07 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1957
Page
1
In memoriam for our dear husband and father who died August 12 1956. His weary hours and days of pain are past. His troubled nights are over. In our aching hearts we know he has found sweet rest. Ever remembered by his wife and family.
The Hamiota annual United Church Vacation School closed with a church program. Eighty three registered, average attendance fifty ten over two weeks, and total offerings 28.85 with four dollars to Special Mission projects for picture books. Mrs E L Bennett Preston of Selsey, England, honored at a gathering in Mirror Alberta with W H Josey of Vegreville and others, recalling forty years since Decker days. Rev K Moffatt thanks teachers and helpers for their efforts and hopes Mrs Josey recovers soon.
Local and general notices from Hamiota dated August 28 1957 record vacations for Elaine Beamish Leona English and others with trips to Vancouver Victoria Toronto and Strathclair. A barber shop closes August 12 to 17 while a beauty parlor remains open. Died Mrs Wilmot E Kirk age 42 and a funeral in Hamiota United Church. Engagement announced for Marlene Dolores Amy to George Willis with wedding set for Randall United Church August 24.
Mrs. Lloyd Houck entertained at a trousseau reception for her daughter Margaret Ann in Winnipeg following her marriage to Leonard Jones last Saturday. Guests included out of town relatives from Rivers and Saskatoon, with Mrs. Fraser and the Houck family among the attendees.
Funeral service for Winnifred Reynolds 29 wife of Gordon Reynolds Decker School principal held July 29 at Rossburn United Church with interment in Rossburn cemetery. Winnifred born in Rossburn district twin to Walter Armstrong attended local schools and worked for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto before returning to Manitoba in 1948. Active in church and community, she lived in Brookdale Alexander and Plumas with her husband.
Mr and Mrs Clark Switzer and their two weeks visit with Mrs John Sutherland and Andrew ended with a Tuesday morning departure by car for their Mitchell Ontario home. They were joined by cousins Mr and Mrs McEwing and their son from London Ontario for the trip.
The Cochran e Beamish clan held a reunion on July 28 1957 at Marshall Chambers Park with 53 dinner attendees 114 for supper and 132 registering. Participants included six members from BC one from Alberta twenty one from Saskatchewan and eight from Ontario. A business meeting followed and plans were made to meet again next year on the last Sunday in July at the same park.
Officials say signs are placed for safety and longevity of road users. The message urges strict compliance with posted instructions to reduce accidents and injuries on streets and highways.
A CNR gondola car carrying 55 tons of copper ore concentrates from Cold Stream Copper Mines in the Shebandowan area of northwestern Ontario reached the Noranda smelter en route from the new mine. The shipment signals production at a new mining site amid existing ore flows from Ontario deposits and the Steep Rock mines. The Coldstream mine aims for about 1000 tons per day this season.
Manitoba's Hecla Island offers a peaceful resort experience on Lake Winnipeg. Visitors reach Gulf Harbor and the lighthouse, enjoy bird sanctuary views, sandy beaches, and motorboat trips to nearby islands, with Hecla village dances and Icelandic visitors noted.
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