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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1933
Page
6
The Municipality of Hamiota invites sealed tenders by noon April 3 for two weed inspector positions. One inspector will serve Wards 1 2 and 4, the other Wards 3 5 and 6. Tenders must state monthly salary.
The municipality of Hamiota announces road work and maintenance details are available from the Councillor in each ward. For routes and duties, residents should consult their ward representative for specifics and schedules.
A Manitoba Agriculture circular outlines methods to reduce cereal smuts in seed grain. It describes cleaning seed with a fanning mill, applying formalin solution before sowing, and a copper carbonate method during winter with proper equipment and safety measures. It notes limitations for oats barley and durum wheat and stresses proper handling to avoid animal exposure.
The town schedules a Friday March 24 open presentation of a play under the Manitoba Dramatic League with directors G2 Pearaven W. Camber laud and Jack Alexander. Wednesday features a pool meeting with Mr. Gee McConnell and a demonstration on Wool Washing and Silk Making by Mrs A Doherty.
The Lavinia Young People held a successful whist drive at Mr and Mrs W Meonell home on March 5 with multiple card tables and contests. On March 10 they presented two one act plays Who's Crazy Now and My Turn Next with an intermission program and a lunch. proceeds totaled 21.60. An Irish supper and concert by the Ladies' Aid is planned for March 17 with supper 5 30 to 8 00 and admission 25.
About sixty members from Rebekah, Foresters and Oddfellows met in Hamiota to hear a heated debate on the resolution that Canada should sever ties with the Mother Country and join the United States. Foresters supported the affirmative and won a small majority. judges and a critic chaired the event followed by a social close with songs and toasts.
Domesticated pigs harbor numerous parasites with the most harmful being intestinal worms. Worms impede food absorption, irritate lungs, stunt growth, and can be fatal. Early development stages travel through blood to lungs, are coughed up, swallowed, and reach the intestines. Preventive measures, including cleanliness from farrowing, are strongly advised.
Ladies find a fresh selection of spring coats priced at 6.95 8.95 9.75 and 12.75. A new shipment of ladies house dresses is also arriving for easy wear at home.
A local price notice lists rubbers for men women and children. Men's light weight rubbers 90 cents to 1.00 per pair. Heavy red sole rubbers 1.15 per pair. Boys heavy red sole rubbers 95 cents to 1.00 per pair. Boys lighter weight 85 cents. Ladies and growing girls rubbers 75 cents. Ladies all rubber overshoes with two dome fasteners in brown or black 1.50 per pair.
Seedless grapefruit four for 25 cents offers good size and sweetness. Oranges priced 25 to 35 cents per dozen. Lemons at 29 cents per dozen. Carrots and beets, nine pounds for 25 cents. Manitoba cabbage two heads for 15 cents. Cooking onions 25 pounds for 50 cents. Lettuce three heads for 25 cents. Celery 10 cents per pound. Fresh tomatoes two pounds for 25 cents. Bananas 10 cents per pound.
At Dominion Experimental Station Lacombe Alberta sows receive a thorough prefarrowing wash with a strong hot lye solution and scrubbing to remove worm eggs. Sows are starved and treated for worms three weeks before farrowing, then washed before entering a clean pen. Pigs are kept in uncontaminated lots at weaning and yards are annually ploughed and reseeded to pasture.
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