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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1954
Page
6
Fragmentary 1954 birth notices reference several individuals including Mr and Mrs Donald McLenehan of Lenore and Mr and Mrs SMe Carlp. Additional lines mention Mr James Senith and Douglas Rout, with dates in May 1954. The text is garbled and partial.
A boy was born to Mr Lake and Mrs Lake, and a girl to Mr Lenore and Mrs Lenore, marking fresh arrivals in both households.
A succession of birth announcements from Oak River Hamiota Virden Shoal Lake Rivers Bradwardine Lenore and other communities lists newborn boys and girls with parents Mr and Mrs. The notes also mention three practical nurses graduating and a Hospital Day tea raising 56.52 dollars. Tea was served by several hosts and the meeting closed with the Mispah Benediction. The next gathering is set for June 25 at 2 30 p.m.
The Women's Aid to the Hamota District Hospital No 7A held its May meeting in the Community Room, with 12 districts represented and 2 pillows donated. Members reported allocations paid and discussed purchasing two Electric Speed Pacs for hot fomentations, one on trial.
Members of the Manitoba Horticultural Association invite all to their annual picnic at the International Peace Garden 50 miles south of Boissevain on No 10 Highway in Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve. The event is set for Sunday July 4 at 1 30 p m, with a tour of the Peace Garden and its planting projects. Attendees are advised to bring lunch and supper.
Agricultural notes outline district experiment substation studies in southwestern Manitoba. It lists costs for summer fallowing, wheat, barley, and oats per acre, plus per acre costs of field operations such as harrowing and ploughing. Farmers are invited to field days at Pipestone, Goodlands, and Boissevain on June 14, 23, and 28.
June graduation signals transition to adult life and work. The notice urges rural youths to seek practical training at Brandon Agriculture and Homemaking School or the University of Manitoba Diploma Course in Agriculture. Details on courses, costs, and requirements are available from C. E. Bates in Brandon and E. H. Lang at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
The 1954 fair dates show Hamiota on Wednesday July 14 Oak River on Thursday July 15 and Harding on Friday July 16. Events are listed as part of the local fair calendar.
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