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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1949
Page
4
The fragment lists a price of two dollars per year in advance and two fifty to the United States. It names C. W. Venables and W. H. Josey as publishers and carries the date June 29, 1949.
A large crowd attended the Hamiota Agricultural Society competition on June 22. Wm. Ross of Oakner won the One Way Disc class with Earle Johnston and Allan Dale following. Allen Dale won the sweepstake for best handled outfit. Sam Gurr took the Senior Cultivator event and Mervyn Gurr the Junior Cultivator. Judges included George Bryce, George Holmes, and Jack Parker of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. Parker spoke on soil conservation after a lunch by the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary.
The McConnell stock show highlighted high quality cattle with totals from 68 head sold in the sale ring averaging 23 cents per pound. Grand champion Gordon Killoh Shorthorn sold to T Eaton Co for 45 cents per lb, reserve grand Bob Wilson Hereford heifer fetched 30 cents, and Don McConnell's Angus steer won Boys' and Girls' Club class. Other placings listed across several classes with buyers including Brush Bros Swift Burns & Co Canada Packers Eatons.
The June meeting at Mrs. Carol Brown’s home had thirteen ladies and two children. Plans were set for Calf Club dinner and a July picnic on the school grounds. Reports from district and provincial conventions were presented. A Mystery Box winner was Mrs. G Wright. An upcoming bazaar deadline is July 5. Arnold Nichols returns from Winnipeg Normal. Hamiota Fair is on July 23.
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