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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
8
Showing this week in Orange Hall Thursday Friday Saturday a feature titled Double Crime in the Maginot Line depicts the interior of France and follows a French officer driven by jealousy that uncovers a bold spy plot.
The Decker community hosted dances and social events including a successful hockey dance with Oakner orchestra and a bridge club gathering at the Decker home. Vista senior hockey lost to Decker seniors 4 to 0 with umpire Morrice Bedford. Arrow River rink and Hamiota bonspiel curling updates, anniversaries and World Day of Prayer service noted.
Rev TD Barnett invites all families to a 12 10 pm service on Sunday February 4 1940 followed by Sunday School at 7 pm. The sermon theme The Sciences and Jesus aims to engage high school students with a math metaphor about division subtraction addition and multiplication in community life.
Improperly addressed letters and hastily wrapped parcels for the Canadian Active Service Force overseas overwhelm the Aldershot postal unit. Incoming mail lacks regimental numbers and ranks or correct units, with no return addresses. Many items go to the dead letter department despite officers' efforts to sort them.
Manitoba division of the Canadian Red Cross issued a work bulletin calling for scarves balaclava caps helmets and mitts for Canadian troops. It also advised slowing production of sling bandages binders pillow cases pneumonia jackets and Hampton pads to focus on dressing gowns bed jackets hot water bottle covers ice bag covers and surgeon’s gowns and caps. Navy air force and army scarf specifications were issued along with new army sock and gauge details. Hamiota hockey team lost to Melita 11 to 3 after a slow start.
Oakner High School beat Oskver 12 to 4 in a Saturday hockey game. The Oakner spiel prize winners were Colin Milne, Frank Harrison, Sir Malcolm McCallum, and Howard McKinnon. The Community Club and MFA hosted a January 25 Barns concert at the school with talks, poems, and musical solos.
The gross revenues of the Canadian National Railways System for the week ending Jan 2, 1940 rose to 3,127,076, up 686,244 from the corresponding week in 1939, signaling a notable earnings improvement.
Birth notices report a son born January 7, 1940 to Mr and Mrs J H Craig at Arrow River Manitoba later listed as Ronald John. A second birth records a son to Mr and Mrs Don McLellan of Oakner Manitoba at Hamiots Hospital on January 21, 1940. A daughter was born January 27, 1940 to Mr and Mrs Gad Branson of Hamiota Manitoba.
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