02 May 1916
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Newspaper
Yorkton Press
Location
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
1
Patchy report outlines local political figures and society happenings in Winnipeg and surrounding districts. Mentions Livingstone Cay, Eby, Vindersy, and various community names with scattered references to congregations, farms, and public notices.
Reverend HJ Sandheim of Winnipeg spoke to large audiences at Yorkton meetings on Zionism and the war. He urged imperial unity and Jewish contributions to the Allies, praising Jewish resilience and calling for equal rights within the British Empire and beyond.
A lively whist party hosted by Misses Newert Preach and Olsen in Dunlop rooms featured multiple Rex matchups against players including Hartman and Walter. The bucky winner was a ladies prize, with Mr Bruce Appleton securing the gent’s prize.
The article notes native Canadians answering the call of Canada and the empire with ready sacrifice. It quotes Mrs Chirca Hrehy in London and officials from Winnipeg, highlighting national feeling and intergenerational emphasis while stressing unity and duty in the war effort.
The April 4 1996 lead notes a sweeping wartime budget plan raising revenue through income and excise taxes and new levies on amusements motor cycles and low power cars. It cites McKenna era rhetoric and mentions airship activity as Britain faces strain, with zeppelin raids described and public tax measures debated.
The Saskatoon convention hears from national educational experts on heredity and teaching duties. Principal Pyke advocates an Accredited school exam system focusing on schools, while delegates discuss provincial collaboration and rotating districts for future meetings.
A wartime column notes Prince Henry at Boulogne and Prince George choosing navy work while Sapper John M Cunningham receives the DOC AM, with a Weelerstshire village listed among the towns sending volunteers. A Scottish Hospital nurse arrives in Serbia and a Red Cross sale at Christie's commences with Chinese tapestries and antique items set for a golden harvest.
Mr. A. E. Stevens, current general superintendent at Montreal, is appointed successor to Mr. J. G. Taylor as general superintendent of the Saskatchewan division. Stevens has held key CPR roles including a temporary general superintendent position at Moore Jaw.
A poem questions political power and fairness. It contrasts fifty workers with five leaders, arguing the five control rules, while asking why the fifty with larger numbers do not seize control through consent and government power. The piece challenges governance by minority rule.
At a Grain Growers Executive meeting, a lease of a site between Derlington and Dancan was approved with a committee to prepare plans and invite ten bids for a warehouse. Farmers should stay close to market as grain shipments rise post embargo. Rome reports a decree authorizing price controls on essential agricultural goods.
Mr. A. Black has been appointed by the Manitoba Provincial Government as travelling agent in the United States and has already taken up his work. He brings considerable experience in farming land and grain, and is brother of R. A. Black of the N. Bawlf Grain Co. Ltd.
Pioneer physician Albert Abe Mieteeet died April 29 in Toronto from a blood disease. A prominent figure in Detroit medical circles, he served as president of a local medical society for several years and was connected with Trinity University in Toronto. He leaves a legacy in Detroit’s medical community.
A notice describes a sale of work to support children, with proceeds aiding other children. The event is to be held at the house of Mrs Marterd on May 1, with five and a half sellers listed and attendees required for the May meeting to choose delegates for a forthcoming convention.
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