26 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
1
Mrs. S A Sigurdson returns home improved. Wounded include C M Mitchell and W J Chester of Baldur. U S Senate backs minimum wheat price $2.00 per bushel. Canada sets No 1 wheat ceiling at Fort William. Parliament extensions debated as Liberal votes split. general election possible within three months. Glimpses of local fairs and notable moves in banking and agriculture fill the week.
Sixteen boys joined the Stockton troop in a weeklong camping program despite heat. The group followed a strict routine of prayers, classes in first aid and signaling, plus daily outings to Bald headed Sandhills and local residences. Patrol leaders Milne Styan and Graham led, with V Hamilton scoring top in shooting and several boys passing the swimming test.
A trio of brief items includes See The Mystic Jewel His Guardian Auto and Comedy When Love Took Wings Freight Car Honeymoon with admissions of 25¢ and 5¢. The short notice lists prices and title fragments from a cinema program or theater lineup.
Mr Jas Barnsfield died at Winnipeg Hospital last Sunday at 77 years 9 months. He lived in Glenboro about twenty years and worked as a machinist. Born in England he lived in Birmingham before emigrating. He leaves a widow. funeral at St Stephen's Church in Glenboro officiated by Rev Nelson Smith.
London July 21 Mr Lloyd George stated the 1917 18 food supply is secured and a cultivation plan is in place to ensure the next year's supply even if losses rise.
London reports Premier Lloyd George says Dr Michaelis speech signals annexation if Germany wins and a firmer military autocracy. He asserts Germany has chosen war and Britain will not concede until liberty is secured, noting Kerensky’s rise in Russia. The war is cast as a clash of national ideals.
The Clenboro Public School reports successful students from recent entrance exams. Named: Margaret Ekins, Fanny Jones, Frank McFarlane, Andrew Young, Wilbert Christie, Mary Gowanlock, Ernest McCutcheon. With sups Hilda McFarlane and Wilfrid Lyall.
School records list examination results for Hecla with students and percentages. Albert Girling Ross Sampson Orvallo Badger lead Grades I to II, Raymond McFarland 74 percent, Alfred Farough 63 percent, Cyril Jewsbury 55 percent, Marino Frederickson 65 percent, Carl Sampson 60 percent, with E R Kennedy noted.
The widow of the late Lieut. J. A. Hamilton was presented with the Military Cross by Sir James Atkins the lieutenant governor of Manitoba at her Princess avenue home. Attending were Mrs. Hamilton Sir James Atkins Major Whillier and Capt. Drewry. The brief remarks by Sir James were highly touching and left a deep impression.
Judge Barrett presided at the County Court sitting on July 25. One judgment summons on the docket was settled before court opened. Harold Freeman of Cypress River applied for naturalization under the 1914 act, approved by His Honor. This marks the first naturalization application under the act.
The document lists receipts and expenditures for Kleaboro School District No 512 for the year ending July 1 1917. Receipts include balances from Northern Cr. Bank Provincial and Intermediate Grants and tuition, totalling 6919.27. Expenditures cover salaries for several teachers, caretaker and attendance officer, building upkeep, supplies, debentures, fuel, repairs, and sundries, with a final balance on hand noted. Auditors EK Surtn and W L Ney certify the records as correct.
Mr. Ben J. Anderson is building a large barn for Gishi Bjornson of Bru district and a modern house for C. H. Josephson. He has a gang of men at work and expects to be busy at construction work until freeze-up.
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