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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1961
Page
3
Over the past eight weeks certifi cate events were noted as the Wil will hold a cate final meeting. Easter weekend visits included Mrs Young returning from Brandon to the community and Mr and Mrs D Dickie hosting in Brandon. Several residents traveled to Winnipeg Portage la Prairie and Pilot Mound for holidays and fairs.
Reported Easter visits and family gatherings across Winnipeg Brandon Shoal Lake Qu Appelle and surrounding areas. Mentions patients and a recent operation at Hamiltona Hospital including Mrs Smithson and list of residents visiting relatives over the holiday with several families noted for Easter weekend travel.
Mrs McConnell and guests visit Winnipeg while Allan and Susan Wright tour the city. Locals Frances Scott and Margaret plan holidays at home. Rag rug materials drive for Mental Hospital underway with donations requested before April 30.
World Health Day on April 7 highlights accidents as a growing global health problem. The WHO notes tragic child injuries occur in homes farms and streets, with preventable risks like accessible scissors or boiling kettles. WHO urges parents and communities to act to reduce needless cripplings and deaths.
Crandall notes announce Easter holidays with school closures from March 30 to April 10. Local moves include Miss Vergeman to Winnipeg and others to Lavinia Minnedosa Rapid City and Detroit. Obituaries mention John Irvine and R D L Warren with services in Crandall and Dauphin. Church youth join Palm Sunday service and WMS meeting details are listed.
Manitoba agriculture expert Dave Durksen urges farmers to plant rapeseed as a cash crop. He says up to 50 000 acres can be absorbed, with 800 pounds per acre typical and seed costs 50 to 80 cents per acre. Benefits include good returns, suitability in cerealless regions, and practical pest controls.
Henderson and others transferred their Oakner membership to Crandall with Rev A Friebert and assistants welcoming new members. Visitors at the Henderson home included Melvin Angus and daughters from Brandon and David Wallace Henderson with family from Cardale on Good Priding day.
A Bureau of Statistics survey hints at a wheat surplus with over one million acres in Western Canada likely to be sown. Experts including Mr Durksen note demand may strain the market, urging careful planting intentions amid evolving conditions.
An eclectic list of events across Winnipeg including the Winnipeg Art Gallery exhibits Eskimo Prints and Maxwell Bates works, concerts at Playhouse Winnipeg and various venues, a YMC A concert series, a Man. Handball Championship, Judo City Championship, and multiple theatre shows like Visit to a Small Planet and Mark Twain Tonight. Also features regional concerts, sports, and cultural activities scheduled through February and March.
A dense listing of CBC CKX and network programs across days with show times including Around The Clock, The Verdict Is Yours, Junior Roundup, and various news, sports, and dramas. Notable items include Ed Sullivan Show, The Flintstones, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, and CBC News segments.
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