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Wilkie Press

Location

Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date

Aug 17, 1916

Page

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Partial List of Successful Candidates in Wilkie High School Exams

Partial list shows names of students in various classes from Wilkie High. Included are Helen Young Eileen Evans Nial Stevens Mary Young H Wheatland Percy Clement Iva Gardiner Hazel Letts Nellie Munsell Ira Stewart Dorothy Austin Eugene Laird William Wise Myrtle Ferguson Shirley Sutton June Hubbard Florence Drolett Andrew Kirkland Robert Crow John Kruvz Addie Hariton. A note mentions a new town hall has been hired.

Wilkie High School Helen Young Eileen Evans Nial Stevens Mary Young H. Wheatland Percy Clement Iva Gardiner Hazel Letts Nellie Munsell Ira Stewart Dorothy Austin Eugene Laird William Wise Myrtle Ferguson Shirley Sutton June Hubbard Florence Drolett Andrew Kirkland Robert Crow John Kruvz Addie Hariton

Government Crop Report Highlights Wheat Cutting Underway

Saskatchewan Agriculture reports wheat cutting starts this week with harvest not general for 14 days. Red rust is common and may become black rust. frost damage earlier in August appeared limited. Weather improved over the weekend with hot, dry conditions. winter rye cut and significant wheat harvested in Moose Jaw district. hay making ongoing.

Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture Moose Jaw

New Town appoints J McAntee Town Constable

J McAntee has been appointed Town Constable, previously employed by Grainalods Ltd. He took the oath of office last week in the town.

J. McAntee Grainalods Ltd

Crowds Attend Saturday Races and Local Baseball Doubleheader

A large Saturday crowd watched outdoor races postponed from July 27 due to wet grounds. Spectators from nearby towns and Wilkie filled the stands while three local baseball teams, Rockhaven Narrow Lake and the home nine, played two games. Rockhaven beat the home nine 12 to 5 in the opener. Narrow Lake then defeated Rockhaven, as the event highlighted a mix of amateur play and track competition.

Wilkieites Rockhaven Narrow Lake

Last Of Series Of Local Half Holidays Today

This afternoon marks the final local public half holiday of a summer series. Weather has largely hindered holiday use with only one Thursday suitable all season. The practice has been accepted, and hopes rise for better conditions next year. The note recalls 1816 as the year without a summer.

Inspector of Schools Appointed to Wilkie Headquarters

J. H. Galloway, B.A., principal of Indian Head High School, named Inspector for Schools with headquarters in Wilkie. He will arrive soon to assume duties as successor to Inspector J. H. McKechnie.

J. H. Galloway Indian Head High School Wilkie Galloway J. H. McKechnie

Binder Twine Shortage Amid 1915 Harvest Demands

Master Walter Macdonald of Saskatoon spent a few days in town this week visiting friends. The article notes a heavy 1915 crop boosting demand for binder twine and reports Mexico's release of 125000 bales of sisal reducing material risk, though labor shortages may strain twine factories this season.

Canada Carranza Mexico United States Congress Sit Walter Macdonald Saskatoon Frienda

Boys Farm Camp at Regina Draws 190 Attendees

Ten boys from the municipality joined the second annual Boys Farm Camp at Regina’s provincial exposition. About 190 participants represented 19 rural municipalities, with activities led by University of Saskatchewan professors and YMCA staff.

Regina Saskatchewan University McLeod Y.M.C. A University of Saskatchewan

Farm Boys Trip to Regina Exhibition Report

E Tregaskis reports on a Buffalo No 409 farm boys delegation visiting Regina for the Winter Fair. The group stayed in the Fair building, ate via church aid, and received morning instruction on agriculture including horses cattle sheep wine poultry wheat and weed identification with judging for a shield prize. He notes benefit to the boys and calls for continued support despite staffing and funding shortfalls and personal travel expenses totaling about 11 dollars.

Williams Y.M.C.A Musselman Grain Growers Asociation Langley McLeod Motherwell Regina E. Tregaskis Buffalo Saskatoon Fair Grounds

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