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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1949
Page
6
A regional fruit and vegetable list highlights offerings including California oranges Texas grapefruits B C apples grapes lettuce cranberries tomatoes cauliflower celery and waxed vegetables. The report emphasizes widespread availability across markets.
The Chehamiota Echo notes subscriptions priced at 2.00 per year in advance and 2.50 for U S readers. Published by C W Venables and W H Josey with issue date December 21 1949.
The Lavinia church unit hosts a Sunday School Christmas Tree on Thursday December 22. The W A and W M S members met December 1 with Mrs W A McConnell. Seventeen ladies attended and the program featured participants and a solo by Mrs Whyte. Officers for 1950 were elected including President Mrs E A Dixon and Vice President Mrs B A McConnell. Hostesses were Mrs Foxton and Mrs Shayman. Mr Norman Stewart left town for the winter at Flin Fion.
The Christmas Tree Concert will be held in the school on Friday December 23 at 8 p m. Miss Phyllis Brown spent last weekend visiting friends in Winnipeg. Mrs R McFeely spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Ivan Kirk at Saskatoon.
The Hamiota Curling Club announces skating nights on Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings with no hockey. Monday and Wednesday nights are reserved for hockey only.
A Christmas message from the Line Elevator Companies notes the droughts of 1949 amid general prairie prosperity. It emphasizes faith in farming, urges better use of farm products in industry, and calls for feeding, clothing, and sheltering neighbors. The note ends with best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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