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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1947
Page
4
Mrs James Dickie of Hamiota Manitoba celebrates her birthday born May 2 1870 in Pitsligo Aberdeenshire Scotland.
May rationing timetable lists butter coupons B 35 to B 52 with specific validity dates including B 50 on May 8 and B 52 on May 22. Sugar coupons S 26 to S 48 now valid while S 49 and S 50 are valid May 1. Sugar and Y series coupons are noted with May 15 applicability.
Birth notices from Dauphin and surrounding Manitoba towns list three newborns. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Long of Dauphin on Friday April 18 1947. A son to Mr and Mrs Gordon Waddell of Newdale on Monday April 21 1947. A son to Mr and Mrs David Arbuthnott of Killarney on Wednesday April 23 1947.
Mrs Jarrett spent a day or two with her daughters in Winnipeg last week. Mrs Henderson is home after wintering with her daughter Mrs Davidson at Decker. Mrs Patterson and family of Shoal Lake visited her parents Mr and Mrs W B Strachan for a few days. Evelyn Rivers, after completing her second year at Manitoba University in Science, returned home Saturday. Church services have resumed and we hope weather and roads improve for the congregation.
A $10 000 sale of farm implements and stock was held at J D Quinton’s farm with J G McConnell as auctioneer. The local W I realized $176 from lunches. Drs E D and J E Hudson spoke on Public Health in Decker Hall. Three educational films were shown via the Hamiota Film Board. A moving picture projector is planned for Decker.
Mr and Mrs Reg Pangman of Winnipeg visited the district over the weekend. Mr Geo McConnell returned from Winnipeg on Thursday. Arbuthnott attended the B A Oil convention in Winnipeg. The hockey team drew a capacity crowd at their amateur event.
Last Friday night prize winners included Sharon Baisley in first place and a group led by Bob King and Earl Pollock taking second for the Back Alley Quaret te. Cardale’s Miss N. McCormick won third. proceeds totaled 149 dollars. Mrs. Ron McConnell visits Miami. The Swansons and Louise returned from Boissevain. Richardson family visited Neepawa. Miller family received a tray and money. Gordon Killoh offered community greetings. The Millers have left the farm for Hamiota.
Dominion entomologists warn heavy losses likely in southern and central Alberta and Saskatchewan from grasshoppers and wheat stem sawflies. Officials urge farmers to apply recommended controls including baiting, early spring tillage, and sawfly traps with seed timing advised before mid May and after last year’s stubble.
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