Red Cross Christmas parcels directed by POW and driver appeal
Word reaches us that Red Cross Christmas parcels have directives from Pte. Matt Wittison in Germany and Driver S. Gillies with thanks. A sewing meeting at town hall Friday 3 to 5 pm invites work garments, handkerchiefs, and wool socks. Subscriptions to the Red Cross Fund encouraged and can be left at the Gazette Office for acknowledgment. Prayer service held each Thursday evening at the Rest Room under Red Cross Auxiliary, interdenominational and open to all.
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Red Cross
Pte
Matt Wittison
Germany
S. Gillies
Avho Express
Red Cross Fund
Gazette
Treas
Red Cross Auxiliary
Offen
Knox Church Announces Concert and Baptismal Service
Knox Church schedules a concert Friday evening the 24th and a baptismal service next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Duckworth will speak to children Sunday evening on Signs Along the Road.
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Knox Church
Duckworth
Daly Council Minutes at Wheatland May 7 1919
Daly Council met at Wheatland with full attendance. Read letters from Manitoba Patriotic Societies Red Cross and Serbian Relief and relief to Belgian and French farmers. Council postponed these claims to the next sitting. Home Economics Societies Rivers and Brandon received 25 and 100 dollars respectively. Farmers urged action on labor shortages for 1919 farming and noxious weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Patriotic Societies
Red Cross
Rivers and
Brandon
Society
Rivers
Brandon Society
Farm council resists farming draft to protect harvest
The council urged no further drafts of farmers or hired help to safeguard the coming harvest and sent copies to Sir R. Borden and other officials. It refused grants to fairs, ordered a tax sale of lands in arrears for July 16, and instructed road surveys and bridge work. John Bradley won a contract for a road across the flats to the Alexander Bridge.
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R. Borden
Mewburn
T. A. Crerar
T. C. Norris
Council Chamber
Wheatland
Sec.Treas
Jephson
John Bradley
Alexander Bridge
Oak River
Cluff and Bradley
Canadian North West Land Regulations Synopsis
Holders of entries may count time of employment as farm labourers in Canada during 1917 as residence duties under certain conditions. The notice outlines eligibility and conditions for residency credit related to early 20th century land programs.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Lands Agency
Canada
School Trustees Names by Ward and Chairman
Trustees listed by ward with chairman R N Dunsmore and secretary T W Offen. Ward 1 includes T W Offen and J E Mitchell, Ward 2 lists R N Dunsmore and F W Bugg, Ward 3 features T R Grieve and J H Couch, Ward 4 names I Paddock and R W Sargent, Ward 5 shows H J Varcoe and T Bowman.
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R. N. Dunsmore
T. W. Offen
J. E. Mitchell
F. W. Bugg
T. R. Grieve
J. H. Couch
Paddock
R. W. Sargent
H. J. Varcoe
T. Bowman
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Gore
D. C. Jonason
Knox Church Notes
Daly Council
Sec
G. J. Seale
Red Cross Campaign
John A. Dyer
the Gazette
S.C.E.B.S
Oddfellow Hall
R. A. Withers
W.e
J. H. Barker
Order of Foresters
Oddfellows
L. Wiegand
C.R. H. Bicknell
Mt. ‘Sinai
Ram
G.R.O
Masonie Hall
By Wiegand
E.Z
C.H Payne, S.E
Pacific Lodge
O. F
Oddfellows Hall
T. Miners, Oon, Gee
Oth
F. G. Schwalm
G.T.P
B.C. L
Notary Public Hir
Ontario Bar
Insurance Rhal Hstath
Second Avene Thompson
Columbia and
Fifth Avenue
G.W. Walkey
Eye
the Gazette and
the Family Herald
Weekly Star
Manitoba Weekly Free Press
Western Home Monthly
Farmers
Telegram
Grain Growers
Canadian Farm
Toronto Weekly
Mail & Empire
Toronto Weekly Globe
Nor'West Farmer
W. W. Cory
C.M.G
Minister of the Intech
N. B
LOCAL
E. Thompson
C. Smyth
J. McNeil
H. Wareham
W. Pitts
E. J. Forman
G. W. Oliver
J. R. Shanks
J. Chapman
Pendennis
T. E. Bradley
G—J. Goring
Alexander
J. Blatchford
Bradwardine
F. J. Chait
N. Robins
Sec.-Treas
J. A. Dyer
Lothair
T. D. Cambs
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