Enderby District News 1916 Highlights
A roundup of local moves and visits includes Miss Haitie Johnson visiting Sicamous, Lieut. Logan returning home for Christmas, and Alex Dale back from Kamloops. Mrs. Owen ill at Cottage Hospital, Loggin sisters visiting Edmonton, and Mr. Lazenby dies in Vancouver. Community events cover King Edward Xmas dinners, Grindrod concert, church social plans, and a river drainage meeting to curb Enderby sewage into the Columbia. A Kaiser rumor and Edison phonograph fundraising for the Canadian Patriotic Fund are noted.
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Ae Mandl
Hopel
Spokane
Haitie Johnson
Sicumons- Fe
Logan
Vernon
Alex
Dale
Kamloops
Bari Cathe
Chase
Seattle
Hazel Elliott
Christ
Enderby
James Tie
Cottage
Win, Owen
Maraz
Loggin
Edmonton
W.H. Staten
Bai
Airth
He M. McKee
Alberta
Daisy Sewell
Similkame
Vancouver
Lazenby
Columbia
Kaiser William
Europe
Kaiser
Mara
Grindrod Toe
Enderby Tobacco Fund to Elect Officers in 1916
A meeting will be held at Mrs. E. Gray’s home on Monday afternoon January 3 at 2 30 to elect officers for the Enderby Tobacco Fund for 1916. The group believes direct packages to the trenches are preferable and will not drain local funds, as purchases can be made locally.
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E. Gray
Enderby Tobacco Fund
Enderby
Workman Cat Routs Gabfest Fearless to Outcome
A playful line asserts that one who does his work and ignores chatter need fear no gossipers or busybodies, implying diligence shields against idle talk and disruption.
Letters and notes from a perplexing archival fragment
Fragmentary text shows a dated correspondence with thanks and inquiries about an elderly recipient. The unreadable lines reference a letter, a drunken incident, and a request for information or completion of a task. The overall meaning remains unclear due to severe garbling.
Con Oland Gels and Ex Constable Bailey Report
Messages from Ex-Constable Oland Nafkerr and Bailey recount duties and a tobacco fund parcel. The letter notes cold trenches, frequent rain, sickness, trench feet cases, inspections, and winter conditions while asking readers to remember the writers and all the men.
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Bailey
Oland
Glenz
Enderby
Lotrom Vernon
Kelowna
Con
Enderby Tobacco Fund Parcel Delights Recipients
A recipient, Dene Mrs. Polson, reports a superb parcel from the Enderby Tobacco Fund arriving last night. The group calls it the best ever, praising immediate use items and the quality of goods for the men.
Enderby’s Edge Secures Narrow Playoff Finish
The final standings show Enderby edging Theigathe 0 to 0 as the crowd witnessed a tight finish. Strong support from local fans capped a rowdy but decisive closing sequence.
Jones Delknuptials At Lutheran Church
A wedding was held Sunday December 26 at the Lutheran Church for Miss Caroline Delky daughter of Mr and Mrs P Delky and Mr Robert Jones of Enderby. The bride wore white Duchess satin trimmed with lace and seed pearls and carried carnations. Attendants were Miss Laura Hedman and Miss Elizabeth Smith. the groom was supported by his brother Mr Jones and Mr Sigalet. The couple hosted a wedding supper at the bride's home and received many gifts reflecting their esteem.
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Luthern Church
Caroline Delky
P. Delky
Robert. Jones
Enderby
Laura ‘Hedman
Elizabeth Smith
Iones
Sigalet
Once a newspaperman always a newspaperman at Bramsholts
The account recalls a veteran newspaperman who edited the Weekly Chronicle during the Vernon and Vancouver postings. Now with the 47th in Bramshol, he is seen as the official voice of the unit, awaiting the next move when the 17th joins the front lines and continues to publish, though not revealing operational details.
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Weekly Chronicle
Vernon
Vancouver
Okanagan
47Th
Brainshoul
Eng
A7thé
Thearess
New Year Prudence: Good Habits Guide Daily Life
As the New Year opens it is well to remember that good habits are mentors and servants that regulate your sleep, your work, your thol.
Allied and German Fronts Reported in Salonica and Riga
Reports from Salonica indicate Allied forces massing about 400 000 troops with strong lines prepared against German Austrian Bulgarian forces while a fleet is said to be stationed nearby. On the Riga front Russians are claimed to have defeated the enemy. In London conscription rises as a political crisis with Lloyd George threatening resignation if Asquith breaks his promise to married enlistees.
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Hasamiades
Salonica
Salonici
Salonicas Oo
Riga
Lloyd George
Asquith
Lord Derby
Irish Party
London
Rofdt
Santa Claus Babies and Local Family Births Lie News
Santa Claus babies came to the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dale a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Davis a son. We have a good assortment of vegetables for table use at low prices Teece and Son. Some small sides of park at Geo. R. Sharpe's.
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Santa Claus
Mrs. J. Dale
Mrs. Davis
Teece & Son
Geo. R. Sharpe
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Oland Gels
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