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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1962
Page
2
Local notes recount hospital ward sightings of two hockey referees and staff changes at Hamiota Consolidated School after World War I. Spring prospects, new homes, water and sewer vote plans, and travel chatter mix with quirky observations on tulips, birds, and a school banquet.
Debentures issued December 1 1962 at 6 1/2 percent per year for 20 years fund water and sewer improvements totaling 185000. Properties north of CPR tracks form a local improvement area with 40 cent frontage tax per linear foot. End of May vote with public meeting two weeks earlier. Water cost set at 2.00 per 1000 gallons. Public notices also mention church observer editorial shifts and local notes about Ron Houck and a rain report from 1962.
Earle Thompson and Bill Grant of Winnipeg spent Thursday at their respective homes. Mr and Mrs Bill Pittendreigh traveled to Winnipeg on a business trip returning Tuesday. Harold Proctor and Bob of Yorkton visited Sunday at Mrs Proctor’s brother in law and sister, F S Venables. Glennis Asselstine’s party is set for April 21 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Weekend guests at the Castle home included F J Stonehouse Reston and David Castle Shoal Lake. George Moir of Virden and granddaughter Shannon Smith of Oak Lake visited with C W Venables.
The notice lists service times for Hamiota United Church Akner Decker Cardale Strath Pastoral Charge and Istrathclair. Ministers include L Clark A McColl H J Harland and McConnell with Sunday School sessions across multiple churches. Services run from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
A terse reminder asks to verify the label reads 1962 to avoid being in arrears. The note emphasizes correct dating for records and accounting, urging prompt correction if the year is misread.
The United Church announces Easter Sunday events led by the Armidale Girls Chorus on Good Friday, plus “Behold the Land” and “The Place of the Skull” performances with Eleanor Collins and Charles Jordai. CBC radio will air Passion episodes, and Holy Week services are planned including a CBC documentary and a Friday 1 15 PM radio feature.
The Hamiota Sew-Sews met in the school music room on April 13 with 15 members and 5 leaders. They practiced parliamentary procedures, viewed demonstrations from Project 1 buttons and stitches, Project 2 knitting, and Project 3 laying patterns. A follow up 4-H meeting is planned for April 24 at 7 30 in the church parlor with a program and lunch.
SAWS SHARPENED All types of saws filed by machine. Mechanically accurate jointing filing and setting. Hand or Circular, work guaranteed. James H Gradwell phone 40 Hamiota.
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