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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1940
Page
8
Public auction offered by Allan Laird Davis Haffner Hokkirk in Winnipeg Manitoba for three parcels near Harding. Parcels include sections 3 35 with cultivation and outbuildings noted. Twenty percent cash. balance per terms at sale. Reserved price and full terms available from Vendor's solicitors.
Property sale under Real Property Act and Old System registration to be held at A B Rutherford’s office Kenton Manitoba on Saturday April 13 1940 at noon CST. The land includes SW 28 and NE 21 in T12 R23 WPM with multiple frame houses and outbuildings on roughly 200 cultivated acres. Ten percent? 20 percent down with a sealed reserve price. Sale conducted by Allan Laird Davis Haffner Hobkirk Victory Building Winnipes Mentos Veador’s Sticitors.
Mrs Robt McFeely hosted bridge last Friday. Phyllie Rankin attended Jobo Rankin’s Winnipeg graduation where Jobo finished Agricultural Studies at Manitoba Agriculture College. Community rink closed for season. Oakner index held quilting bee and kitchen shower for Mrs Clare Hodgson at Mrs Wm Ross home. P Brown read an address and Hodgson thanked guests. M F A met at the school on March 27.
Miss Mona Paterson returns to Reston School on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Max Parker and family back at Elm Creek on Saturday. Mr ER Tomlin spent last week at the States home. Miss G Kirton and L Reaman returned from Yorkton recently. Mr W Frederickson of Homefield visited R Richardson home. The B and B gang repair ON R bridge. Mr Jack Van Norman visits Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs L Campbell weekend at Neepawa with Miss V and Clifford Hughes. Miss S McConnell RN visits home.
Mrs N Warren visited Crandall with Mrs Bell as Crandall Orange Hall hosted the MF A monthly gathering. H Hyndman led the session on The Merits of Organization and a Conteste with lunch followed for a pleasant evening. The W W met March 25 in church parlors with Mrs McQuinie presiding. The treasurer reported 1414 to Red Cross from the Bridge Drive. Mrs Lee spoke on Saskatchewan. Mrs W P Wallace returned with Mr Lyndman from Victoria BC. Saturday night March 30 Oberlin Board presented The Healer at Orange Hall with a large turnout for both showings.
Jas P McDonald a respected Ham area old timer died Sunday after a short illness at 72. He served as Massey Harris Implement Agent, retiring four years ago. Survived by widow and two sons Elwood of Miranda Quebec and Stewart at home. Funeral held yesterday at Hamiota United Church with Rev T D Barnett officiating, burial in Hamiota cemetery.
William Frederick Short, longtime Oak River resident, died in Winnipeg General Hospital after an operation. He was 58 or 59 and survived by his widow, six daughters and one son, including Doris in Winnipeg and Edmund in Winnipeg, plus a Vancouver mother and a B C half sister. He had farmed and ran an implement business in Oak River for many years. The funeral was held April 2, 1940, at the United Church in Oak River with a large crowd. interment followed in Oak River cemetery.
The Decker Evening Auxiliary presents The Healer this Friday at 8:30 PM in Decker United Church with admission 25 and 15 cents. Calgary Highlanders guests attended a memorial hall reception, old time dances featured, tokens given, and Legion membership cards distributed.
Hamiota United Church on Sunday April 7 1940 features an honest talk to voters and a Sunday School at 12 10 pm and evening service 7 pm. Fire sirens sounded for incidents at Wragg’s barber shop and Mrs G Sim chimney early Sunday and later weeks. warnings urge chimney cleaning. University of Manitoba graduation shows Fraser son of Fraser Ham iota giving valedictory and Rankin son of Rankin Oakner earning Silver Medal Diploma in Agriculture.
A. Rudd advertises a pure-bred Aberdeen Angus bull for sale in Crandall with contact phone 16-14. The North-Western Manitoba Musical Festival Competition will be held at Hamiota on Monday and Tuesday, May 6 and 7.
Mrs A Strachan of Pope Manitoba born April 9 1855 at Stonebriggs Farm Rosehearty Aberdeenshire Scotland. She came to Ontario in 1873 and Manitoba in 1882.
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