28 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
1
The National Service Board of Canada announces a nationwide inventory of males aged 16 to 65 to support wartime production and public services. Citizens are urged to fill census cards from local posts, aiding conscription and war aims while honoring the sacrifices of soldiers at the front.
A fragmented wartime dispatch urges citizens to perform their duty if enemies occupy, invoking God save the King and Premier Sir R L. It emphasizes solemn truth and responsibility to heirs of the nation and future generations, urging Manaus and Soames as worthy guardians.
Christmas in Oxbow featured a quiet morning with bells from the English church drawing worshippers to a festive day. The town later hosted curling at the local rink, with families gathering for dinner and shared hospitality despite war’s dampening effect on revelry.
The Week of Prayer will be observed in Oxbow by Union services from Tuesday night to Sunday night January 7. Services begin 8 o clock in the Methodist church with Rev Davis guiding and Rev Russell delivering addresses. Thursday and Friday evenings also in the church Rev____ will conduct with Rev Davis speaking. Sunday 11 am Lord's Supper in both churches. 7 pm Russell and Davis to lead night service. Subjects to be announced later.
Local observers report puzzling phrases as a stray OCR line reads odd garble about a place called Maose. Community groups seek clarification while archivists flag unclear text amid historic page fragments.
On Sunday December 17 Mr Fraser discussed government ownership of coal mines. He argued prices are set by the government in Canada and Saskatchewan thus ownership would be impractical. He described three undeveloped coal regions near Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Bienfait and said owners are losing money so federal control offers no gain. He proposed installing pumping plants and using by products to power electricity for the region. He noted a December 24 talk by Mr Piercy on Genesis findings and a 100000000 year interpretation of days.
A terse bank notice from Union Bank cites branches and management changes. It mentions XBOW BRANCH A E IVEY as manager and refers to salary or income mill and draw interest. The passage is fragmented but indicates banking operations and personnel.
A reader report notes that a speaker defended rational approaches to a vexing question on Ptolemy and earlier scientists. The audience showed keen interest and praised the speaker. Next Sunday Rev Davis will discuss Genesis from a historical point of view.
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