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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
The fragment shows a 1916 page from the Estevan Progress newspaper published on Thursday from the Progress Office on Twelfth Avenue in Estevan Saskatchewan. It includes garbled printing likely due to OCR.
Editorial notes summer arrivals and open air amusements as vital in the short season. Crowds flock to a home made parade and anticipate a circus and horse races at the fair while lamenting distant centers. The piece supports an open convention to select a candidate by acclamation to represent Fistevan in the provincial legislature.
Estevan women receive praise for their war relief efforts and fund raising. The Piccadilly Carnival by Mrs W Yardley and the 1 I C D F raised about 300 for war work. A unique local entertainment drew a large crowd to the town hall procession.
The Estevan Liberal executive held a meeting Monday amid talk of resigning Hon. George Pell. President Robert Danbar says a convention will be held on July 5 to choose a candidate with broad party endorsement. A response from J G Odies supports a candidate favored by diverse opinions.
J G Moffat of Metevan writes urging attendance at the June 24 convention and solicits broad support. He has distributed circulars across the district. The letter arrived too late for this week’s publication.
A wartime appeal urges every citizen to support the 1915 Red Cross drive starting June 17 across the province. It honors frontline men and stresses sacrifice, duty, and collective action to fund nurses and care for wounded soldiers in France.
Born June 2 in Regina a daughter to Constable and Mrs Lane. C C Smith of Carnduff spent time in town returning from Saskatoon where he attended the Oddfellows Grand Lodge meeting. Mrs Hanson visited Moose Jaw with Corporal Hanson who returned to hospital there. He is improving and has discarded crutches for a walking stick. Herb Brennen learned of his father s death in Donaghmore Tyrone Ireland. The late gentleman was a former school teacher.
Next Sunday June 16 Sask Grain Growers meeting noted. W P Tubte of Bienfait visits Estevan. Reta Hunter to lead Red Cross campaign. open offertory at St Matthew's for Hed Cross. Roche Percee Ladies Aid social praised. John Matthiesen expands cattle business connections via Estevan. War Memorial fund updates a local clergy nucleus. Goetsch returns after accident. Southwaite death noted. Mrs Pinkey learns brother killed on HMS Southwaite. Major Mohr joins Mounted Police. local high school student begins service life.
A lively carnival drew a large crowd with fortune telling, a fish pond, and the Palen orchestra. Kaiser Bill was battered for laughs, dancing continued late, and Mrs Taisey's supper raised over 289 dollars for her circle. The event pleased attendees and boosted the Girls Circle’s fundraising efforts.
Tuesday Circus Day engages Junior Red Cross Societies in tag day sales, ice cream stalls, and luncheons to fund the Red Cross drive. Donations from branches and groups total several hundred dollars with multiple communities contributing toward relief efforts.
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