Summer notes from Oak River area tease local life
A rambling column from Oak River and surrounding towns covers local slang, jokes, weather, and community updates. It mentions a farmer’s tractor mishap, Canadian armed forces integration humor, prices for Alaska dry cleaning, anniversary notices, fresh summer birds, and ongoing town projects in Oak River Miniota and Lavinia McConnell.
Old Age Security rules and local notices from a small town
A mixed page notes age based Old Age Security eligibility with formation of forms at post offices and travel time. It lists local happenings from Bingo prizes to street improvements and shop openings, church reports, stamp and coin collecting enthusiasm, and a weekly thought. The items mention Gatwick airport and Winnipeg travel time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Killoh
Pittendreigh’s
Main Street
Oakden’s
Jewellery
Ian Fenty
Local Guests and Travel Notes From Area Residents
Local readers report gatherings and visits as families travel to Winnipeg Saskatoon Brandon and Moorhead. Bruce Cochran attends High Court of Canadian Order of Foresters in Saskatoon while Derrick accompanies a Winnipeg Foster child home. Hawkins family plans Vancouver visit for sister’s 70th birthday June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Cochran
Saskatoon
Bruce
High Court of Canadian Order of Foresters
Jack Hawkins
Winnipeg
CP. Airlines
Vancouver B.C
Mr. Hawkins
Mrs. Prior
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Hamiota Echo
Hamiota
Manitoba
Canada
U.S.A
F.S. Venables
Jack Coombs
Bill Rothney
Doug Anderson
Rick Caldwell
Rick
Armed Forces of
NARAF
Navy
Army
Air Force
Rivers
Bill Coombs
Whitehorse
Y. T
Anchorage
Alaska
C. W. Venables
Oak River
Anon
Jack Fowlie
Shoal Lake
Elgin Hurst
Henry Drake Quitely
Twin Cities
Fargo Moorhead
Harold and
Gladys McLaren
Bob Watt
Fred Assessine
Bill Hall
Glen Gregory Bill Coombs
Vere Little
Chas Ross
Lavinia McConnell and
Oakner
Miniota
Europe
Charlie Bell
Paddy the Beaver
Bill Pearson
Bill Andrew
Harvey Gray
Allan Avenue
Rev Clark
Telephone
Hydro
London
England
Gatwick
Rose McBain
Bill Woods
Bob Dempsey
West Coast
Dauphin
Checker
Earl Gregory
Ken Fraser
John Mathison
Jean Pedlow
Eaton
Majors McDivitt
White
Cape Kennedy
Time Magazine
United Church
Ron Houck
Reg Hedley
Jim Mathison
Lloyd Hazelwood
Jim Routledge
Jim
Rev
Clark
Racheal
Ethel Duncan
Phyllis Mathison
Mrs. McConnell
L. Geran
E. Gammack
Brandon
J. Gammack
Howard Mitchell
Wolseley, Sask
Mrs. Ray Putnam
Mrs
O. L. Patterson
George Clarke
George Baxter
Derrick
Mrs. Suter
Virden
McLaren
Harold
Gladys
Moorhead
Minn
Hamiota United Church
R. E. Clark
Oarner United Church
Decker
A. McColl
United Church of Canada
J. M. Williams
B. P. Strickland
General Insurance
Christ Church
W. D. Smith
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Myers
Don Gregory
R. C. Hunter
C. A. of
Kennell & Strange
Cec’s Barber Shop
Cecil Cormack
James H. Gradwell
Darroch
Electric
Oak River Man
John Smyth
Duncan’s
Doak, Buckingham, Presley & CO
Credit Union
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
Drs. Hudson, Hames, Ceulatey Lovell