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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
1
Oxbow Grain Growers and the Growers' Association move to start machinery and arrange hay shipments. Interviews with stockmen reveal a districtwide hay shortage, needing around two thousand tons from outside the area due to limits of Yellow Grass marshes and Moose Mountains reserves. A prior fundraiser raised $40 for a Jewish orphanage, highlighting community needs amid the crisis.
Rabbi Berner of Hirsch leads Jewish brethren including Chas Zelickson in Oxbow to witness the traditional circumcision of a newborn boy named Abraham. The gathering, at Harry Jardner’s home, marks the historic Covenant of God and Abraham and the continued adherence to the eight day custom among descendants.
The Oxbow Chautauqua crowd reached a peak during the final Friday sessions with strong attendance across the late afternoon and evening. Miss MacGillivray reported a missing gate receipts loss of about 400 dollars, prompting a public subscription that raised around 103 dollars to aid her. the mystery remains unsolved as next season's Chautauqua is placed in abeyance and tickets are settled with donors.
The society seeks best stock and home produce, urging members to present quality items despite legal limits. Boy membership tickets grant free admission for a man and lady. check bills and ads for sports programme and Sunday English church service at 7 p.m.
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