11 Jan 1939
Page 1
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1939
Page
1
The West End barber shop notes that the Mc Connell Ladies Aid held its annual meeting in December and raised over 40000 during the year. Funds funded church improvements including painting the exterior and installing electric lights in the manse. The 1939 officers include Honorary President Mrs Savage and President Mrs A Pangman with various committee roles.
Local notices list wanted two Bourbon Red Turkey Hens and job ads for sewing machines. Community events include Christ Church annual meeting January 17 and Women’s Association January 12. Sporting notes show Brandon Intermediate hockey at Hamiota and recent games with Shoal Lake, Griswold, and Isabella teams.
The Christ Church Hamiota service list notes Rev. S. B. Guille as rector for the second Sunday after The Epiphany. Sunday School begins at 11.30 a.m. Evening Prayer at 7 p.m. with the subject Render unto Caesar. Oak River hosts Evening Prayer at 3 p.m.
Fry's Cocoa priced at 23 cents per tin and 18 cents per pound, with all items included in the sale.
The Hamiota Curling Club lists ice schedules for three rinks with teams such as Waddell Levins Strickland Nield and Burges Houck Cochran Williams and Dr Coombs. The Bonspiel begins Monday January 30 with multiple matchups across rinks 1 2 and 3 including Burgess R Coombs Andrew Rattan Fraser Mair Ruttan Dr Coombs Nield Juckes and Waddell Houck Andrew.
The schedule lists multiple matches for Caldwell, Mair, McNaughton, Venables, Allshire, Lindsay and Mrs McNaughton across January 1 to 27 with alternating home and away games and a spare round. Strong local teams compete in weekly fixtures including both men and women events and a back game highlighted as a feature.
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