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OXFORD JOURNAL NEWS

Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Wednesday, January 10, 2001

News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, January 9, 1991

Died - Lois Ethel SMITH, 53, Valley, Col. Co., January 3, at home. She was born in Wentworth.

Died - Rupert Hilton MACLEOD, 90, January 5. He was born in Port Philip.

Died - Orland Lynott BARNES, 76, Oxford, Dec. 31.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, January 11, 1951

Gordon ETTER's Hardware Store, Oxford is being enlarged.

Wm. LEGGE of River Philip picked violets in his garden.

Died on January 2, Leland FINLEY of Pugwash Jct., age 58.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, January 9, 1941

Died at Malagash on December 27, J. Wesley PORTEOUS, age 74.
Died at Malagash on December 26, Luther BETTS, age 64.
Died at Oxford on January 7, at the home of her sister Mrs. Allison
DeWolfe, Mrs. Emma J. GOUGH, age 56.
Died at Oxford on December 29, Mrs. Henry FINLEY, age 61.

News 70 Years Ago
Thursday, January 8, 1931

During 1930, Oxford Woollen Mills has been running to about half
capacity and Oxford Foundry and Machine Co. has kept going, although feeling the effects of the depression in the lumber industry. Oxford Furniture Co. and Oxford Flour Mills have been busy. The Creamery, Excelsior Mills and Ross' and Smith's mill have had a good year.

Died at Wallace on January 1, Mrs. Abbie O'BRIEN, age 96.

Died at Westchester last week, James STEWART, formerly of Birchwood.

The first issue of the Oxford Journal was published on June 22, 1898.

In Memoriam
ABRAHAM, Charles, passed away on December 27, 1986. He is greatly missed by his wife, Rita; children: Joseph, Mary, Helen, Zickey and Ruby.
DICKIE, Jim C., passed away on January 12, 1997. Wife, Catherine; children: Dwayne, Floyd, Kay, Cindy and Cathy.
BROWN, Daisy, passed away on January 13, 1999.
BLANCHARD, Dollie E., passed away January 13, 1999.


From the Springhill Record,
dated Wednesday, January 10, 2001

In Memoriam.
CASEY-ADAMS, Cindy, January 6, 1994.
MCNEIL, Eleanor, passed away Jan. 8th, 1970.
MCNEIL, Allan, passed away Jan. 5th, 1978.
MCNUTT, Hazel, passed away Jan. 3rd, 1994.
ROSS, Bert - In loving memory of a wonderful wife and mother, who passed away December 26, 1993.
GILLARD, Charles Arthur (Artie), It's been 4 years (no dated).


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