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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1950
Page
8
A Lloyd Sheridan storefront advertises pail options with 4 pound pails at 75 cents and 1.50 for larger pails. J Robertson of Kenton Manitoba notes availability and ordering details.
Decker prepares for a masquerade dance on Friday at Memorial Hall and the annual bonspiel opened with thirty two rinks. Residents are urged to sign petitions in Patterson's store for mid week mail delivery and post office services. Local residents report return from Rivers bonspiel with notes of family visits and donations to the New Drive aimed at completing a new rink.
Office opens Monday through Saturday from nine in the morning until five thirty in the afternoon.
Lavinia residents urged to sign the petition in stores for midweek mail. The Pool sponsors a Short Course at the school on Saturday February 25 from 10 am to 4 30 pm. Miss Margaret Stewart of Winnipeg visited her parents Mr and Mrs J W Stewart. Mr Keith Dixon visits Winnipeg this week. The W A and W M S hosted by Mrs R V McConnell on February 8 with seventeen ladies present. The W M S observes World Day of Prayer on Sunday February 26 after Sunday School. The devotional by Mrs J Knight and Mrs Smith. The W A plans an Irish Supper on Thursday March 16 admission 50 and 25 cents. Programme committee Mesdames Whyte Shaw and Wallace. Bazaar planned for April with hostesses Mrs W L McConnell and Mrs Taylor.
The Hamiota Ladies' Auto Bonspiel begins Thursday February 16 with prizes valued over $100. Donations include Venables' Hardware Jamieson's Store and many local businesses. The Ladies' Club acknowledges cash gifts from McConnell's Lindsay Whyte Dr Hud son The Hamiota Echo and others.
The W.A. group met February 3 in the church basement with twelve members. Two quilts were pledged for Portage la Prairie. Four boys from the high school bonspiel at Brandon won two and lost one. Bert Smith is ill with rheumatic fever. Oakner hockey lost 12 5 to Strathclair in Hamiota on February 6.
A 1950 crop variety guide lists official recommendations for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wheat varieties include Thatcher Redman Regent Saunders and Rescue with regional suitability notes. Barley Malting and Feed varieties such as Montcalm OAC 21 Titan Vantage and others are listed with province specific preferences. Flax varieties Dakota Redwing Rocket Royal in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta are named. Order seed now. get guidance from your Line Elevator Agent on available improved seeds.
The schedule allows visits from 2 to 3 30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Children are not permitted during visiting times.
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