News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, June 20, 1990
Died - Leslie Howard Wells, 82, East Cumberland Lodge, formerly of Wallace Bay, June 12.

News 20 Years Ago
Wednesday, June 18, 1980
Died - Percy Rushton, 45, of Oxford at the V.G. Hospital, June 14.
Died - Percy Croft Chapman, 87, of Truemanville, at the Highland View Regional Hospital, June 13.

News 30 Years Ago
Thursday, June 25, 1970
Three hundred and eighteen diploma's were presented at the graduation at NS Teachers' College. Students from the area graduating were Verna Lynn McCormick, Oxford; Sharon Margaret Duffy, Malagash; Margaret Ann Patriquin, Wallace; Levi Harvey Lloy, Collingwood; Joan Vivian Leslie and Heather Whalen, both of Oxford.
Died at Pictou, Ellis E. Smith, 64, of Malagash.
Died at Amherst on June 13, William Millage Mattinson, 80, formerly of Beckwith.

In the News 40 Years Ago
Thursday, June 23, 1960
Died at Pugwash Hospital on June 6, Ira T. Rushton, 69 of Wallace Station, until 17 years ago, a resident of Westchester.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, June 29, 1950
Died at Edmonton on June 18, Mrs. J.O. Hunton (nee Hazel Glennie) age 50, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Glennie of Oxford.
Died at South Oxford on June 22, Harry C. Wood, age 76, until three years ago a prominent resident of Arlington, Mass.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, June 27, 1940
Died on June 20, Mrs. Reta Mahoney of Pugwash, wife of D.J. Mahoney.
Died at South Oxford on June 26, Wm. McLean.

News 70 Years Ago
Thursday, June 26, 1930
Thomas Fitzpatrick, C.N.R. Telegraph Lineman, Mrs. Fitzpatrick and family have moved from Amherst to Oxford Jct. Wesley McPherson, Lineman, has been transferred to Amherst.
Died at Pugwash on June 13, DeMain Fullerton, age 61.
Died at Collingwood on June 12, Charles M. Seaman, age 56.

A Look Back.
In 1965 a new trophy, to honor the achievements of the late John E. Hills of Oxford, was presented to be awarded to the outstanding track and field athlete in N.S. Mr. Hills was a fine gentleman, an ardent and expert curler, and achieved a reputation as the outstanding runner in the Maritimes around the turn of the century. His sons, Harry, Robert and Reg, were all outstanding athletes.

In Memoriam
Barbara Chapman, who passed away June 10, 1976
Clarence Chapman, who passed away June 23, 1977
son, Carl, who passed away June 8, 1957.

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