Hamiota Echo Briefs Include Key Names and Date
In the Hamiota Echo a notice references C. W. Venables and W. H. Josey with an August 22 1945 date. Details unreadable but acknowledges the two individuals in the item.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1945
Page
4
In the Hamiota Echo a notice references C. W. Venables and W. H. Josey with an August 22 1945 date. Details unreadable but acknowledges the two individuals in the item.
A Decker gathering features a welcome home for Doreen Whyte Grant Whyte Charlie Norrie Jack Alexander Bob Sunley and Murray Gregory with other locals. The event includes a community welcome by FE Sunley and Rev W R Welsh and musical numbers by Mrs George Pearson May Milne Della Lints and Magnus Little. The paper notes future joyful occasions to honor all returning personnel.
Miss Doris Nutter of Toronto and Robert S Hern of Hamiota were married Friday July 20 at St Barnabas Church Toronto. Rev H W Garbutt officiated. The bride wore a floor length white brocaded taffeta gown with shoulder veil. She was given in marriage by her brother-in-law E Lanecas ten. Her sister Rita attended as bridesmaid.
The ceremony featured Mr. Keg as best man and beer supported the groom while two nephews Gordon and Norman served as ushers. The bride carried pink roses and white daisies, and a reception followed at Earl Lancaster's home. The couple then enjoyed a brief honeymoon at Niagara Falls before Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hern departed for Winnipeg and Toronto after spending two weeks with the Herns.
Gunner William H Richardson of Wiseton Saskatchewan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson, awarded the Military Medal for saving a comrade in a May 28 mine field incident in Germany. He joined the 67th L.A.A. Battery in Rosetown in 1941, trained in Patawa, served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, and married on September 13.
In 1942 Gunner Richardson, from Wiseton, earns a rare military honor. He is from Essex England and has a six month old baby daughter. He saw his child during a recent leave to England. The community takes pride as this marks the first Wiseton wartime honor.
At Hamiota Fair, horses Mabel Cash Ellen Law Rose Direct Worthy and Grace Volo raced in pace and trot events. J W Keally and D W Brown drove multiple winners with times noted in heats. races included 2.30 pace 2.26 trot and 2.13 time for one heat, plus 3.24 pace 2.20 trot for Grace Volo.
A fragmented OCR note lists Miss Goldworthy D McAdam of Tecumseh and several allied names including H C Baldwin, Roman, Wiener, Brandon, and Inworthy with numeric entries 46 6 5.6 and 2114 unclear.
Urgent call for blood donations with contact details for Dr. Hudson and the Rev W G Onions. Note asks servicemen returning from overseas to phone 18 so families aren’t left waiting. reassurance about not feeling slighted.
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