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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
11
During wartime the government sets up Medical Boards to assess men aged 20 to 35 who are unmarried or widowed. The boards offer free examinations to determine fitness for military service and potential exemption. A fitness certificate does not guarantee exemption and early visits help plan futures for workers and families.
In Swift Current Trail School garden contest 17 entries competed for prizes by weight. First prize went to James W. Book with 7 lbs 10 oz, followed by Maggie Lightburn 7 lbs 6 oz, Ethel Dawson 7 lbs 6 oz, Hubert Dawson 6 lbs 15 oz, Polly Lightburn 6 lbs 10 oz. W. J. Deane, teacher, supervised.
Soldiers from H Le Gallais and Frank J Whiting express gratitude for parcels from the Red Cross Society and their home town. They convey appreciation for the gifts and mention a light complaint about missing romantic toe of a sock, noting satisfaction with the rest.
The Saskatchewan branch, backed by provincial generosity, will fund four special gifts at the September Provincial Executive meeting. The Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Paria will receive 520 beds at a cost of $26,000 bearing Saskatchewan’s name. Each of three Empire soldier hospitals will get $15,000, including Queen Mary's Auxiliary Convalescent Hospital Roehampton, Queen's Auxiliary Hospital Frognal, and St. Dunstan's Institute for the Blind. The Saskatchewan Red Cross identity will accompany each gift.
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