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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1964
Page
1
An estimated 2800 people attended Hamiota Fair Pioneer Reunion and Sports Day despite rain. A parade featured new and antique machinery with three steam engines and threshing machines. The Hamiota District Pioneer Club organized the Pioneer Program and parade with greetings from local officials.
Funeral held in Crandall for Mrs Florence Nellie Bolton born Cirencester England March 8 1882 died July 15 in Brandon manitoba with husband E Bolton and a sister and brother in England surviving. Rev Bowins officiated with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. Community notices cover fair events at Hamiota and results across livestock shows and sports with multiple local winners and reflections on judge Norquay.
The Cochrane Beamish families held their annual reunion at Hamiota sports grounds on Sunday. Eighty five guests signed the book and a business meeting followed a dinner. Out of town greetings came from Bert Cochrane of Niagara Falls Ontario Mel Cochran and family of Montreal Quebec Bruce Steele and family of Calgary Alberta Ernie Kick and family of Manchwell Saskatchewan Charlie Venables of Hamiota spoke for old timers. Races a ball game and a film of the 1963 reunion concluded the event.
The annual Butler Reunion took place at the Fair Grounds in Hamiota on Sunday July 26 with 84 in attendance. Visitors came from Winnipeg Regina and Ont among others. activities included ball games, visits, a pavilion supper, children’s peanut scramble and races, plus musical selections.
Hamiota defeats Dauphin 8-2 to sweep the season series. Van Buskirk allowed three hits for his seventh win. Lyall tripled and Robertson walked in the third as Hamiota piled up three runs, then added three more in the fifth on Caldwell’s homer and Smith hits. Dauphin’s Shumanski drove in both runs.
M Deveson reports mites infest raspberry canes reducing yields and the plum pocket fungus harms plums. Control options include malathion or Kalthane spray for raspberries, removing infected plums, Bordeaux mix before flowering, and proper fertilization per University of Manitoba guidance.
Edward A. Corbet retires as Oak River postmaster on July 29 1964 after 38 years serving the community. He has held roles in Oddfellows Harmony Masonic Lodge Cardale and the Royal Canadian Legion among others and helped rebuild the post office after the 1950 fire. The Corbet family plans to remain in Oak River as Ed pursues fishing and veteran activities.
Edgar Eugene Lints born November 30 1879 Ontario died after a long life of farming at Crandall with his wife Sarah and siblings nearby. Funeral at Crandall Cemetery July 20 1964 conducted by Rev Clark Hamota with McConnell Funeral Home in charge. Organist Melvin Cochran played the Lints donated church organ. pallbearers Harvey Lints Elwood Lints Ray Lints Edgar Higgins Albert Musgrove Ray Winteringham. honorary pallbearers W Rivers L Cochran E Sunley A L Decker A Gill M Little. He faced many hardships yet held firm Christian faith. He retired to Decker in 1950 and cared for his wife after a stroke.
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