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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1946
Page
1
The ad touts McNaught's Drug Store as the town’s top destination for Christmas shopping. It features Santa Claus endorsement and invites customers to view their holiday display and suggestions.
A broad display of cosmetic sets for women and shaving and manicure sets for men is showcased with prices ranging from 26e to 14.50. Leather and plastic cases, fancy boxed stationery, pen and pencil sets, wrist watches, compacts, comb brush and mirror sets, prophy lactic hair brushes, and leather goods are offered. The toy department features mechanical toys, coloring books, games, and baby gifts, with Dennison gift wrappings and decorations for holiday use.
Fourth Sunday in Advent service at Christ Church Hamilton led by Rev H J H Oldfield. Morning service and Christmas Communion scheduled for 11 o clock on Sunday December 22 1946.
Rev. W. G. Onions leads a morning service at 11 a.m. featuring special choir music. No Sunday School. An evening vesper and candle lighting by C.G.L.T. at 7 p.m. A Sunday School Christmas Tree is planned for Friday December 20 at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Community notices from Hamiota Manitoba include church events at the Orange Hall with Pastor G N Fulford and a Christ Church service at 11 am next Sunday, plus a Silver Tea by the W I and a Novelty Dance by the Canadian Legion. Also listed are tastings of fresh B C Holly, job ad for a mid aged woman companion, and engagements. The death of Catherine Henry at age 89 is recorded with funeral details.
Obituary notice recalls wife and mother died December 14 1943 with family memory. Classifieds invite skates furniture sale Rawleighs sales and an Agriculture course in Brandon. Death notice for James D Forsyth of Minot a Manitoba native. Hockey game Foxwarren vs Hamiota ends 9 8 with weak defence noted.
Birthday congratulations follow two pioneers born in Ontario and Manitoba. William Pearson of Hamiota born December 19 1868 in Georgetown Peel County Ontario is noted as a pioneer of 1882. Elizabeth Bailey of Decker Manitoba born December 25 1859 in Blenheim Township Oxford County is noted as a pioneer 1881.
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