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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
4
Weekly newspaper page lists advertisements and notices with pricing and policy. It notes Thursday publication, ad insertion rules and deadlines, and lists staff or office contacts for submissions and payments.
The Ladies' Patriotic Society thanks readers for Christmas boxes to Pt. Chapman Henry Heddesheimer overseas parcels Percy Easton and Charles McKenzie overseas six long, many fighting areas. Donations to Prisoners of War fund noted. Sewing and Knitting Contest report to appear next week. Members urged to add cheerful notes in socks for weary boys and to inform secretary of box deliveries.
A letter to The Echo argues that during wartime flour shortages the rich hoard high grade flour while poor families must eat low grade bread. The writer urges confiscation and government action to place all voters on an even footing in support of the war effort.
Members debated return to union government vs continuing with the present system after the war. Proponents cited patronage, independent representatives, and internal opposition benefits. A Winnipeg Scout leader spoke, and plans for a local Boy Scout troupe were set. Next meeting, February 7, features community night at the picture show with educational films.
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