14 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
1
A Manitoba meeting features candidates Mr. Log ley and Mr. Munro addressing supporters. They defend government actions on corruption, liquor policy, soldier protections and tax measures while praising democratic ideals and public works funded by the Surtax Act.
Local notices list a series of community events from June 1 to July 11 including church picnics Red Cross fundraisers and harvest sales at Sunnydale Blackfoot Haseldeen Kit dscoty and Willowlea with dates for picnics auctions and council meetings in towns such as Barret Co Morton and Edmonton Exhi bition entries.
A long matured assault plan targeted a German fortress with a one million pounds charge set to shake the area miles away. British premier Lloyd George learned the exact timing as detonations rocked the night, while audiences including Madam Melba listened to music during the homefront display.
A letter to the Times rebuts Mr Freyman’s critique of a recent event by the Extreme Dancers. The writer argues the gathering was a social dance not a concert and defends the phonograph as a novelty, urging readers not to mistake the occasion for classical music. Ernest pleads for quieter phonograph use and a fairer view of the dancers.
A reader questions municipal Council action in Wellington Township over Fence Law and a bylaw affecting farmers west of the th region. The letter cites draft measures, landowners voting by 48-1, and warns of impact on livestock, buildings, and stock due to labour shortages and forced compliance.
The Times notes the marriage of June Eddings to Mr Nicholson with George Silk as best man and Bert Cameron as groomsman. Miss Nicholson wore Copenhagen blue crepe embroidery and Mrs Cameron taupe grey silk. After the ceremony there was a reception at Mrs Cameron's home and best wishes from the district.
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