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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1952
Page
5
Promoters succeed through advance publicity, mainly via the local newspaper. Adequate funding and timing are crucial, especially in rural areas lacking experienced promoters. Planned publicity builds public interest, with newspapers delivering the strongest build-up and sustained support for events and causes.
A Women’s Auxiliary meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 21 at the home of Mrs J Lobban. Attendees are asked to bring or send an apron.
The 1951 Save the Soil drive in Pilot Mound Manitoba promoted soil erosion prevention and soil fertility through trash cover and crop rotations. Farmers were surveyed, scored, and prizes awarded at an Achievment Day Banquet, with River Bank noted as a major award.
The Y P U bonspiel took place in Oakner February 8 and 9 with eight rinks competing. Finalists in the first event were Lyle Smith and Bob McFeely, McFeely winning narrowly. In the second event Jean Stevenson and Jim Brown reached the final, with Jim Brown taking the honors. A meeting at Hamiota United Church drew many members, Miss Radley’s talk and photos were well received. A high school dance is planned in Oakner February 22 with Riddell’s orchestra.
A long article discusses humus the organic matter in soil, its role in nutrient release, soil structure, aeration, water retention, erosion prevention, heat absorption, and microbial health. It links organic matter to crop rotation in the Prairie Provinces and notes the need for trained agronomists to improve returns and alleviate poverty. Miss Radley spoke on African youth, gospel work, and the need for education and hospitals, with a social afterward.
Miss Edith Radley R N on furlough from Angola West Africa spoke at Hamiota United Church on February 7 describing her nursing duties at Chissamba. Auxiliaries of Birtle Presbyterial heard of her work with African people and received personal greetings in African from her colleagues.
Prize list dated February 14 to 16 1952 for Hamiota Ladies Curling Club Bonspiel. CHALLENGE Open Event awards four reversible blankets tops, hostess glass sets second, sewing cabinets third, ash tray sets fourth. plus a grand aggregate of four curling ornaments. CLUB Open Event offers four bathroom scales top, electric kitchen clocks second, cake holders third, silver bon bon dishes fourth. Open to all rinks losing first game in Challenge and Club events. sponsors include Hudson Bay Co McConnell Bros Simpson's Hamiota Co-Op T Eaton Co Ltd Brown's General Store. Grand aggregate donated by McNaught's Drug Store.
The Hamiota Ladies Curling Club extends gratitude to all prize and cash donors who supported the 1952 bonspiel. Donors include Houck's Garage Reg Fields Coffee Bar Murray Coupland Duncan's Beauty Parlor M. Manwaring Hamiota Quick Freeze Newton & Baxter Dr Ed Hudson Dan Levenick Moore's Garage Pittendreigh Bros Paul Robinson Gordon Smith Bill Brooks Tom Jasper J P Strickland Lindsay Whyte Wm Andrew Curll's Store Caldwell Motors Monarch Lumber Wright's Central Hotel Mark's.
A series of birth notices from Hamiota and surrounding Manitoba towns lists new arrivals in January 1952. Couples named include McMillan, Garden, Rollo, Campbell, Hedley, Farrent, Shaw, Sedgewick, Rockley, Miller, Irvine, and Poppel, with sons and daughters announced on specific dates.
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