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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
3
Notice to creditors in the estate proceeding lists Henry Born deceased. An administrator will not be liable for debts beyond the estate. Dated near the post office in Handle Province on the listed date in May.
The half holiday scheme takes effect in Wilkie on Wednesday and runs through the summer to August 16. Stores close at 1 p.m. and reopen the next day, with locals urged to plan accordingly to avoid unnecessary trips. The article questions the need for the extra hour of shopping and suggests earlier closures help town residents manage meals and errands.
Lake Scheel record lists Grade VIII and Grade II with students Orval Hoar Clarence Mullett and Gladys Ramm plus Thirea Ramm and Stanley Robinson. It notes perfect conduct and attendance, 19 teaching days, attendance figures 235.5, average 12.39 and percentage 82.63, with teacher Mrs. J. W. McCowan.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a school issuing prize lists with unclear details. Names, places, or dates are unreadable, but the item indicates distribution of awards or acknowledgments within an academic setting.
Mrs. Archie Dewar and Irene visit Baskatoon for a few days while weather warms. Wm Olsen and Thos Muir drove to Leipzig. C C Stollecker did business at Asquith. Mr. and Mrs. A A Backus rode the train to Wilkie then returned by tin back. George Calahan did Saskatoon business Monday. Mrs F L Michael underwent an operation and progresses satisfactorily. Mrs Harry Michael is having her house painted this week amid wet weather.
A fragmented reading shows unclear text with letters and fragments likely from a European language. No coherent event or names are identifiable to confirm the subject or location.
Miss Ferne Knoff visited Miss Elle Wallace in Wilkie for a few days. Geo Calahan bought a McLaughlin car last week. A Swarthmore Homemakers garden party at Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Weir’s home on Friday June 1 raises funds for the Red Cross. Owing to Sunday night’s storm there was no church service. Mr. Raynor will hold services every other Sunday at 7.30 p.m. Charles Oatway bought a new Ford and wonders how he managed before. Miss Winnie Letts spent a day in Baskatoon this week. The Nottawa Red Cross Society met May 24 with strong patriotism and generosity. forty one dollars fifty cents in fees and donations were collected and several new members joined.
The record names a series of individuals with statuses wounded or killed including Andersen W J and Arthur W EB among others. It lists Cama Aking Boddy Bellamy Hobbe Heal Hetherington Harrison Hetherington Hazel and several Johnston Jackson Justice Johnson Johnston and Samuel Hunter. The list appears to honor those affected in a conflict.
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