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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1966
Page
3
Kenton 57 collects for routes between Winnipeg and Brandon and via Virden. Reads like a classified notice for truck services to Hamiota Oak River Lavinia McConnell Oakner Harding and Kenton area with collect calls accepted.
Local column records a string of weekend visits and travel. Roy Williams family and others travel to Ottawa to visit Marcel Sabourin and Lillian Williams, while McQuay and Taylor families vacation locally. Several readers attend fairs, exchanges, and weddings across Manitoba and Alberta with relatives in Brandon, Winnipeg, and Montreal trip notes.
Mr John Rankin attended a Selkirk Health Unit meeting and the Diamond Jubilee of the Faculty of Agriculture. Royce Riddell joins the International Music Camp at Peace Gardens. Miss Linda Rankin returned from Chicago for holidays and attended Barbara Pain’s Regina wedding last Saturday. Oakner Post Office moves to the General Store. Visitors at Rankin homes include Ottawa’s Thos Rol lands and others from Winnipeg Wellwood Brookdale and Solsgirth. A school picnic was held with sports and games despite heat and mosquitoes.
Mrs Scott Regina and Mr and Mrs Tyndall Leduc Alta visit brother in law and sister Wes Run while Patsy Knight stays with family in Lloydminster Sask. Kay Maynes injured foot in Thompson accident. Gerald Decker and A Knight holiday in the States. Bob Sunley family holiday Whiteshell. Norman Lints Winnipeg visits Ray and kin. Quinton couple motor trip to London Ont. George Davis family fish Northern Manitoba. Dennis Decker and friends camp Wasaga this week. Andrew James wedding attended by Portage family.
Mr and Mrs Bill Hall and Mr and Mrs Ellwood Lints spent the long weekend in the Grand Rapids area. The Bedford family in Brandon and the West Runchey family mourn the passing of Mrs David Bedford Monday afternoon. Dawn Bailey of Winnipeg visited her mother and sister over the long weekend. Two cars of ladies visited Mrs Bob Anderson for his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs N Sawyer at Kenton for their 50th wedding anniversary. Anderson could not attend. Nellie Yates spoke, Mrs Anderson received an arm chair, Yates photographed guests. Mrs McWhirter and Mrs Sawyer served tea. Doug Johnstone, Marilyn and Jim visited Doug in Deer Lodge hospital. Ray Lints and children, Muriel Church and Craig of Gladstone spend two weeks at their Narrows cabin. children take swimming lessons. Mr and Mrs R Deutsch and Brenda spent the long weekend at Nipawin Saskatchewan.
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