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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
1
A letter from Prance dated December 12, 1916 to Mrs. Chas Walsh of Oxbow Saskatchewan chronicles the final moments of Sergt. Edgar Walsh near Courcelette France. It notes his death by a German shell around November 16 1916 and mentions difficulties in correspondence during movements.
The readable portions show a memorial tone with expressions of loss and friendship. Names such as Mrs. Walsh appear, and a reference hints at a letter or message dated around a significant event. The fragment ends with a personal signoff and a numbered identifier.
The regular meeting of the Oxbow Town Council was held with Mayor McCay presiding. Councillors Carey Halliwell Herriout Cope and Piercy attended. minutes from the previous meeting were read and adopted. The Wiik and Jespie application was discussed and committee to complete arrangements was authorized. a 50 cent fee for season tickets was approved. meeting adjourned.
Pastor R H Barker and congregation of the Bible Students at Oxbow heard a discourse on Why is The World Stil Unconverted. The text 2 Timothy 4 6 was used to argue that the devil must be bound before conversion is possible and that it is not yet time. The address was delivered at St Jos e C church on Sunday at 11 am.
A town meeting praised returning soldiers and urged enlistment for navy or land forces. After the program four soldiers were seized by police over alleged local provocations and taken to Regina. two were released and two remained held on charges over improper uniforms.
An OCR fragment notes Union Bank involvement in a family record with a branch reference and a partial address line, implying transfer or banking activity tied to a person or family. The readable items include names like IVEY and MANGA and a location cue near Ox30W.
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