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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1954
Page
4
Miss Catherine Brown of Minnedosa spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs H D Brown. Miss Lowe of Reston was a weekend visitor at Mr and Mrs Geo Fraser. Two rinks from Oakner attended the high school bonspiel at Kenton. Mr Allen Brown left last week to commence RCMP training.
Oak River plans a men's bonspiel February 15 to 20 with six events nine sheets of ice and good prizes. Later a fancy dress carnival and ice show is slated March 3 at Oak River Memorial Rink. Kreuger rink won Grand Challenge at Shoal Lake. teams include Westbrook Shamray Shah. Card of thanks expresses sympathy after bereavement.
Mrs Winnifred Henry 68 beloved wife of John Henry of Oak River died January 19 at home after a brief illness. Born in Oak River in 1885 she lived there all her life. Survived by husband, six sons Homer Orville Alex Robert Walter Esmond and three daughters Mrs James Moar Brandon Mrs Herbert Stephens Cardale and Rena at home. Also three sisters and a brother, eight grandchildren. Funeral in Oak River United Church Friday at 2 pm with Rev Friebert officiating. Pallbearers named.
Fred Glint along with O L Davidson Neil McCallum W D Reid Harvey Espey R McLellan Fred Gourley and John Bormford are listed as Henry Flower bearers in the ceremony.
Marion Henderson known as Big Boy, a sleeping car attendant on the Canadian National Railways Continental Limited, completed his last run after a 2.5 million mile performance record. Born in Waco Texas, he moved to Canada in 1924 and joined CN in 1928, serving mainly on the Vancouver route between here and Vancouver.
C T G Bailey Hamiota reports a garden club organized at McConnell on January 28. Leader Mrs Fowlie presides with Ann Syrnyk as vice president Barry Mitchell as secretary Loreen Scott,, welcoming McConnell into the 4H Club family. A Labor pamphlet on “Farmers Son” is available at the Agriculture Office.
The letter from Dave Brims of Nanaimo B C recalls old friends in Hamiota and District. He references a past photo showing ice encrusted golfers and notes memories of winters and music of snow. Brims invites readers to visit when he tends crocuses and stays busy with winter tasks.
Rodney a new late maturing oat variety developed at the Laboratory of Cereal Breeding Winnipeg Manitoba shows strong disease resistance to smut and rust. Licensed for production in Canada last spring with 2300 bushels distributed for increase, 500 bushels sown in Alberta. Canada Experimental Farms Service notes Rodney matches Exeter and Victory in maturity but exceeds them in straw strength kernel size and disease resistance, suited to western rust areas.
Seedtimeg and Harvest leaders highlight the 4 H Club movement in Canada as a nationwide effort guiding girls and boys aged 10 to 21 to learn by doing. The program grows with 44 H Club activities in each province, overseen by Extension Divisions and the Canadian Council on 4 H Clubs, with sponsors and allies across industry. The Line Elevators Farm Service promotes membership and notes Western Canada benefits from joining this citizen and farming education program.
Hamiota citizens attending the Hamiota Athletic Association meeting in the school auditorium endorsed the program unanimously. Proposals for financing include contributions from community organizations on a budget basis and a tax rate on the School District of Hamiota. The group complimented the School Board and expressed confidence in Murray Richardson as Sports Director. The meeting enjoyed N F B Basic films.
Dave Brims of 194 Fourth Street reports the first crocus bloom of spring this afternoon in his front garden. The small rich yellow flower is described as perfect and signals the season’s arrival. Free Press.
The regular meeting of Court Hamiote No. 87 is to be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6 pm. Brethren are welcome. Officers listed include Ross Robertson and John McGhee.
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