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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
6
Rev D Barnett delivered a sermon praising pioneer men and women for clearing paths and building Christian homes Sunday and church. He warned today’s use of “axes” in carelessness and division could erode the heritage of education and religious foundations. He urged preserving high standards and passing privileges to children.
Flash Williams the famed motion picture stunt man will headline Thrill Day at the Provincial Exhibition Brandon on Friday afternoon July 8. His Thrill Drivers will perform head on midair collisions G Men chases moon dips and a life leap off a ramp at over seventy miles per hour. The program promises the most spectacular Canadian fair entertainment with a crash into a farmhouse and a comedy How Not to Drive. Williams has doubled for stars in 65 films and this marks his first appearance in Canada.
The Manitoba Game and Fish Association launches an annual campaign to control crows and protect song birds. Contest offers 5c per crow foot up to 24 000 feet and prizes totalling 40000 with certificates issued for every 50 feet. Mail dried crow feet to Winnipeg before July 31 1938.
Bowling schedule lists matches on Green No 1 from June 29 to 11 with players Venables Allshire Hudson Jamieson Moore Fraser McConnell Carli Allahire and others. Games start at 7 o clock sharp with pairings across dates and rinks.
The Decker community hosted a farewell party for teacher Miss Edith King in the primary room. She received a silver flower basket and a silver expression of good wishes for her fine work in the primary room and festival activities. A calf club show at Decker and Isabella featured 20 calves judged by Gordon Killob with top prizes selling to T Eaton Co and Canadian Packers for various sums.
Gordon Irwin of Brandon was elected president of the Peel-Halton old-timers picnic held at Agricultural Park Brandon on Wednesday afternoon June 22. The event featured a civil welcome by W J Creelman and a reply by Rev J B Francis. Special prizes honored youngest grandmother Roy Sparrow for largest load J E Wellwood for greatest distance John Sparrow and N A McDowell received other prizes. Officers elected include president Gordon Irwin and vice president Mrs W McPherson Hartney with secretary-treasurer John Sparrow Oak River chaplain Rev J B Francis Minto. A supper highlight was rust-resistant wheat bread from MacMurachy Bros. The Perkins Bull trophy went to A E Berry Souris. next picnic planned for Brandon.
The Oakner United Charge lists services for Rev. J. Dunnett at 11 a.m. with Sunday School at noon. Scotia holds a 1:30 p.m. service and 2:30 p.m. Sunday School, while Chumah follows with 2:15 p.m. Sunday School and 3:00 p.m. church service.
The notice urges customers to request brooms made by the blind at the Red and White Store in Hamiota. It references a label on the broom indicating the maker.
Reports show a decline in Sunday School attendance across Crandal and Beulah under Rev. G A McMillan and Rev. F Bowman. Prof. A R Craig of Wesley College spoke on youth disengagement and strategies to reverse the trend and boost participation.
Experimental Farm Notes says hay should be cut at specific bloom stages to maximize digestible nutrients. In Manitoba 1937 harvests 440000 acres yielded about 850000 tons with quality varying due to weather and timing. Brandon Farm practices alfalfa and sweet clover from one-quarter to one-third bloom and grasses about ten days after heading.
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