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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1954
Page
4
Hamiota Branch No. 174 meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Hamiota Rest Room and Deck er Hall. N. A. Johnosten serves as president and H. H. Sheridan as secretary.
The Kamiota Echo lists subscription prices at 2.50 per year in advance and 3.50 to the United States. Published by C. W. Venables & Son, publishers and proprietors, with a date of February 10th, 1954.
In a reply to a prior letter in the Hamiota Echo the editor prints a Dear Sirs response mocking a claim by Sergeant Brims that crocus seeds were smuggled from Manitoba. The writer jokes about enormous snow depths on the West Coast and asks if anyone has seen a crocus four feet tall.
The North Central Weed Control Conference announces an essay competition open to any 4 H club member in 14 States and 3 Canadian provinces. Essays up to 1000 words on how to keep weeds under control on the farm are eligible. Prizes of 25 to the top contestant in each state or province and a 300.00 scholarship for the overall high scorer are offered.
The Cardale Cantak club in Manitoba plans a March seed fair to display Selkirk wheat from 73 seed clubs in 1953. Cardale will also present their seed plots at the Brandon Winter Fair with the date to be announced.
The community hosts a Pool Elevator Association social evening on February 17 with films including Episode in Valley Dale and speaker Lloyd Henwood from Virden. Oddfellows entertain wives with Bingo and Whist prizes awarded to Elaine Maddock, V E G Little, and Isobel Gammack. Ford Motor Company films shown with door prizes won by W. Maddock and A L Decker. Bridge club meets at the Decker home. prize winners named. Evening Auxiliary notes new members and plans a Valentine Tea on Saturday February 13, led by Miss Niven and assisted by others.
The article covers hospitality at the Lints home and prize results from several bonspiels. Winners include Mrs Brown and Mrs N Lints at a social evening and multiple rinks from Hamiota, Isabella, Cardale, Strathclair and other towns competing in Citizens, Grand Challenge, Merchants and Consolation events. It also notes Mrs Ariss in Winnipeg and a Isabella bantam hockey loss.
The Pope group will host a February meeting at Mrs A Mackay’s home with Kerr Fraser and Mr Googe giving Wood Fibre Flower Making and Metal Tool Work demonstrations. Visitors include Alan Beasley with his mother Mrs W H Beasley and Gordon White with sons Barry and Craig who has taken over the Pope store and post office.
Notice to creditors in the estate of Alfred Donald Robertson late of Pope Manitoba merchant deceased. Claims verified by statutory declaration must be sent to Box 77 Hamiota Manitoba on or before March 23 1994. Dated February 6 1954 at Hamiota Manitoba Daniel G Levenick Administrator.
The matter of the estate of Alfred Donald Robertson widow of the Townsite of Pope Manitoba requires all accounts owed to the deceased be paid to the undersigned at Hamiota Manitoba on or before February 27 AD 108. Dated at Hamiota Manitoba this Sunday of February AD 104 Daniel G Levenker.
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