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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
4
The government issues 25 50 and 100 dollar certificates to fund war expenditures. Purchases at banks and money order offices price 21.50, 43, and 86 respectively with three year returns. Certificates are registered in buyer’s name and can be surrendered at any time. This offers security and attractive interest while serving at home.
In a provincial note the Mission City Board of Trade, a body of local businessmen, faces calls to support government war loans and aid Canadian soldiers. The piece rejects Mayor Mc Beath's objections and emphasizes the district's mosquito infestation and the impact of the US entry into war on families.
The Mission City Board of Trade asked the civic finance committee for 20 toward malaria extermination efforts. Mayor McBeath noted the request came from a municipality not in the B C Union of Municipalities and urged Mission City to affiliate, with the matter referred to the union executive for action.
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