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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1936
Page
4
A cheerful Imperial Oil ad urges motorists to perform a spring tune up with new summer oil and grease. It promotes quick service at Imperial Oil Stations or Sealers and claims the finest products for a clean throttle-ready engine.
London Transport adopts Diesel engines for all 6,000 buses after exhaustive tests praised by E G Powell Caterpillar dealer. The move emphasizes fuel efficiency and lower maintenance as Diesel engines replace gasoline in a landmark transit upgrade. The article notes Caterpillar style diesel features and potential gains across rail automotive and aviation sectors.
Birthday congratulations note John Barr of Conquest Saskatchewan born at St Marys Ontario on April 13 1879 invites readers to send birth details for a local birthday list. Also reports two new Junior Alfalfa and Barley Clubs formed under Hamiota Agricultural Society with 26 members ages 16 to 22 across wards.
Community announcements from Hamiota include United Church services at Lavinia and McConnell with Sunday School, a theatre event Mary’s Ankle by the United Church Young People, and a 1930s musical festival set for May 1th and 12th. Also listed are a sale barn, Bay Brooms by the Blind, and tobacco sample offers by The Capital Gasoline Light Co. Ottawa.
The Oakner United Charge lists services at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Rev. J. Dunnett and Sunday School at 12:00. Scotia holds church service at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. Chumah gathers at 2:15 p.m. for Sunday School and a 3:00 p.m. church service.
The report highlights a record winter for ski travel from Montreal to Laurentians with over 51 hours of journeys, plus Vancouver planning nine weeks of Golden Jubilee celebrations attracting global visitors. It notes sea voyages by Canadian Pacific liners Montclare and Montcalm between May and October to European ports and the Aorangi research cruise returning from Honolulu with cosmic ray experiments conducted on an after-bridge lab setup.
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