31 May 1917
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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
1
A hurried but well patronized town sports day discusses future Dominion Day events, with plans for better organization, continuous program, and added entertainment. Local officials and visitors attend as organizers note potential for larger, fuller celebrations next year.
Enthusiasts form The Alberta Tennis Club at a meeting in Alberta Hall law Court with plans for a youth friendly program and an awareness class for late arrivals. Officers: Mrs Gordon secretary treasurer and J F Senith assistant. grounds committee Archie Miller Grant Miller A R B Woods Gordon Cook. Membership set at 1.50 for ladies. Grounds under care of early completion.
Nine years ago this week reports note Mr. Whitbread selling his blacksmith shop to Mr. J. Phillpotts and a village wedding for Miss Bessie Holby and Mr. Ivan from Lloydminster. The Lloydminster match saw Marshall Lloydminster win 82 to 45, with other local events and celebrations across Lashburn and nearby towns.
A series of local gatherings listed for June through July includes meetings, picnics, sales and fundraisers. Notable items feature a furniture sale by H Harley in Lloydminster on June 12 and Red Cross events at Sunnydale Hazeldeen and Uneeda schoolhouse alike.
Italian troops drive along a ten mile Carso front smashing Austrian lines and seizing positions as British batteries lend support from the Lonso front. The push targets Trieste while Austrians order civilians to evacuate Trieste and Laibach amid ongoing Allied pressure.
London reports a new wartime explosives project redirected by the War Office after a decree, a young woman remarks on custody of a baby with mixed reactions as a fairy warns of nights. Rome lists 22 419 prisoners captured on the Italian front from May 14 to 26.
The report notes Collins suffers a fractured hip after a fall and several lady equestrians are injured but expected to recover. A second accident occurred Wednesday evening at a hospital area during a visit by a mother, with broken bones and a hasty descent under investigation.
A damaged clipping shows a letter credited only to the writer as Subscriber, offering an anonymous reader's view or complaint. The fragment provides no full name or date, limiting identifying details while indicating a public reader response.
Willowlea district picnic scheduled at the Sand Bar Section 20 Township 62 Range 1 at 2 o clock. Everyone encouraged to attend. Ladies asked to bring baskets.
In the House of Commons last Friday Mr. Lloyd-George praised American aid and submarine losses. He credited gratitude to the American people for providing craft and assistance as the nation joins the war. He stated there was no danger of starvation and urged strict economy of food-stuffs.
The message notes substantial progress and mentions more submarine activity in recent weeks. It states that losses are being tracked and that a notable ratio changes may occur by May, though exact figures are unclear from the fragmented text.
A reader appeals for accurate reporting and laments sensationalism in front line correspondents. The note praises restraint and urges editors to avoid foolish news, ending with a birth notice: a boy born May 28 at the hospital to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Juagina.
Minutes show council discusses redeeming lots sold at the 1915 and 1916 tax auctions. They plan to register redemptions at Battleford and address unpaid business taxes. Also considered are school funding, fire engine hauling bills, Meridian work charges, and a proposal for a shared night constable with the village.
Ottawa reports a bill proposes a legal rate of interest to be set by statute. The measure faces questions of intra vires authority as it moves through Manitoba legislature.
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