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Newspaper
Lemberg Star
Location
Lemberg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
1
An official warning states Sunday gasoline sales remain illegal. The fuel controller notes some dealers wrongly think Sunday sales are allowed since the ban on Sunday motoring was lifted. The regulation bars retail gasoline sales on Sundays with one exception during influenza shortages for dealers suddenly short on fuel.
The Minister of Finance asks Canadian churches to spotlight the Victory Loan over three Sundays. On October 27 a special reference, November 3 to be a Victory Loan Sunday, and November 10 to feature laymen canvassers in pulpits. Clergy cooperation aids wartime funding for soldiers and trade credits amid influenza restrictions.
Canada’s war loans financed over a billion and four half dollars in exports for the year ending March 31, 1918. The funds supported agricultural produce and labor products, sustaining production and aiding Allied purchases through financial credits in Canada.
Washington officials estimate the fourth Liberty Loan oversubscribed by about 86.5 billion dollars based on bank reports and official state figures. The total loan size remains 500 million with strong nationwide subscriptions noted by officials.
The American Forester association proposes printing carbon copies on the backs of business letters as a conservation method. After a successful test, the plan promises to save millions of sheets and cut filing space by half.
Three men died after drinking Columbian spirits bought at a Brandon drug store. The victims named Moyse from Winnipeg Hyndman a Brandon horseman known in Winnipeg and Renouf died in Brandon. A coroner’s jury ruled the deaths were caused by the poison in the alcohol.
The first Lemberg influenza victim was 19 year old Charles Switzer, oldest son of Mr and Mrs Switzer. He fell ill after visiting Keller Lasky and died Friday evening. His body was brought to Lemberg via Wolseley and buried Sunday at 330 p m in the village cemetery. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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