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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1957
Page
8
The text records scoring details for the Han termediate Hockey Team and notes a meeting on Thursday February 21 hosted by Mrs J Abbans Pope Group in charge. It mentions bonspiel attendances and prize winners with several names and locations.
Grade I and II students held a noisy and successful Valentine party with leftovers for lunch. Grade VII–VIII mixed checker tourney was won by Grayton Wyburn. Debates in Grade IX covered banning exams and women emancipation with tied and affirmative victories. Phyllis Jathison broken leg incidents noted. Phyllis Pollock returns to school. Social evening in the school auditorium featured potato and spot dances won by Donna Heapy, Fred Gould, Glennis Asselstine, and Larry McDougall.
Manitoba oil fields produced 5,786,040 barrels in 1956, up from 4,45,000 in 1955, according to Mines and Resources Minister F. C. Bell. December output averaged 15,987 barrels daily, slightly up overall but down from November due to a shorter month and frost freezing flow lines.
Oakner Curling Club announces a Whist Drive and Dance at Oakner School on Friday February 22 with Jacban's Orchestra. Ladies bring lunch for the bake sale style event. The Ladies Bonspiel was held February 19 and 20 with eight rinks. The Oakner CG.LT met February 5 to plan weekly meetings and Afghan project. They began study on South East Asia and closed with taps.
Notice to creditors of Eliza Wolrige late of Vancouver British Columbia deceased all claims must be sent to St John and St John solicitors Minnedosa Manitoba by March 17 1957 Executors Frederick Joseph Wolrige and Nellie Wolrige authorizing claim submission in Manitoba jurisdiction and date of February 12 1957.
A truncated OCR fragment lists several Canadian locations including Brandon and Winnipeg with postal or file numbers and a Hamiota entry. The text resembles an address or filing reference block without complete context.
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