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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1954
Page
6
The Chumah Ladies Club held its meeting at the church with 11 members and 2 visitors present. Mrs Donald Kirk led the session. Dr E D Hudson lectured on First Aid which was very much enjoyed, followed by lunch.
Mrs John Arbuthnott stayed with relatives in Winnipeg and returned with Georgette Dufresne. The Junior room at McConnell school held a concert and dance raising 40 dollars to buy a radio, with Wilma Knight and Frances Scott winning prizes.
Decker Crandall YPU presented Look Out Lizzie and Isabella YPU performed Zeke and Daisy with fine acting. Oakner will stage My Uncles Niece on April 15 at 8 30 p.m. in the hall. A turkey dinner at the Decker home and the bridge club’s final winter game ended a busy period. Lloyd Stewart filled in for L Rosenberger on a business trip to Lloydminster. Easter Thank Offering meeting announced for the church.
Mrs Decker describes a short visit from the Cumberlands arriving Monday morning and leaving Wednesday midnight. She notes golf shopping birding chicken dinners at Picksons and Malahat Chalet visits to Mauriece Bedford and Mildred McKenzies home and air pictures of their houses. Prof Andrews spoke at Canadian Club on education meeting modern needs and Miss Forbes led a church social.
Community events include Mrs Rutherford speaking at 230 pm and clothing drives for the WMS at Mrs Doherty’s home. New births reported for Mr and Mrs Baxter and Mr and Mrs Gregory. Barn fire at Grant Whyte's yard were extinguished with no damage.
Budd Company plant near Philadelphia builds deluxe sleeper cars for Canadian Pacific. First of 71 sleeping cars due in June with a continuous delivery through 1955 to outfit 15 transcontinental trains, including 26 scenic lounge cars, 30 coaches, 18 diners and 18 baggage dormitory cars.
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