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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
10
The item records births in Saskatoon and New Lindsay, a shoulder injury from a fall, a picnic postponement, Dominion Day plans, marriage wishes, a Toronto trip, a local show, and an accident near Vimy, all in a jumbled, late 19th or early 20th century newspaper fragment.
British forces press along a 120 mile front with continuing pressure from the warfront report. The account notes ongoing maneuvers and tactical activity across key sectors as wartime efforts intensify.
Clr G H Campbell is reappointed deputy reeve for six months. The council approves expenditure to support the Diadian Patriotic Fund and considers a Patriotic Tax Act levy. F Savage of Streamstown named for western division duties and an eastern inspector position is created. G Hanley named vice inspector, W G Stevens, and the next meeting set for Saturday July 14 at 10 am.
The Sunnydale event raised 190 dollars for the Red Cross as praise is given to McLaughlin for leading the effort. Congratulations are extended to Mr and Mrs A Chiltern on the birth of a daughter. A wedding note for Jack McLean is also mentioned amid various local names.
The event lists July date with unusual acts including a pig race and a football match titled married vs ame. A race on June 26 is noted and profits go to the Red Valley.
A new arrival was welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pred Taylor in Moyerton. A fine boy, weighing 11 pounds, was born to Miss Meare of Hope Valley and Mrs. Taylor, marking a joyful family event in the district.
A circus arrives Wednesday prompting a church service at Northminster on July 1. The 3 o clock Holy Baptism begins and Holy Communion follows at the close, with Mesquite Lotion advertised at Moxley’s Drug Store.
Mrs Geman leads a Red Cross box drive with a Sunnydale picnic at Sherer Place on July 9. Proceeds fund socks for soldiers. town residents urged to bring all woolen socks. Ice cream served in the afternoon. donations of farm produce or home cookery welcomed. Evening social at 8 with music and refreshments. admission 25 cents.
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