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The Hamiota Echo lists subscription at 2.50 per year in advance and 350 to the United States, with S Venables acting as publisher and proprietor.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
4
The Hamiota Echo lists subscription at 2.50 per year in advance and 350 to the United States, with S Venables acting as publisher and proprietor.
The Manitoba Power Commission released its 1955 annual report noting 561,743,880 kilowatt hours distributed, a rise of over 13 percent from 1954. December 1955 consumption exceeded December 1954 by more than 25 percent despite severe weather.
The WMC of Hamiota Gospel Chapel held its annual meeting on January 12 with the pastor presiding. Elected officers include President Mrs George Munshowe and vice president Mrs D Giesbrecht. The group described sending literature, clothing, parcels, and support to missionaries in Kenya, British West Indies, Nipawin, and Montreal, plus local church aid and charity work. Miss Mary Giesbrecht, a returned missionary from Liberia, spoke at several meetings, and the Canadian Pentecostal Assemblies support over 100 missionaries worldwide.
The notice highlights an upcoming ice show at Oak River Memorial rink on Friday February 3 at 8 pm with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 25. It also recaps curling play offs at Hamiota and Oak River, the Klipper Kutter Klothing Klub meeting, talks by Yvonne Corbet and Miss Hamilton, a tea and bake sale planned for February 18, hockey fans at Russell, and a Manitoba visit by Mr and Mrs Ray Moreside from Red Deer Alberta.
The Oak River Students Association held its reorganizing meeting on January 13 electing Jean Bailey as president Edward Smith as vice president Byron Bridgeman as secretary Ray Power as treasurer Marie Wilson as news secretary Gill Shaw Allan Robertson and Lorrene Scott as athletic committee Cheryl McLennan Loss Sparling and Harriet Hayhurst as dramatic committee Barbara Power Donna Heapy and Dorothy Skinner on the emergency committee Yvonne Corbet Bill Henderson Jim Neal Shirley Jesperson on the paper committee Plans were made for the annual high school bonspiel on March 2 and 3 Top salesmen were Shirley McPhaden and Barbara Power in the December Magazine Campaign. In Oak River the January meeting of the W I installed new officers Mrs H Skinner. Twenty three members attended Roll call included a Scotch saying A Home Economist for the district was unanimously requested and Mrs W D Cantelon was appointed on the District Board. Thought for the day was given by Mrs M Shamray with a Nations Seminar paper by Donna Heapy. Hostesses were Mrs H Bailey Mrs T Paxton and Mrs M Powers.
Soot from locomotives at the station blanketed houses in Melfort as heavy snowfall arrived. Residents faced widespread damage requiring full redecorating in several homes and ongoing health concerns from the polluted air.
Mre Audrey Griffiths installed the following officers of Rebekah Lodge No 4 Jr PNG with Gladys Fleming as NG and Mrs P Dennison as VG. Recording secretary is Mrs Jean Pres trick. Fin Sec Mrs Helen Cantelon. treasurer Mrs Eva Greenaway. RSNG Miss L Bowman. LSNG Mrs Harel Black. warden Mrs Olive Ram say. conductor Mrs Florence Campbell. chaplain Mrs Hazel West trook. musician Mrs Louise Greenaway RSNG. LS.V.G Mrs Mona Glinz. inside guardian Mrs C Bishop. outside guardian Mrs V McCallum. degree Captain Miss May Nicolson. Several carloads of hockey fans traveled with the All Stars to Erickson for a Riding Mountain League game, returning with the small end of the score.
The Hamiota Ladies Curling Club hosted a successful spiel starting January 17 after a weather delay. Twenty eight entries competed with visitors from Isabella Bradwardine Oak River Cardale Kenton Decker Erickson Manson Rivers and from Hamiota. Prize winners included Stratford Rivers Coxnor Isabella McConnell Hamiota Campbell Cardale Cook Decker Randell Attwood Manson and Cumming Kenton Oak River and many more with Coxworth from Isabella taking the Grand Aggregate Trophy.
The All Stars crushed East End Huskies 133 in a rough Tuesday exhibition. Cardale topped Oak River 8 40 with Harvey McPhaden scoring three goals and Murray Bray and Norman Corbet adding two each. Oak River girls edged Cardale 2 0, and Oak River high school boys held Cardale 6 4. Wilf Dennison led the Oak River defense in Crandall. Oak River Tom Thumbs beat Crandall 2 1 behind Harold Pollock and Art Peters goals.
Decker Alf Gill travel plans to El Paso and Niagara Falls with family while Bert Musgrove and daughter Patricia join Rosenberger party to visit relatives. WMS and Ladies Aid meet at Mrs J D Quinton with officers installed by Mrs Bailey and Mrs Pangman. Community votes on CN R station closure after hall meeting. Holoway from Flanders Ontario to CN R agent duties.
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