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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
1
Flowing banks and rising water from a bursting Souris flood worried farmers on river flats. Town leaders rallied workers to shore up the dam with a breakwater and clay sacks. As ice receded, the river cleared debris and the flood threat subsided.
In Ox Bow Methodist Church on Sunday evening Rev. P J Thacker surprised many by using the pulpit to address the Quarterly official board. The session was adjourned with a request for recommitment and a leave of absence granted. Private Fred Noble of the 79th Cameron Highlanders, Winnipeg, arrived Tuesday night for a short visit with his parents southeast of town and plans to return after Easter holidays. Rev J N Clark will preach farewell sermons next Sunday.
A Welsh bugle band and choir are organized in connection with the 203ed Battalion in Saskatoon and Prince Four. Bugle Major Kohnen of the Rifles is to lead. Recruits eager to join arrive as the battalion nears 800 men, while several names are listed among those connected with the group.
Memorials to 1915 events mark the holiday as Good Friday closes businesses in memory of the era. Easter services are scheduled at the English church with Holy Communion at 8am and 11am, and a 7pm service. An Easter Vestry meeting is set for Wednesday at 8pm. Walter Rodgers promotes his Big Tin Barn duties and displays, while a furniture auction drew lively bidding. News arrives of Rev Fr O Kuoner’s death in Retavan after illness, with typhoid suspected.
The article details rail disruptions due to severe winter weather in Alabama with washed out culverts and damaged bridges. It notes crews working to repair lines as delays increase and lists affected routes and recent outages.
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