This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
4
All claims against the estate must be filed with the undersigned in St Hamicta Manitoba on or before the Sunday of September AD 1028. Dated St Hamicta Manitoba the 25th day of July AD 1028. Elizabeth Thompson Executrix by Bennest & Squibb Solicitors.
Sealed tenders addressed to the undersigned will be received until 5 PM August 11 1928 for transportation of children on Routes A B C D E F I Hl and I for the school year beginning Sept 4 1928. Plan of routes and contract details available at Secretary's office. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. L. H. Taylor Secretary-Treasurer Hamdota July 30 1928.
Hamiota Municipal Employment Service reports mixed quotas from provinces for harvest labor. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick may supply about half, Quebec and Ontario likely short. First harvesters train due Winnipeg around August 13 with wages starting near four dollars per day and rising later for threshing. Farmers should specify wages when ordering men to ensure availability.
The Hamiota fair awarded prizes across multiple classes including registered Clydesdale stallions and mares, Canadian bred entries, Percherons mares, heavy draught brood mares, and foals. Top honors went to riders and teams such as W Hudson, A G English, A E Arnold, and G Wright with consignments from Harding Pope and Shoal Lake.
A long list outlines farm teams and horse classifications with names such as Jasper Arnold Arthur Campbell Myles and W K Fraser. It details draught and heavy teams, brood mares, foals sired by Zero King Jupiter Wyomyo King and Fairview Baronet, plus single drivers and saddlehorses. Continuous entry shows breed, age, and ownership across many participants.
The list shows Grade XI passers and failures from Hamiota High School with subject marks and notes on supplements. Notable names include Robert Coombs Norman Currie Christina Grenek Dorothy Heistermann Dorothy Lemon Elizabeth Lindeau Irene Lund Alice Mathison Flora Mathison Max McCon nell Marjorie Venables Edward Venables Graham Wallace Earl Whiteter and others with multiple failures. Grade X shows completed without supplements.
A school grade row lists Grade X with supplements Dorothy Fraser Annie Heistermann Margaret Keough Thomas Lemon. Grade IX without supplements Edith Butler Wm Mair Wom Pearson Ted Skillicorn Hazel Whimster Grade IX includes one supplemental Doris Kirk.
A small August 1 1928 wedding united Mary Ethel Andrew and Clarence Garfield Peterson at the home of A E Andrew in Chumah Man A E Andrew sister Mary Ethel accompanied the bride down the aisle as Lohengrin’s Wedding March played The couple received a buffet luncheon and gifts included traveling cases and a bracelet The couple left for Manitou Lake Watrous Sask for their honeymoon and will reside on the groom’s farm near Oyen Alta.
Rev Murdock and Mrs Murdock visit Humbolt guests join Decker district gatherings. Mrs Elizabeth Alexander celebrates 78th birthday as Decker W I marks a long community service. Reverends Baker Frank J Anderson and others pay tribute. Grace McConnell Yellowstone impressions and musical numbers end with warm tributes and gifts for Mrs Alexander.
A birthday luncheon was enjoyed with a centerpiece oske crafted with care by Mrs N Hodgson. The event highlighted a handsomely decorated cake or cake-like oske as the special feature.
The Free Press prop report lauds Hamiota district crops with a provincial peak remark. Allen Lang, youngest son of Henry and Mrs Lang of Oak River, died by self-inflicted gunshot last night. A brother died three years earlier from injuries in a chemical accident at Oak River School.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.