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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
4
Directors C A Steele B R McNaught and Mrs Dr F M Coombs are listed as board members in the report. The item notes affiliations and roles among the organization’s leadership.
The document sets membership fees of $1 annually and prize payments trigger the next year’s fee. Admission prices are 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. members enter free. Exhibits must be placed by 10 am on show day, with judging after arrival. Awards depend on judge discretion, with disclaimers on theft and government grant delays.
A clipped notice lists flower prices with small amounts like 1 00 and 0 50, indicating a local sale or stall pricing for bouquets. The fragment suggests casual market context and does not specify vendor or date.
The exhibit lists multiple prize categories for plants flowers vegetables and displays. Notable entries include Best Collection House Plants first prize, Best Collection Flowers and Vegetables, Best Vase or Bowl of Cut Flowers, and Best Display of Vegetables among others with various prize values and subscriptions. The notes mention containers provided for sections 1 to 35 and several special prizes including a silver casserole and subscriptions to local papers.
Directors in charge F H Squibb Mrs E B Homuth W Lief set entry fees for non members at 10 cents per entry excluding Market Gardeners. R S Hodge adds 10 cents per entry. Awards include 1st prize for 2 lbs honey in jars and best display of honey including extracted and comb forms with related items.
Country exhibitors compete for top prizes including a Silver Plate after three consecutive wins in Best Collection Vegetables. A Silver Cup valued at 10.0 accompanies the Best Hanging Basket requiring at least four plant varieties and three consecutive wins to gain ownership.
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