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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1943
Page
4
The Hamiota United Church lists Sunday June 13 1943 services with 11 am sermon The Power of the Spirit and church school in the afternoon. Minister Rev W G Onions invites all. A Dr W Scott will visit on June 18.
A memorial service will be held at the United Church on Sunday June 20 at 3 oclock. Rev W G Onions will conduct. Army and Navy Veterans of Ham iota Municipality along with Boy Scouts and Girl Guides will assemble at the Council Chamber at 2 30 oclock.
Bill Wood and his wife lost their home and possessions when a blaze tore through their house in the early hours of Friday. Neighbours raised the alarm as the fire was already well advanced, and a gang formed from attendees at the Army and Navy Veteran's Dance in McConnell's Hall could not help.
The Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force with UN air forces create a major bomber route from Labrador to Britain. Goose Bay outpost is among the world’s largest military air bases with 6,000 foot runways.Canadian units guard the area while construction gangs expand facilities for long-range missions. Mighty bombers are prepared for the Britain trip under RAF training command.
Britain now has about 50,000 farms covering 87 million acres. Arable land rose 50 percent from prewar levels to 18 million acres, driven by female labor and extensive mechanization. The Women's Land Army comprises nearly 80,000 men.
Tenders for one 40 ton car of Souris coal delivered to Hamiota School will be received by the undersigned up to 12 o clock noon on Saturday June 19 1943. The lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted.
Applications for the caretaker of Hamiota Consolidated School District No 692 are invited until 12 o clock noon Saturday June 19 1943 Applicants must state salary desired and the position will be awarded to the best qualified bidder.
Miss Idella Jean Decker daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Decker of Decker Manitoba wed Malcolm George Hillman of Brandon Manitoba in Decker United Church on Tuesday January 21 1943 Rev W M Tarnbol and Rev H J Bowman officiated. The bride wore a floor length white brocaded sheer gown with a V neck yolk and seed pearl halo veil. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple plans to reside in Brandon Manitoba after a short honeymoon in Winnipeg.
Alarm spread through town last Friday when the Richardson residence suffered a blaze caused by a cleaning fluid explosion. Insurance covered the damage. Several scarlet fever quarantined youths are back in school. Community extends sympathy to Levi Reaman after his mother's death in Yorkton. Mrs. A. McQuonnell organist for church services, with Sunday School at noon. A welcome awaits you at the church. Fruit shortages will ease with ample garden vegetables.
High winds and dust in 1943 warn of more soil drifting years. Dominion Farms tests strip farming at Melita Reclamation Station and at Crystal City Boissevain Goodlands Lyleton Pipestone, showing 10 to 20 rod wide strips reduce drift but not cure on light soils. Trash covers and mulching boost protection. four hundred acres at Goodlands stayed intact while nearby bare fields drifted. Strips with large machinery use labor less efficiently than big fields, but production costs are comparable. Fodder and pasture crops grow well on strips in a mixed rotation, essential to prevent drift.
The New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra concert master will perform as violinist and conductor in CBCs Sunday Night Concert series broadcast from Toronto Sundays at 9 15 p m CDT 8 15 p m MDT. The concerts air on CBK Watrous 540 kilocycles and National network stations.
The eminent Dalhousie philosophy professor is Canada’s best known news commentator. He is heard frequently on CBK Watrons and national networks in CBC’s Week-end Review, broadcast Sundays at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
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