News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, March 6, 1991

Died - George Malcolm WILLETT, 76, Pugwash, on Feb. 25 in North Cumberland Memorial Hospital, Pugwash.

News 20 Years Ago
Wednesday, February 25, 1981

Died at his home in Wallace on February 18, Karl Austin BRODERICK, 65.

Died at his home in Wentworth on February 18, George Ira BROWN, 88.

News 30 Years Ago
Thursday, March 4, 1971

The home of Mrs. Blanche PARRIS, Upper Foundry Street, was completely destroyed by fire last Thursday night.

News 40 Years Ago
Thursday, March 2, 1961

The will of the late Miss Edith THOMPSON of Oxford will provide annual scholarship at Mt. Allison University for an Oxford Regional High School student.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, March 8, 1951

Oxford 's tax rate for 1951 has been set at 6.5 percent. Town Clerk Lloyd N. ROSS gave a detailed report on the conference between town officials and the Department of Education at Halifax on Feb. 28. The department recommended two schools for Oxford; a Regional High for grades 7 to 12 at a cost of $450,000 and 1 10-room elementary school to cost $80,000 or more.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, March 6, 1941

The town tax rate for 1941 was set at $5.75 per $100 of assessment, as against $6.00 for 1940.

Oxford High School Year Book staff elected are: editor-in-chief, Rowena NIX; associate editors, Edgar MACLELLAN; Eileen STEEVES; Donald ARCHIBALD; Kathryn HOWARD; social editor, Eleanor HICKMAN; jokes editors, William EMBREE, Howard WOOD; business manager, Winston ANGEVINE; advertising manager, Donald HICKMAN; circulation dept., Dean
GORDON, Reginald MYATT and Karl GATCHELL.

O.E. HUNTER, station agent at Westchester, retired on March 1 after 35 years service with the C.N.R., and plans to reside in Oxford.

Died at Oxford on March 5, Wm. COOPER of South Oxford.

News 70 Years Ago
Thursday, March 5, 1931

The first regular air service in the Maritimes was opened March 2, when a five-passenger plane began flights between Saint John and Halifax, covering the distance in one and a quarter hours.

Caroline CARTER and Merrill PURDY won prizes for the best spelling in Grade 4 during February. In Grade 3 the prizes went to Gladys MACINTOSH and Howard WOOD.

Died at Linden on January 27, Bedford B. FURLONG, age 53.

In Memoriam
MCCABE, Victor 1930 - 2000.
VINCENT, Lola, passed away March 8, 1999.
WHITE, Roy E., passed away February 25, 1994

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From the Springhill and Parrsboro Record, date Wed., March 7, 2001.

In Memoriam
GABRIEL, Douglas, passed away March 7, 1990.
MACDONALD, Louise, passed away March 2, 1996.
VANCE, Art, passed away March 9, 2000.
WEATHERBEE, Lillus, passed away March 4, 1937.

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