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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1962
Page
9
House with power wiring, oil heat, and garage. Includes Gurney four burner electric combination stove and Electrolux refrigerator. Apply Davis Cafe, Decker. Phone 7-5. FOR SALE 20 by 30.
An advertisement offers a canvas to fit 12 ft swather priced at 34 95 F.O.B. Neepawa with full guarantee. It promotes tarpaulins boat covers and other canvas articles from Neepawa.
Local pickup service advertises livestock collection at the door in Brandon and Winnipeg with contact reference PAG-2848-Wpg for arrangements and scheduling. The brief notes a doorstep pickup option serving nearby ranchers and farmers in two Manitoba cities.
Short classified notes advertise a two story five room house in Crandall with brick siding and carpeted floors for quick sale at 500 dollars, contact 9 Oak River. Another ad offers slough hay for cash terms at 163 Hamitoa. A third notice promotes a house and garage in Decker at 310-3 Hamiota exchange.
A compact set of vintage tractors and implements includes 1-1955 1LH C Super WD 6 with hydraulics live PTO and TA 1 Massey Harris 44 1 Case LA 1 Fordson Major 1 12 ft IHC swather with built in hydraulic 1 12 ft Case combine with engine drive and 1 12 ft Minneapolis with engine drive.
Local automotive shop Fowlies Garage in Shoal Lake lists a phone number 6 or 302 4 for customer inquiries and service scheduling.
Auction style list offering Minneapolis Moline and Cockshutt combines, Case motorized equipment, Threshers, baler, binders, John Deere equipment, assorted trucks and sedans with prices. Plus Marquette Social Credit picnic Aug 5 at Fishing Lake Beach nine miles NE of Rossburn with basket lunch and children’s races.
A collage of classifieds lists a 12 by 24 shed, an 8 1/2 inch grain grinder, used washing machines, a coal and wood cook stove, and contact at Macleod's dealer. It includes a memorial for CRIGHTON August 7 1961, a lost puppy notice, a family remembrance, and an induction notice for Rev John Sloan at Arrow River Church August 3 with Birtle Presbytery.
Bill and Mae Taylor express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and the Hamilton Fire Brigade for assistance during the farm fire on Sunday.
Obituary note for Vinola Kirk who died on August 5 1957. Husband Wilmot and children Constance Doreen Linda Larry and Brian remember her with verse and sorrow. The family signs with affection and notes they will meet again in heaven.
In loving memory of William Billy Warmer Curry killed August 5 1958. A day of remembrance sad to recall without farewell you left us all. You live forever in our hearts from Mum Dad and sisters Rosemary Elaine and Margaret Ann.
Funeral service for 75 year old Jenny Margaret Meakin of Birnie was conducted at Neepawa United Church with Rev. A R Woitte officiating and interment in Riverside cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were D I Tremain Jim Thompson Fred Wilson Ernie Birch Len Birnie and Lloyd Birnie. Active pallbearers were Ralph Killburn Fred Servante Art Babcock Jack Henton Karsten Eng and Les Pawne. Whites Funeral Home arranged the services. Meakin born Jenny Palmer in England came to Canada in 1901 living in Manitoba before marriage to John Meaken in Hamiota on Sept 17 1902. The couple farmed in several districts before settling in Birnie in 1933. Her husband died in 1938. She served as Birnie C N R Station caretaker and belonged to several organizations including L O B A Silver Cross Mothers Ladies Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion Riding Mountain and Birnie W A. Surviving daughters include Ellen Birnie Winnipeg Millie Winnipeg Edith Neepawa Mae Birnie Violet Neepawa and sons William J Port Coquitton Walter Winnipeg plus two other sons George and Frank listed as deceased in World War II. She also left a brother Hubert Atkinson and sister Mrs H Nichols of Wawanesa Man with twenty three grandchildren and 63 great grandchildren.
A fragment notes the Biennial Picnic of the old Arrowton school located three miles south of Dec. The readable portion mentions community gathering, likely with games and a potluck, but details are incomplete.
A 1893 Ker built gathering at W Runchey and M Little's Decker home brought 32 attendees, 15 former pupils, and 12 letter greetings from Lima Peru California British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario. A quiet memorial honored 34 deceased while Wes MacKay and family attended for the first time. An anniversary cake by W Irvine and River city ties noted. Arrowton School burned in 1912 and merged into Decker in 1914.
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