
No Bag Limits Open Duck Season Stirs Quiet Start
Duck season opened Friday but no hunter reports reaching a bag limit yet. The cautious start suggests many pairs of birds remain uncounted as hunters ease into the season.
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Church of
Dai
Kiwanis Club of
C. of C
Andrew Mather
Burgess
Cross
Mather
Jas. Rea
Sinclair Murray
Bert ‘Thompson
John Schwalm
Rodney Nield
Joseph Semochko
Mervyn S. Coulter
Joe Sawaryn
Harry Armstrong
Amice Robin
William Craig
Peter Gaber
Robert Kleebaum
George Iftody
Walter Slone
Russell School
D. A. Kinney
June McMurray
Imperial Oils
G. J Stewart
Lst
Imperial
White
Stewart
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Russell-Binscarth
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