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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1952
Page
4
Hamiota Branch No 174 holds meetings on the third Tuesday each month at 3 pm in the Hamiota Rest Room and Decker Hall. W H Brooks serves as president and N A Johnston as secretary.
The Kamiota Echo lists 2.00 per year in advance and 2.50 to the United States. Published by C. W. Venables Son, with date December 11th, 1952.
The piece offers lighthearted holiday ideas and frugal suggestions. It mentions colored snow for decorations, vegetable dyes in whipped soaps, a Christmas Day skating party for a healthy activity, and cooking tips like turkey soup. It also advertises products from a hardware or grocery outlet and thanks utility workers for power.
The report compares wheat varieties across the 1949-1952 period, detailing rust infection levels and yields. Chinook shows high infection and notable yield loss, while Lee Thatcher Redman and Regent show strong resistance with higher outputs. Durum Stewart also tops among durum varieties, with several other cultivars yielding below 50 bushels per acre.
Cheryl McLennan and Edward Coulson won junior and senior awards at the Oak River I O O F sponsored oratorical contest in McLennan Hall. Junior contestants totaled three and seniors five with topics Raven and Conservation of Wild Life. A spoken poetry segment featured twelve entrants with McLennan first for The Forest Fire.
The Womens Weetiig was held at Mire Mo Hazel wood's home on Tuesday December 9th with 11 members and 1 visitor present. Mrs Hazelwood's group led the meeting which was the Xuas service. Lunch was served. Don’t forget the Noas Tree Concert on Friday evening December 19.
The December session of the WA and WOM.S. at Mrs W A McConnell’s home drew 15 members. Officers were elected for 1953 and the Xmas program The Season of Birth and Re-Birthwas staged by several members. Upcoming events include a Xmas Tree Dec 23 and Candle Light Service Dec 21. Baptisms performed for Dallas Warneson and Jalis Louise. two patients listed in Hamiota Hospital.
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