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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
4
Rural districts, including Hamiota, show strong support for charity as Brandon’s Children’s Aid Society appeal totals 924.87 from Concert Donations Silver Tea and other events. Expenditures detail funds sent to Brandon and local relief efforts.
Hamiota opened the hockey season with a 10 to 2 win against Foxwarren on Hamiota ice. Pick Caldwell starred for Hamiota while Foxwarren list includes Loughead and Tibbets. Hamiota lineup features D Cald well R Runchey and R Fraser. The season standings show Hamiota’s D Caldwell L Caldwell and R Runchey among the scorers.
A series begins on the Hamiota Memorial Hall Fund aims to serve the village and municipality. The planned hall will host indoor games including badminton and table tennis and provide a kitchen suitable for banquets. Donations are invited via treasurer Ross McNaught.
Saturday hours announced for The W.I. Library opened by A. and J. Robertson of Kenton Manitoba. Honey priced at 51 cents per unit appears in local sale notes.
The Manitoba Power Commission reports October output of 10,480,292 kilowatt hours, up 26.26 percent from a year earlier and 47.91 percent above 1945. October marks the peak month for farm electrification with 9,300 poles set, totaling 38,500 poles this year. About 1,738 miles of farm line conductor have been strung, with 6,000 anchors required. Hydro crews advanced into Hamiota Morris and Richot, energizing 313 farms in North Cyrus Lorne and Wallace.
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