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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
4
The YP Clase held a meeting at the Skinner home led by Gertrude Tremaine. Dorothy Shackleford returns from a holiday at Howden and other points as preparations for festival work proceed. a quip on women’s talk concludes the report.
Tenders for coal to supply Dominion Buildings and experimental farms in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia are due by 12 noon on May 13 1940. Tender forms and conditions are available from Ottawa Winnipeg Saskatoon Calgary Victoria district architects. Bids over 5000 require a 10 percent security by certified cheque or guaranteed bonds.
The note lists a Sunday CG.1T service with guest speaker Mrs. McFarlane of Orandell, an annual Tennis Club meeting at McDougall's store naming L. Cochrane as president and A. Gill as secretary-treasurer, plus a music recital by Paul of Dauphin with YPA leader Mrs. McDougall introducing several artists and pianists from nearby towns.
Mrs F Decker hosts the Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary Society on Thursday for a missionary talk led by Mrs A Peel. The Norton Sports Committee sets Saturday June 22 for their Sports Day.
Imperial Oil announces Marvelnade motor oil made with four advanced refining steps. The oil is marketed as longer lasting, better protecting engines, and more economical. The process removes deposits sludge wax and impurities for high quality lubrication across temperatures.
Alberta Pacific Grain Company Ltd offers to purchase the N Bawlf Grain Company for 1,000,000. Shareholders of both firms are summoned to meetings in Winnipeg on May 30 and May 31 to approve the transaction. Directors urge approval as the Alberta Pacific traces back to 1901 with 369 country elevators and Pacific Coast terminals.
The facility adds an elevated terminal and an elevator with a capacity of 2,850,000 bushels at the Head of the Great Lakes. The upgrade expands storage and handling for regional grain traffic and positions the site as a key hub for inland shipping.
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