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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
5
A resident apologizes to the Hamiota Curling Club and townspeople for scheduling a dance in McConnel's Hall during sports night. The writer explains hurt over not being allowed to perform and offers future help, citing local business ties and a wish to repair the lapse.
The Highland Games return to the International Peace Gardens with dancing and piping. Entries from Vancouver and Hamilton highlight a growing event now seen as international in scope. A mass pipe band, many dancers, and a stone-laying for a Peace Tower mark Saturday August 1st activities.
The Oakner United Charge lists services for Sunday with Rev. J. Dunnett at 11:00 a.m. Church service and 12:00 p.m. Sunday School. Scotia hosts 1:30 p.m. church service and 2:30 p.m. Sunday School. Chumah serves 2:15 p.m. Sunday School and 3:00 p.m. church service.
Rev Brown to lead services at Decker eleven AM and Ortwold at one thirty PM Lavinia at three thirty PM and McConnell at seven PM Sunday School runs at usual hours at each point Local church calendar shows five worship times across communities with Reverend Brown overseeing all services.
Several WI members enjoyed hospitality at the Ellenwike Institute hosted by Mrs Geo McConnel. A WI meeting reviewed the Provincial convention with Mrs A Switzer and Mrs W Hatton reporting. Thirty dozen cages packed for Gimli Fresh Air Camp. Mrs W Decker's 80th birthday celebrated at Mrs A L Decker’s home with contests and a mauve white luncheon.
Mrs E W Alexander and party toured Russell area last weekend. Mrs A C Sweet and daughter Helen Mrs Griffin of Frobersher Sask and Mr Edwin Sweet of Winnipeg traveled to Decker on Monday enroute home. Orange lodge members from Oak River Rivers Hamiota Crandall and Virden joined the local lodge for a 2 pm Sunday service led by Rev T D Barnett.
Prize list additions include W T Rawleigh Co Baking Powder Special for best pan of biscuits using Rawleigh's Baking Powder with goods valued at $2 for first and $1 for second. Purity Flour Special requires regular flour purchases from Hamiota Elevator. W E J Foster Specials offer cash prizes for best calf of 1936 and 1938 sired by Duke of Deloraine with first prizes of $3 and $300 respectively.
July and August bowling club dates list members such as Beattie Moore Hudson Fraser Allshire and Carll with many pairings. An advertisement from Hamiota Co-Op promotes M. C. W. Gasoline claiming better mileage and cleaner motors.
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