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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1954
Page
4
The Canadian Legion holds meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 30 p.m. in the Hamiota Rest Room and Deck er Hall. Secretary duties rotate among residents N. A. Johnston and H. H. Sheridan.
Local groups host whist drives dances and talks in Decker Manitoba. Citizens attend citizenship lecture by Professor Tyler at Brandon College. Churches discuss leadership training. deaths and birthdays noted. Curling bonspiels and junior hockey results featured. thanks given to bonspiel donors and organizers.
Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Maxwell McConnell W A and H Pangman for gifts and to friends who visited and sent cards during my stay in Hamiota Hospital. WI meeting at Mrs Swanson with 17 ladies present featured papers on Scotland and a review of Hamiota history.
Mrs E Robinson of Winnipes spends days at the Mc Dougal home. Reg Beasley of Clair weekend with his mother Mrs W H Beasley of Pope. Mr and Mrs A Deleau and daughter of Souris stay at the Swanson home. Dallas King weeks with grandparents Mr and Mrs S Stewart of Rivers. Miss Rose Orchard of Stephenfield visits her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Ron McConnell. Mr Harold Pollock motored to Winnipeg Friday. Mrs Pollock and Scot return Sunday. Associate Secretary from Manitoba Christian Education visited the district and brought greetings to Sunday Schools. Alan Stuart infant son of Mr and Mrs J Wright baptized by Rev Maxwell.
The Agricultural Office promotes farm management and seed plot production for Selkirk Wheat. A six bushel allotment per acre is advised with one bushel seeding rate, firm seed beds, 40 pounds of ammonium phosphate per acre, and official seed disinfectant 24 hours before sowing. Maintain a 15 foot border from other grains and roguing after heading. A weed conference is planned in Brandon on Thursday March 16 1954.
Birthday wishes extend to M John Henry of Oak River Manitoba born March 1 1868 at St Marys Ontario. May the anniversary bring health happiness and good cheer for the year ahead.
C T G Bailey Hamiota reports on loaning tattoo outfits and de horners after March 1 with a $100 deposit refundable within five days and 25 cents daily after. Extension aims to cut costs by boosting farm efficiency and a balanced program. Mr C M Ferguson urges farmers to loan and apply sound business practices and suggests small business classes for farmers would help.
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