Oxford Journal Newspaper, October 8, 2014

["Kathryn Jeffers" <Kathryn_Jeffers_uid947@yahoogroups_ .invalid>]

From the Oxford Journal Newspaper, Wednesday, 8 October 2014.

In The News, page 4.

Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, October 6, 2004.

A group of Pugwash area residents met at the Pugwash Village Commission Hall on September 29 to form an environmental action group, the "Friends of the Pugwash Estuary."

The expansion and renovation at the Wallace Area Museum is well underway.  An official sod-turning ceremony was held at the museum on October 2.

Died - Janet ALLEN, 78, Willow Lodge, Tatamagouche, formerly of Port Howe, September 27, in Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital.
Died - Lillian M.E. SMITH, 88, Linden, October 2, at home.
Died - Shirley Gwendolyn ATKINSON, 68 of Pugwash, October 4 in the North Cumberland Memorial Hospital.

Twenty Years Ago
Wednesday, October 12, 1994.

John BRAGG, president of Oxford Frozen Foods, became the first ever recipient of Master Entrepreneur award and John CARABERIS, owner of seagull Pewter and Silversmiths, Pugwash, won in the Socially Responsible Entrepreneur category during a recent provincial entrepreneur of the year award ceremony in Halifax.

An agreement between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and members of the Millbrook First Nations will see the establishment of a salmon food fishery on the lower River Philip this fall.

The River Philip United Church, built in 1861, has been declared a heritage property.

Oxford barber, Harry FOWLER, 82, died Oct. 9, after 59 years in business.

Died - Dorothy May (Dory) REIS, 82, Pugwash, October 5.
Died - Andrew David Alexander ROSS, 9, Pugwash Junction, October 3.
Died - David Austin OUDERKIRK, 39, Middleboro, October 4.

Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, October 3, 1984.

The new winery of Hans JOST at Malagash is going into production this fall.  The vineyard covers 13 acres on his farm.

Cumberland West Conservative MLA, George HENLEY, senior advisor to the cabinet and former Minister of Lands and Forests, has announced his retirement from politics after 21 years in office.

Victor MARCHANT, former published of The Oxford Journal, was presented with an honorary Atlantic Community Newspapers Association life Membership at the ACNA Convention at Mill River, PEI, September 28.

Died - Charles Malcolm BLAIR, 78, Oxford Junction, September 24.
Died - Mrs. Jessie Rebecca (MacPhee) WILSON, 85, of Malagash, October 1.

Forty Years Ago
Thursday, October 3, 1974.

The new bridge over Little River on Lower Main St. is progressing well and should be open within a few weeks.  

Died - Mrs. Laura PAULEY, Pugwash, 93, September 28.
Died - Mrs. John CHROBAK, 78, at her home in Wallace River on September 24.

Fifty Years Ago
Thursday, October 1, 1964.

The three small sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey CUNNINGHAM of Woodstock, N.B were rescued from the waters of the Northumberland Strait by Roland RAFUSE and Gordon SMITH after being swept out to sea in a small dorey by a sudden offshore dale.

Sixty Years Ago
Thursday, September 30, 1954.

Sherman CUTHBERTSON of Moncton, a native of Roslin, is Grand Chancellor of K of P Lodges in the Maritimes.

Karl GATCHELL has opened his new service station at West Pugwash.

Board of Trade and people along the Sunrise Trail are protesting the application of Acadian Coach Lines to discontinue their bus service between New Glasgow and Amherst.

Died - At Pound Ridge, N.Y.  O.K. ROGERS, 54, formerly of Port Howe and Oxford.

Seventy Years Ago
Thursday, September 28, 1944

Salt structures, a continuation of the Malagash belt, have also been found north of Oxford along Little River.

Messrs. Kenneth GORDON and Guy LOCKHART have been erecting their new greenhouse on the latter's property by Salt Lake.  It is expected the large structure will be completed before the cold weather sets in.

Died - In active service in Italy on September 9, Private Owen Wilmot ADAMS, Westchester, age 23.
Died - At Oxford on September 24, Clifford S. CHAPMAN, 75, resident of Oxford for several years and a native of Middleboro.
Died - At Truro on September 18, Clarence WEEKS, 61, Thomson Station.

NOTE:  There is nothing further on any of the above.

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OBITUARIES,

No obituaries this week.


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In MEMORIAM, pg 17

WHITE, Mildred Christina.
PAYNE, Mae, who passed away Octtober 13, 1984 and Wesley, who passed away January 26, 1977.