Oxford Journal Newspaper, September 24, 2014
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From the Oxford Journal Newspaper,
Wednesday, 24 September 2014.
In The News, page 4
Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Died - Gardiner Ruben ALLEN, 73, Oxford, September 18 in
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst.
Died - Brenda Joyce DRYSDALE, 57, Oxford, September 14, at home.
Died - Cheryl Darlene DORMIEDY, 57, Wentworth, September 15, in
All Saints Hospital, Springhill.
Died - Ross Alexander HENDERSON, 71, Wentworth, September 18, in
the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax.
Twenty Years Ago
Wednesday, September 28, 1994.
Opal BLACK, a retired nurse and candidate for this October's
council election, has been appointed to the new Regional Health
Board, Northern Region.
On Saturday, September 24, Davis and Swan IGA and members of the
Oxford and Area Minor Baseball Association planted 500 white pine
trees around the Oxford ballfield. The IGA also presented the
Association with a $100 cheque.
Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, September 19, 1984.
Glen DYKENS, Oxford truck driver, has earned membership in Mack's
Exclusive Million Mile Club. He has logged over a million miles
driving a Mack truck.
Died - Mary DOWNIE (Myre), former Pugwash resident, on September
16, in Brampton, Ont.
Died - Gordon Fraser MACPHERSON, 65, of Roslin, on September 15.
Forty Years Ago
Thursday, September 19, 1974.
The recreation center at Tatamagouche is nearing completion and
houses dressing rooms, canteen, an auditorium equipped for
volleyball, badminton and shuffleboard, stage and skating rink.
The Malagash Grain Ltd. elevator in Bayhead is back in operation
under the new management of North Shore Grains, a division of
Scotsburn Co-operative Services Ltd.
Died - Mrs. William ANGEVINE, 82, of Wallace, on September 12 at
Tatamagouche Hospital.
Died - Robert Sinclair ARCHIBALD, 72, of Ottawa, a native of
Oxford, on August 27.
Fifty Years Ago
Wednesday, September 16, 1964.
William I. MUNDLE, Pugwash, has been transferred to Moncton where
he is branch manager of Canadian Longyear Ltd.
A large IGA transfer trailer was completely demolished when it
left the highway on the Little River Road inside the town limits
and rolled on its side. The driver, Ivan STEVENS, escaped serious
injury.
Sixty Years Ago
Wednesday, September 15, 1954.
Hurricane Edna swept over Nova Scotia, N.B. and P.E.I. Saturday
night, leaving a trail of uprooted trees, stripped roofs and
demolished buildings. One-third of the roof of the Oxford Woollen
Mills warehouse was torn off, exhibition sheds were damaged, metal
roofing was blown off the cobequid Lumber Co. plant, the Anglicha
Church at Oxford Jct., Frank Craft's 100-foot-long henhouse at
River Philip was wrecked and a house overturned at Windham.
Barns, garages, chimneys and trees were blown down at
Westchester. Hurricane Edna brought a halt to the opening races
at the new raceway at North Wallace.Port Philip wharf is
undergoing extensive repairs.
Died - At Montreal on September 6, Frank M. SLADE, 77, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W.R. Slade, formerly of Oxford.
Seventy Years Ago
Wednesday, September 14, 1944.
The 110th anniversary of Westchester Baptist Church was observed
on September 10.
The fiercest blaze since the 1917 explosion wiped out the eight
acre plant of Piercy Supplies Ltd., Halifax on September 9.
The first sod was turned recently for the $300,000 men's residence
at Mt. Allison University, Sackville.
Died - At Oxford on September 12, ex-mayor F.N. COLBORNE, age 48.
Died - At Collingwood on September 2, Mrs. Nettie NIX, wife of
Henry Nix.
Died - At Pugwash recently, Mrs. Amelia LANGILLE, 81.
NOTE:; There is nothing further on any of the above.
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DEATH NOTICE, page 9
HASHMI, Dr. Saeed H., Oxford, passed away July 31, 2014.
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In MEMORIAM, page 17
BLACK, Jeremy, 1989 - 2014.