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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
8
A nickel plated copper tea kettle was lost on the Hamiota Cranda road on Friday February 1. The finder is asked to leave it at The Echo Office.
A verse spoof argues against human descent from monkeys by humorously listing supposed monkey virtues and flaws. The dialogue features three monkeys debating Darwin and human ancestry, challenging the idea of humans evolving from primates. The poem ends with the punchline that while man descended, the monkeys did not descend from them.
Lavinia Mrs Mervin Bridge and son Glen returned home after visiting Shoal Lake. LAC Jack Foxton of Dauphin spent several days last week visiting his mother. Mrs Ed Cochrane and infant son William Robert came home from Shoal Lake Hospital. W M S met at Mrs Shackleford’s for World Day of Prayer. Pilot Officer Laverne McConnell left for Maitland Nova Scotia after a fourteen day leave. Miss Eula McConnell returned after visiting Winnipeg with sister Mavis.
CHUMAH event marked by WMS Circle and Group III with Mrs Hazel Wood presiding. Rev Bill spoke on the Power of prayer and Mrs Bill contributed a solo. A light lunch ended the meeting as visitors and local guests shared news of the weekend.
Mrs W RK Kirk and Mrs Ed Hazelwood announce the birth of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs C Kidd at Hamiota Hospital on Sunday February 27. Rodney Lewis assists uncle Charlie who has been in doctor care but is improving. AC Alex Kirk spent his forty eight hour leave at home. Mable Kirk able to sit up briefly daily. Several locals recovering from flu. Local men curling in Crandall bonspiel this week. Grant Hyndman of the Royal Canadian Navy visited at Mr and Mrs Jos E Kirk.
The W M S met in the church for Women’s World Day of Prayer with Mrs J Killoh and Mrs D Emerson as joint leaders. Marion and Roberta Watt sang a duet and Rev Turnbull spoke. A 3 act comedy Danger Girls Working will be staged March 11 by the Women’s War Workers with a dance afterward.
John Fisher from the Maritimes hosts Canadian Yarns on CBC networks every Sunday at 11 15 a m The program is rebroadcast the same night at 12 15 a m for Mountain and Pacific listeners.
Ottawa reports that an aircraft carrying mail to servicemen in the Mediterranean crashed, causing a large quantity of letters to be lost. The letters were mailed early for Christmas delivery, and the Postmaster General explains the incident to explain why many letters did not arrive.
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