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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1954
Page
1
A smile from a generous donor highlights the Red Cross blood bank drive. Thousands attend clinics yearly, keeping the region stocked. Help maintain the service by donating at the next Red Cross clinic visit to town.
The W I Library will be closed for July and August. Calendars are clearing at half price, including souvenir copies. Miss Jessie Williams spent a couple of days with friends in Birtle last week.
In memoriam notices seek remembrance for a wife and mother who died on July 8 1950. Local items report holiday travels at Clear Lake and Manitou Beach, visitors from Winnipeg, a rescue incident at Shoal Lake, and upcoming regional Shorthorn Show in Hamiota on July 14 1954. Community notices invite donations to the Hamiota Hospital Guild and announce a Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic on July 27 1954. A reward is offered for information on a missing Chesapeake dog. Letters of remembrance and fair preparations are noted, along with a distant broadcast of Billy Graham from London via Minot ND.
CHUMAR notes Miss Margarite Andrew and Miss Betty Amy attend summer school in Winnipeg. Miss Olive Hazelwood of Edmonton visits relatives and friends. Mrs. Cecil Kidd with Gayleen and Nita holiday in Winnipeg.
The Hamaiota school holds its graduation banquet in Orange Hall with about 90 attendees. speeches by Mayor Venabies Rev Coughlan and Dr E D Hudson, valedictorian John Russell, and awards including J G McConnell and Dr E D Hudson scholarships. A dance followed in McConnell's Hall with local musicians and graduates listed.
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