12 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
1
The Lloydminster Presbyterian congregation held farewell ceremonies for Rev. W. T. Cromb including a social and program. Speakers praised his six years of ministry, while the Presbytery urged finding a successor and noted the church’s growth to self support.
At the Town Council meeting the committee examined Lloydminster accounts and found no takeover of the hospital yet but possible borrowing for a new hospital. The council urged Lloydminster Village cooperation for any hospital scheme and favored terms for amalgamation. A farewell service followed with sermons and the American National Anthem sung, noting Allied support and hope for war shortening.
The column summarizes ongoing war coverage with focus on troop moves and strategic shifts. It notes Russian actions and American wartime declarations, outlining developments in the conflict and the broader impact on the war effort.
April dates list auctions for Mr F in Indiana farm stock, late Mr Bingham's horses, and a cooperative sale of MrsTeaches furniture. Also a Bob Beatty's Day event appears in the schedule.
Rural Education Association formed to unite surrounding Sas katchewan and Al in toweh schools under one executive: C. H. Bar ratt and T. J. Davies. Teachers and representatives from each district are members. any person may join by adding their name. School Fair arrangements to follow with prize lists sent to each school.
Delegates including J W Co from Lierdminster Rural No 5 and Mr Cummings meet in Regina with about nine hundred attendees. Topics include free wheat, land purchase facilities, free binder twine, and temperance measures. Mr Robert Gordon of Maidstone attends as Liberal candidate for Saskatchewan side. Percy Gronew is noted in social recollections.
Mr J H Abraham says he will reopen the Rivercourse grocery and provisions shop and maintain an up to date stock. He plans to take eggs in trade for merchandise and asks those with excess eggs to deliver two or three times daily. After the hatching season, he will separate or kill off male birds.
In the evening Mr Bates gave an address in the Hall contrasting old and modern education methods and showing how the school garden aided pupil training. The small audience was well served by Bates and the program, urging parents to engage in their children's schooling and support the fall School Fair.
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