February joys and long runs of local life
February brings charity drives by the Manitoba Heart Foundation and a mix of community vignettes. Spoons from Phyllis Longmore, a Brandon driver’s oneway miscue, travel tales from Arizona, and portraits of civic figures like Art O Glint in Oak River mark a mosaic of small town Canada headlines.
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Phyllis (Nee Strachan) Longmore
Winnipeg
Europe
Canada
Australia
South America
Bombay
Thailand
Longmore
Sioux Ben Seen by Decker Girls in Old Clothes Moment
Stories recount Sioux Ben in Decker spotted on the street by two young girls who pity his worn outfits. Each girl rushed home to raid dad’s closet, leaving their fathers unhappy with the generosity. Mrs Reid’s class raises 26.50 for Korea barley eight for Junior Red Cross and ten fifty for March of Dimes. Senior Citizens euchre four hands all lone. Thought for the week urges life’s difficulties to make us better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Decker
Geo. Reid
Korea
Red Cross
Fred Wyatt
Geo Bray
Ethel Baldwin
E. J. Venables
Local Hamiota Socials Highlight February Events
Mr and Mrs Morris Lavery host visitors from Hamiota as local clubs hold Whist drives and card parties at the Fraternal Hall. Prizes go to Mr Wm Pollock and others with free next-event tickets. Bonspiels in Oak River and Winnipeg are noted with participants named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Lavery
Hamiota
Spielfarmer
Pat Decker
Pat Pate
Wm. Pollock
Wilford Cochrane
A. Black
A. W. Kirk
Hall
E. Lee
Ottawa gossip and jokes in Reg’s column roast
Manitoba’s gift to the fed and Roger Teillet are quoted on government controversy. The piece riffs on politics, Bobby Hull goals, Charlotte Whitton, and old quips about optimism and Little Red Schoolhouse days with a wink from Reg.
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Manitoba
Fed
Eral Crown
Roger Teillet
St. Doniface
Bobby Hull
Charlotte Whitton
Ottawa
Charlotte
Bob Edwards
United Church Service Schedule Listing
Church service times announced with sessions for junior and senior Sunday School. OARNER United Church and United Church of Canada Strathclair feature afternoon and early services led by REV A McColl and other ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oarner United Church
United Church of Canada
Strathclair
Christ Church Hamiota
W. D. Smith
Arrival of Kerry Elizabeth Daughter
Allan and Beryl Asselstine announce the birth of their daughter Kerry Elizabeth on January 17 1965 in a family announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry Elizabeth
Allan and
Beryl Asselstine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Toy
Hamiota Echo
U.S.A
Jack Coombs
Manitoba Heart Foundation
Kek
Brandon
B.I.M
Tucson
Arizona
Morris Deveson
Art Oakden
Wm. McBain
Merv Pedlow
Dick Beamish
Yukon
North West Territories
B. C
Alta
N. S
Isabella
Johnnie Finkbeiner
Alice Pedlow
Jabez Woods
Yesteryear
Rae Morris
Gladys Catherwood
Harvey Brown
Wimp
Norma Sheardown
Leslie
Norma
Art O. Glint
Oak River
Art
Rebekahs and Forresters
C. J. Venables
Neepawa
Eva Duchart
Dot Mc Jonnell
Mary Mathison
Marlene Smith
Doreen Fraser
Ethel Randell
Ed Shamray
Jack Hume
Fred Glint
Bob Hopley
Reggie
St. Regis Hotel
Hamiota United Church
R. E. Clark
H. J. Harland
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Myers
Hamiota Baptist Fellowship Fraternal Hall
C. Davie
Rivers Sunday School
Kennell & Strange
Kenton
Miniota
Hamiota Exchange
Don Gregory
Earl Gregory
J. M. Williams
B. P. Strickland General Insurance
CEC
Cecil Cormack
NED
James H. Gradwell
Darroch
Electric
Oak River Man
John Smyth
Duncan’s
Doak, Buckingham
Hamiota Echo Building
Hamiota O
Virden
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
McConnell Bros
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