News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, December 19, 1990.

As of December 31, 1990, James SIDDALL of Birchwood, will shut his fuel pumps off for the last time. After more than 50 years of pumping gas, James is retiring.

Died - Janet Ruth TOUGH, Amherst, Dec. 12, at home. She was born in Pugwash Jct.

Died - Freda Jean CAMPBELL, 81, Little River, Dec. 11 in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst.

News 20 Years Ago
Wednesday, December 17, 1980

After a week of intensive searching, the search for 33-year-old Benjamin WOOD of Lake Killarney has been abandoned. Mr. Wood has been missing since December 9. Search and Rescue units from Pugwash, Springhill, Truro and Pictou and other areas, as well as tracker dogs, helicopters and many volunteers, numbering about 150 in all, aided in the search.

News 30 Years Ago
Thursday, December 17, 1970

Died on December 13, Mrs. Wylie GRANT, 89, of Wallace.

Died on November 10, Mrs. Edmund PATRIQUIN of Wentworth.

News 40 Years Ago
Thursday, December 15, 1960

Traffic in Oxford and most of Cumberland County was blocked by the first winter storm on December 13, when a foot of snow fell.

Cyrus STEWART, formerly of Victoria, Cumberland County, was seriously injured in a sawmill accident at Lac La Hache, BC.

Died at Pugwash Hospital on November 25, Victor Ambrose MORRISON, 71 of North Wallace.

Died at Wallace Bay on November 18, Mrs. Henry FORSHNER, 76.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, December 14, 1950.

R.F. MCCUNN of River Philip was re-elected president of the Cumberland County Farmers' Association at Oxford on Dec. 6.

The yacht "Sylvia Jean", built at Pugwash by Wm. MCKEIL, sailed from Pugwash over the weekend on a cruise to the Bahamas. The crew of the 40-foot vessel are skipper John MCCORMACK, his nephews Evans and Douglas MCKEIL, and Frank MILLARD, Jr., all of Pugwash.

Died at Oxford on November 27, Mrs. Daniel HENDSBEE, 79, formerly of Port Howe.

Died at East Leicester on December 7, Fred W. PURDY, 57, farmer and mail driver.

Died at Wallace on December 9, Thomas E. FLYNN, 76, superintendent of Wallace stone quarry until his retirement several years ago.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, December 12, 1940

A disastrous fire occurred at the Malagash Salt Mines on December 3, when the company house was completely levelled with a loss estimated in excess of $50,000.

News 70 Years Ago
Thursday, December 18, 1930

Sunday morning Shubenacadie had a $100,000 fire, destroying the Sherman Hotel and 15 other buildings.

Smith Brothers of Pugwash have erected a modern brick garage 25 by 50 feet on the lot where the Minto Hotel formerly stood.

In Memoriam
HUDSON, Doreen, passed away December 22, 1997.

SARSON, Ivan , passed away December 26, 1969.
LOCKHART, Lois, passed away December 15, 1999 (His sister).
SARSON, Charles, passed away December 31, 1999 (Cousin of the above two).

HUDSON, James, passed away August 7, 1958.
HUDSON, Edith, passed away June 25, 1968 (His wife).
Their sons
HUDSON, Milford, passed away May 3, 1977.
HUDSON, Layton, passed away December 29, 1982.
HUDSON, Pearle, passed away March 29, 1987.

PORTEOUS, Freeman Wesly, passed away December 13, 1996.

In memory of three CHALKLEY sisters.
Joan (Chalkley) BEAVIS, May 17, 1997, of Stafford, England.
Doreen (Chalkley) HUDSON, December 22, 1997, of Oxford, NS.
Diana (Chalkley) MCMORRAN, January 13, 2000, of London, England.

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In Memoriam from the Springhill Record,
dated Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000
CHAPMAN, Bern, passed away Dec. 25, 1990.
JEWKES, Barb, passed away Dec. 23rd, 1991.
MADDISON, Lynne, passed away Dec. 16, 2994.

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