Sergt Ewing Draws Crowd With War Front Talk
Sergt E G Ewing a returned soldier from the front spoke on war experiences in Flanders and Ypres detailing training at Valcartier Salisbury Plain and overseas with the first Canadian division. He praised the French and British, described trench warfare and the 29 men guarding a trench, and urged support for a Returned Soldiers Welcome and Aid League.
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Oxbow
Sergt
E. G. Ewing
Flanders
Ypres
Sergt. Ewing
Regina
Valcartier
England
Salisbury Plains
France
Light query to town on why lights stay unlit after dark
A ratepayer in Oxbow Saskatchewan writes to The Oxbow Herald asking why already installed town lights are not lit on dark nights including Sundays. The letter hints at wartime spending and questions how funds are allocated for final victory in the war.
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Oxbow, Sask
Oxbow Herald
Sras
Aly
Abe
The Other Side of Electric Light Question at Oxbow
A letter to the editor from Oxbow Sask dated August 19 critiques a prior unsigned communication on municipal electric lighting. The writer argues lack of name signals untrustworthy input and warns the town’s ratepayers that once the plant is built taxes will rise for years.
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Oxbow
Sask
Oxbow Herald
Townsmen Debate Growth Versus Tradition
A letter from 8. R. Wallace questions whether the town should expand to match neighboring Oxbow. He notes revenue figures and growth plans, contrasting new plantings with maintaining the town’s historic size and annual rut. He asks if the town should seize prosperity or resist change.
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R. Wallace
Oxbow Dam Work Advances and School News
The town posts progress on the Oxbow dam with rip rap and downstream apron plans to prevent backwash. The island will be removed to curb washouts, and staff changes include Miss Joutrey as principal and Robt. Moir as deputy principal. The Oxbow Public School opens with a full staff. W Y McLeish leaves for Indian Head. new High School principal and assistant staff chosen.
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Oxbow
C. P. R. Gang
Oxbow Public
Joutrey
Prinsipal
Smith
Phinney
Emerson
Clarkson
Thurlby
W.Y. McLeish
Robt. Moir
B. A
W. A. Moir
McLeish
Oung
Ikewmany
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J. J. Pickard
SON
MAIN
W. N. Alcorn Dry Goods Merchant
Gatalog Priges
Wylie’s Furniture Emporium
Oxbow Moving Picture Theatre
Captain Macklin
Richard Harding Davis
Lillian Gish
Enoch Arden
C. Whiting
Swift Current, Sask
Bruce Anderson
Pectare
Cast
WS. Workman's
Oxbow Branch
A. E. Wey
J. P. Tripp
T. Barker
Paepering
Giga
Prospect Ave
Rem
J. P. Brown
Wae
Ewes Iin Ae
Bie
Disney
Neuaince
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