11 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Watrous Signal
Location
Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary notes show the town council history with mentions of grants and a financial official the next morning. The readable fragments reference the treasurer finding funds or grants and hint at ongoing financial oversight in the period.
The local G G A annual meeting at Uiseder featured a large turnout. Acting Secretary Sommers reported a surplus balance of 84. Elections for 2017 officers followed, with a robust executive formed. Miss Ada apeter returned home from Regina for the holidays. Jan 17th the
A Canadian soldier in France writes home December 17 1916 describing comrades in service and locations in England and Canada. He notes wrist injuries to Tom Naylor a base dispensary worker and Ernie Burnett recovering from a wound. He mentions weapon details including a Stokes gun and 160 pound French mortars and reports intense shelling and a scarce tea ration after nine days of combat.
A garbled notice thanks Watrous Hawkshaw and local groups for donation support. The message mentions shirts and parcels and a forwarded motion or extension, with community members urged to contribute through a recent meeting.
Brief, unreadable OCR fragment mentions a hospital in England and an unconscious person. No clear events, names, dates, or actions are discernible.
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