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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1948
Page
4
The Hamiota Echo lists subscription prices dated July 14 1948 with rates of two dollars per year in advance and two dollars and fifty cents for United States deliveries. Publishers C W Venables and W H Josey sign the notice.
The Hamiota Hospital Ladies Aid asks for food donations for Fair Day on July 17 and Sports Day on July 21. They urgently need potatoes, cream, milk, pickles, salad dressing, bread, buns, biscuits, vegetables, and lettuce, plus volunteers to help in the dining hall and with dish drying.
The July W A meeting at Mrs. L. Pangman’s drew thirteen members two visitors and five children. Members pledged to pack and ship a bi monthly box for overseas needy families and plan bazaar items. Mrs. Poole received an electric lamp as she leaves the district. Mr. and Mrs. E Poole relocate to Riding Mountain. Louise Swanson visits Brandon camp. Mrs Patterson dies. condolences sent to Mrs Killoh. Mr J C Richardson visits Greenwood Mississippi to see son Murray in the Cotton State League All Star game.
Mrs Margaret Hogeland a longtime resident of the Hamiota district since 1891 died Friday July 9 at her daughter’s Winnipeg home. Born in Ontario she and Charles Hogeland farmed in Ellenville before settling in Hamiota. Survived by two daughters and two brothers and sisters. Funeral held July 12 at United Church Hamiota with Rev A Barber officiating. Burial in local cemetery.
The Extension Service hosts a Leadership Camp at Brandon from July 19 to 23 with attendees from the area including Wilma Hedley Olive Hazelwood Audrey Allen Helen McConnell and Mrs W Cochrane. Nine girls travel by bus to Brandon for Clothing Swine and Food Club activities along with Joyce Butler Joyce Partridge Evelyn Houck Loraine Gurr Leona English Sheila Vickery Jessie Gay Cochrane and Jeanine Johnston. A judging event on July 3 between Hamiota Miniota and others featured dress judging and quiz questions with Miniota placing first and Hamiota teams led by Jeanine Johnston Betty Kirk and Olive Hazelwood Joyce Butler. Portage Foods semi finals involve Betty Kirk and Jeanine Johnston and the winner advances to Toronto for the Canadian championship. This Saturday Fair Day marks Club Rally for Vista Miniota Minnedosa and Beulah with a parade and displays on Buttons and other club topics. The Silver Thread Girls showcased achievements Day activities.
About fifty community members gathered July 8 at Mr and Mrs John Smiths home to honor their forty year marriage. Rev Wilson offered congratulations, Mrs E Hazlewood gave a guest gift, bouquets of Ruby red peonies were presented, former pupils recalled school days, Andrew handed Mrs Smith a fragment of her long kept forty year old wedding cake, and the family served wedding cake iced by the daughters. The event ended with a social hour. The WMS plans a supper bazaar July 15 at the Ek Andrew home beginning 6 p.m. Mrs Ira Kirk of Winnipeg is visiting locally.
The W.S. request donations of good used clothing for children men and women to be sent to Europe. All contributions are gratefully received at the rest room for collection and shipment.
Birth announcements from Hamiota Manitoba record several newborns from June 22 to July 11 1948. Parents include Morris Wiggins Biecum Brown Tinney Butchart Marks and Campbell from Hamiota Arrow River Oak River Brookdale Kenton Cardale. Each entry names the parents and location.
The Hamiota Fair prize list has two errors in Canning and Ladies' Work. In Canning a new section The Hudson Bay Special is added listing prizes for the top points collector. In Ladies' Work section 297 Best Ladies Needlework is cancelled and the Reid Furniture Co Special should read sections 228 to 294 instead of 282 to 297.
The Harding Fair on Friday July 16 offers usual attractions plus a mixed softball tournament. Prizes include five dollars per win and thirty six dollars for the final game, per the bills.
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