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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
12
Local church announces September 2 1928 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity with Holy Communion and sermon at 10 am and 7 pm. Sunday School at 11 am. Rev G L Armstrong from Minota preaches both morning and evening. Daily services list Morning Prayer at 10 am Evening Prayer at 5 pm.
Rev E Lund leads morning worship with subject Jesus His Greatness of Soul. Sunday school and Bible classes for all ages at 12 10. Chumah Sunday School and Bible classes at 2 p.m. Rev J M Wallace preaches at 3 p.m. and leads joint Zion church service at 7 p.m.
Rev J M Wallace will lead morning worship at Hamiota at 1 o clock September 2 1928 with the theme Laborere in the Vine yard for boys and girls a story The Indian Girl who became a Brave Sunday School 1210 am 7 pm joint service in Zion subject Passers By and Standers By 2 pm preaching service Sunday School at 3 pm Scotia Sunday School 2 30 pm preaching at 3 30 pm Rev E Lund conducts services at Oakner and Scotia
Birth announcements from Hamiota Hospital list several newborns to Hazelwood Pollock McConnell Irvine families with dates in August 1928. The electric light gang finishes street wiring as contractor Iverson arrives to start building the power house under Mayor Anderson. E W McConnell offers $300 and $200 prizes for a Best Sheaf of Marquis Wheat at the Hamiota Agricultural Society Seed Grain Fair for youths up to 16.
Published for the people of Decker and surrounding district by FLW with editor note.
A columnist muses that next Monday the average citizen will take a full day off to publicize his virtue for working the rest of the year, framing it as a display of civic pride and self praise. The tone critiques performative labor and questions the motive behind such declarations.
A local mentor urges residents to invest effort and kindness as a community ethic. He notes small acts accumulate into larger benefits for families, schools, and neighbors, shaping a cycle of goodwill and reciprocal support throughout the region.
A Labour Day note urges business men and farmers to ease the work grind by equipping farms with McCormick Deering labor saving and cost reducing machinery. The tone favors practical improvements and economic relief for rural workers.
A threshing outfit travels to Hamiota covering eleven miles in thirty five minutes. Mr Decker offers information about a New Model 14 ton truck. A husband on vacation is teased about sharing funds by his wife who demands four fifths of the money.
Two second hand 10 20 tractors offered for sale both in excellent condition one has had a new engine block installed and is ready for use with no major faults mentioned the other unit available at similar standard and price expectations.
A reflective piece argues that progress for a town comes from constructive effort rather than public criticism. It suggests focusing on tangible improvements and community collaboration to foster growth and morale.
After Labor Day many students look forward to the school start and outdoor hockey season. Ford Motor Co plans heavy Model A fourteen ton truck production next month. Wm Matheson already owns one and is pleased with its wheat hauling performance.
The notice keeps Sunday October 21 and Tuesday October 23 open for Lavinia anniversary observances and a fowl supper. The Manitoba Wheat Pool announces an initial 1928 season payment of 850 in No 1 wheat due to the drop in wheat prices. F E Simpson of Dauphin named county court judge for the northern district with headquarters at Minnedosa, succeeding F E Maulson who retired after a special commission investigation.
Winnipeg tally shows 1 816 homestead filings in four western provinces for the first quarter, up from 1 030 in 1927. Manitoba 107 vs 138, Saskatchewan 655 vs 513, Alberta 982 vs 367, British Columbia 72 vs 12. CPR reports April net profits up 150 944.85 and four months to end-April up 1 802 617.71 vs 1927. English Rugby League team set to arrive Vancouver September 14 for games before Montreal and return to England. CPR offers two five year scholarships for apprentices or employees under 21 or minor sons, for study at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal and Montreal School for Higher Commercial Studies, based on competitive exams.
The notice requests advertisers to bring their copy on Tuesdays and specifies ads cannot be changed on Thursdays. It also calls for old linen for Hamiota Hospital and announces the Sheep and Swine Breeders Association of Manitoba annual sales in Brandon at the Winter Fair Buildings on October 24 and 25.
A terse exchange shows a locomotive engineer preparing to cross a busy intersection while a flivver and a trock loom nearby. The scene captures tension as the engineer contemplates safety and timing, with a casual exchange about extending a quick shoe shine.
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