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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
A hurried but well patronized town sports day previews a larger Dominion Day event. The event showcased heats and races with participants such as Ed Moore and Sam Traill, along with visitors including Miss Lav Mary Gilmore and Mr. Phillips. Organizers signal improved organization and continuous programing for July 1.
A local meeting at Alberta Hall resulted in the formation of the Alberta Tennis Club. Officers include Mrs. Gordon as secretary treasurer, J F P Senith as president, with Archie Miller Grant Miller A R B Woods and Gordon Cook on the grounds committee. Membership is set at a low fee to attract young players. Grounds near R W Miller Son store and Alberta Hall on Church Street.
A fragment reports Whitbread selling his blacksmith shop to J. Phillpotts. It notes a church wedding for Miss Bessie Holby and Mr. Ivan, a Lloydminster football match Marshall Lloydminster winning 82 to 45, and local celebrations at Lashburn with limited turnout and a 1 to 0 football score.
A dated list outlines local events from late May to July. Highlights include Conservative Rally, municipal meetings, shipping day, furniture sale, and multiple Red Cross picnics. Also noted are farm stock sales and U F A and village council activities in Streamstown, Sunnydale, Hazeldeen, Uneeda, and Blackfoot regions.
Italian troops on a ten mile Carso plateau front smash Austrian lines and capture several positions. British batteries assist from the Lonso front as the drive aims at Trieste, with 10 000 Austrians and 800 officers reported defeated. Civilians ordered to evacuate Trieste and Laibach. The revolution and Russian front show little action while British and French forces push forward steadily.
In wartime London the War Office arranged a major explosives delivery to support American entry. A young woman agreed to a nighttime arrangement to care for a baby, expressing satisfaction at the plan. The exchange occurred as wartime urgency rose. The Rome report notes 22 419 prisoners captured on the Italian front between May 14 and 26.
Reports cite several mishaps during the sport day. A rider named Collins fractured a hip and others suffered fractures while in attendance. A separate incident on Wednesday evening involved a young boy at the hospital site, with injuries to the arm or leg.
A fragment shows a writer signing as Subscriber with no real name or identifying details. The text lacks dates, places, or further context, offering only a generic notice from an implied reader.
Readable text notes a Willowlea district picnic at Sand Bar Section Jurte 29th at 2 o'clock. The call invites all residents, asks ladies to bring baskets, and mentions Township 62 Range 1. Some words are garbled but the event details are clear.
Mr. Lloyd-George told the House of Commons last Friday that submarine work and American aid have improved war conditions. He credited gratitude to the American people for ships and support aiding Britain’s mercantile marine and easing risks of famine through efficient food use.
A partial excerpt notes substantial progress and higher submarine focus over recent weeks. It mentions free losses and a relation to May while warning that figures are not fully clear, with ongoing concern about the rate of losses during the period.
A letter to the editor complains about misreporting by a front line correspondent and urges cautious steadiness in future dispatches. It ends with a birth notice: a baby boy born May 28 to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Juagina at the hospital.
The council debated redemptions for lots sold at the 1915 and 1916 tax sales and instructed registrars to secure re demption certificates. They approved school board funding and various accounts, and discussed appointing a night constable with Hudson's Bay Co. to guard Sundays.
Ottawa reports a bill proposed to provide a legal rate of interest across Canada. It faces questions of vires and potential provincial opposition, with Manitoba involved in debates over federal authority.
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