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150 Edna Boothe and Miss Betty Boyd. The show was entitled "Fifty xears of Fashions in nevimfl'. Festival Arnold Sharpe of nussell won the MoArthur Trophy, awarded for highest marks in competitive musical event, at the 1949 hussell Musical Festival. Four hundred participated in the Festival. Met-e Kenneth G. Paul, of Russell, graduated as a Veterinarian from the College at Guelph in June 1949 . Church Honored Lord Bishop Jefferson visited St. Mary's Anglican Church at Russell in July 1949 and gave the message at the Evening Service. Rev. Percy E. Clark B.A. Rector gave the Evensong. M The local W. I. Sponsored the Daily Vacation Bible School for two weeks. Mrs. H. P. Robinson of Ottawa was the leader, local ladies assisted and a large group of pre school and school age boys and girls attended. Russell Fair Extra large attendanCe at the September 1949