CURRENT COMMENTS by Jack Coombs at Shoal Lake Narrows
A column recounts a summer vacation route through Shoal Lake Narrows Clear Lake Bin scarth Souris Brandon and Birtle. It notes a runaway tractor incident by Doc Williams, farm weather waiting for rain, encounters with friends, local quirks and jokes, plus updates on the Parks Board and Pitendreigh Brothers bakery business changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake Narrows
Clear Lake
Binscarth
Souris
Brandon
Birtle
Wilfred McIntosh
Art Oakden
Stan Henry
Orville (Davy) Davidson
Oak River
Tom Fawcett
Lloyd Parker
Rivers
Charlie Lawrence
Wawanesa
A Kidd
Dec Kidd
Hamiota
Kirk
Les Milne
Les
Jimmy Morrison
Pope, Man
Summer Socials and Village Happenings Recap
Social hours featured swimming boating and sun, with Judy Reid singing. A bike hike drew twenty campers on August eighteen, with food staples and a rain ending the trip. A Clear Lake weekend crowded Fraser and Gregory cottages and praised the park, fish catches by Verne Davidson and others. Town changes include a dust free business district, new streetlights, improved sewer and water, and lower insurance due to fire equipment and gas service. Updates note Bonnie Hyndman in hospital, hydro lighting drawing waterfowl, and local cottage trades and ownership shifts among Shoal Lake residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb
Vi Smith
Smith
Judy Reid
Strickland
Gregory
Wallace Fraser
Fry
Oakden
Harvey Houck
Coombs
Harold Chapple
Harold
Shoal Lake
Highway Gang
Allan Avenue
Hamiota District Hospital
Manitoba Hydro Gang
George Duchart
InterCity Gas Company
Bonnie Hyndman
McConnell
Winnipeg General Hospital
Bill Rouse
Highways Branch
Saskatchewan
Bill McDougall
Rae Armstrong
Ross Fraser
Wm. Chambers
Chambers
Shoal Lake Narrows
Ross
Charlie Bell
Public Works Department
Barry Strickland
Barry
Hamiota
Hem and haw over a chest thought for a second look
A brief note urges patience with a personal worry and suggests delaying actions until the next day. The author signs as F E A.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiots Echo
Manitoba
Canada
U.S.A
F.S
Venables
Jack Coombs
Amuk
Doc’ Williams
Lavinia District
Doc
Gerald Knight
Leonard Butler
Wimp
Hamiota Group Management Ltd
F.E.A
Grandpa
Roy Kerr
Wawa
Ontario
West Coast
Highways Department
John L. Rankin
Joe E. Kirk
Game and Fish Association
Russ Sunley
Herb Smith
Shannon Gregory
Garry van Buskirk
Pittendreigh Brothers
George
al Stevens
Robinson Stores
Bill
Mervyn Bridge
Sunny Penticton B. C
Eileen Strickland
Veteran’s Row
Jean Clark
Eileen
Hyer
Glen Gregory
Secondd Street
Freddie McIntosh
First Street
George Pittendreigh
Curly MacKay
Verne Davidson
Verne
R. E. Clark
God
United Church of Canada
Strathclair
Gospel Chapel
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Meyers
Miniota Municipality
Winnipeg
Don Gregory
Earl Gregory
Jeyes
Birtle Hotel
App
F. A. Hodge
H. Heath
J. M. Williams
Strickland Agencies Ltd
CEC
Cecil Cormack
James H. Gradwell
Phone Hamiota
J. Klagenberg
John Smyth
Doak, Buckingham,goliath, Toews, & CO
Barristers, Solicitors & Notary Publics Credit Union
R. M. B. Toews
L.L.B
Virden
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
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