Lavinia News Briefs From Lavinia and Saskatoon Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter Lief of Saskatoon spent a week visiting his brother A W Lief. The Sunday School held its annual picnic at The Narrows on Thursday with races for boys and girls and a tug of war won by a close vote. Refreshments followed on the green. Miss Corrie and Miss McCrindle received gifts of a travel album plates and compacts from A W Lief and Mr Tremaine. Mrs Poyllie Williams has returned from Minnesota. Mr and Mrs William Meakin are visiting friends in Lavinia.
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Walter Lief
Saskatoon
A. W. Lief
Narrows
Thoreday Inst
A. E Wallace
Percy Taylor
W. Lief
Miestertrade Tremaine
Corrie
McCrindle
Poyllie Williams
Minnedoss
Mrs
Wm Meakin
Lavinia
Birthday Congratulations for Mrs W H Decker
Birthday list invites readers to submit birth details for Hamiota district residents. Mrs W H Decker of Decker, born Milton Ontario July 9 1856, noted as a pioneer of 1882. Readers prompted to send names, dates and birthplaces to the Echo Office for near date publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W H. Decker
Decker
Milton, Ont
Hamiota
Echo
Local social notes from Hamiota and surrounding towns
Mrs Morrison of Hamiota attends with Mrs L W Cochrane and Decker family guests visit Balcarres. Misa Decker completes Grade XII at Balcarres High School while Misa Hilda Keys visits from Balcarres. Evening Auxiliary hosted by Mrs Bruce Donverty. church reports and Hirile Presbyterial noted. Picnics planned for Salt Lake on July 25. Baby girls arrive for Hodgson and Wyatt families at Hamiota Hospital. School year ends. Geo Pearson to lead. Miss Ridewill and Miss Kathleen King take teaching posts. Quinton family weekend at Carman for Live Stock Fair. Wyatt sister Francis from Winnipeg visits at Decker home.
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A L. Decker
Mere
Hanna
Doreen Decker
Balcarres
Misa Idella Decker
Balcarres High School
Misa Hilda Keys
Balcarres Ior
A. L. Decker
Bruce Donverty
K Gregory
Mies N. Yates
Hamiota Hospital
Clare Hodgson
Sod
Willis Wyatt
Beese Sr
Walford Beese
Stacey
Winnipeg
Henry Lillis Key
Manian Frame
Decker and
Lenore
Oakner Scotia and Chumah United Church Services Schedule
A Sunday schedule shows Oakner holding an 11.00 a.m. church service with a 12.00 p.m. Sunday School and a 1.30 p.m. church service at Scotia followed by a 2.30 p.m. Sunday School. Chumah lists a 2.15 p.m. Sunday School and a 3.00 p.m. church service.
Co operative Plan Field Day At Pettapiece July 20
A field day for farmers will be held at Pettapiece on July 20 beginning at 1 30 pm. Demonstrations will cover rust resistant wheat varieties Apex Renown Thatcher and Regent plus fourteen oat and barley varieties. The 60 acre plot allocates 4 acres to oats 20 to Renown wheat 23 to Thatcher 17 to Apex with 200 demonstrations and true to variety plots. Local officials and industry groups sponsor the event with W H Johnson in charge. Location Sec 24 Tp 13 Rge 21 mile north of United Church and 4 miles south of Oak River Rapid City Highway.
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Pettapiece
Apex
Renown
Thatcher
Regent
Regent Thatcher
Alberta
Pacific
National
Midland
Searle
Home
Northern
Federal
Agriculture
W. H. Johnson
Dominion Cerealist
United Church
Oak River
Rapid City
Experimental Farm Notes on Sweet Clover Health and Drouth
Crops of sweet clover are thinner and suffered more killing in Manitoba this year. Drought from August 1938 to May 1939 caused losses, with root health and moisture factors key to survival. Weevil outbreak in 1489 affected stands, while advice emphasizes deep root development and three crop sequences on well prepared land. Hamiota church anniversary set for October 1 and local notices advertise woodworking, furniture finishes, and nursery plants in Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Drouth
Felden
Canadian Seed Growers Meet Highlights Seed Quality Growth
Mayor Telford welcomes the Canadian Seed Growers Association and the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. The agricultural scientist has boosted production and quality, enabling greater export of Canadian seeds. The article notes pending discussion on market distribution to reduce surpluses and outlines factors influencing wheat prices and supply worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thie
Telford
Vancouver
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Picture Framing and Stove Repair Services in Hamiota
Mouldings suitable for Snap Enlargements and framing offered by C. J. Venables above The Echo Office. M. W. Coldicott & Son continue Kitchen Range repair work. They claim to restore stoves to near new bake quality or improve a new stove by fifty percent. Contact M. Aw Coldicott in Hamiota for details.
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C. J. Venables
Echo
M. W. Coldicott & Son
M. AW
Coldicott
Community Notice on Brooms by the Blind Vendors
The Red and White Store in Hamiota sells brooms made by the blind. Labels on broom products reference Lavinia Decker Orrwold and McConnell. Events listed show Lavinia at 3:00 p.m. and McConnell at 7:00 p.m. Ask for and buy these brooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red & White
Hamiota
Majesties Accept Hikers Badges During Banff Visit
King George and Queen Elizabeth accepted the Sky Line Trail Hikers silver insignia after a hike to Tunnel Mountain. A cairn at Tunnel Mountain and a lookout named Queen Elizabeths View on Stoney Squaw Mountain were proposed, with Dan McCowan leading the group. The Sky Line Trail Hikers Promote Canadian Rockies trails and plan a four day camp August 4-7 in the Patringan Valley north of Lake Louise. J Murray Gibbon is honorary president and founder.
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Tunnel Mountain
Banft
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canadian Rockies
Dan McCowan
Presi
Sky Line
Ptarmingan Valley
Lake Luise
Bip Wiward Beatty
Honrary
J. Murray Gibbon
Montreal
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Edson
East
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Port Arthur
Armstrong
West
San Francisco
Jasper
Cosi
Mrs. Morrison
L. W. Cochrane
Tarry Stewart
Khedive, Sask
Francis Wyatt
Oakner
Scotia & Chumah
United Church Services
Scotia
Chumah
THE
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
One
Norway
Surect
Boston
Massachusetts
Hamiota United Church
Allshire
Hamieta
Eucal Manitoba
Sheridan
the World Wheat
H. G. L. Strange
Ruagian
Trans-Volga
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Egypt
Australia
Argentine
Europe
Rnessia
Greece
Vinia United Churches
Hamiota Fair
Hamiota Echo
Aan Royal Bank OF Camara
Hamiouta
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