Hhe Hamiota Echo March 28 1945 edition
Hhe Hamiota Echo dated March 28, 1945 published by C. W. Venables and W. H. Josey. Local notices, community news, and period content reflect wartime era concerns and place updates.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1945
Page
4
Hhe Hamiota Echo dated March 28, 1945 published by C. W. Venables and W. H. Josey. Local notices, community news, and period content reflect wartime era concerns and place updates.
A large crowd attended the Irish supper and concert on Tuesday March 20. The door collection totaled 416 dollars. Pte and Mrs Dave Brown spent several days in Winnipeg. Jack Foxton returned to Dauphin on Saturday March 24 after seven days leave in the district.
Geo Arthur led a car load of fat stock to Winnipeg on Monday. Red Cross campaign total reached 351 dollars and 67 cents. The monthly Red Cross shipments included sewing and knitting pieces, quilts, and V bundles for Britain. The 500 Club met March 16 at the Kerr residence with three card tables and a lunch. Winter collections totaled 18 dollars for Milk for Britain Fund.
The United Church in Neepawa hosted the March 7 1945 wedding of Margaret Boyd youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Boyd Lavinia Man to P O L Driver RAF youngest son of Mrs Driver and the late J Driver Mirfield Yorkshire England Rev G F Dyker officiated with the groom signing the register P O Whittham RAF of Yorkshire and Harold E Boyd the bride’s brother also signed The reception followed at the home of Mr and Mrs Ek A McKinnon Neepawa
Martha Decker formerly Martha Franklin of Malton Ontario died at Hamiota Hospital on Sunday March 25 1945 in her 89th year. She and her husband William H Decker settled at the Decker Village area in 1882. Survived by two daughters Mrs Cook of Kenton Man and Mrs Parry of Calgary and four sons Herbert J Fred W Major Robert S and Albert L with 22 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral at Decker United Church interment in Hamiota cemetery. Also notes visitors to Winnipeg and Ford convention. Returns to focus on grasses and soil building crops promoted by local farmer organizations.
The article argues for shifting to grasses and legume crops in rotations to protect soil, support livestock pastures, and guard against drought. It emphasizes rebuilding soil health to raise long term production and curb soil erosion.
Mr Walter Lief longtime Lavinia resident and farmer died in a Saskatoon nursing home on Saturday March 24 in his 82nd year. Funeral held Monday in Saskatoon where his first wife is buried. Survived by wife daughter Greta of Sault Ste Marie Ontario son Russell of Regina sister Mrs W H Symington Brandon and brother Albert Hamiota.
J L Curry Auctioneer offers a public sale at Earl Bray's farm three miles north and west of Kenton plus directions from Pope. Items include five young horses, twenty milch cows, sixty pullets, three turkey hens, forty six Suffolk sheep, thirty four feeder pigs, threshing outfit, implements, furniture, potatoes, four to five loads of hay. Sale begins 10 am Friday April 6 with cash terms and lunch.
One of the region’s largest auction sales will be held Tuesday April 10 at Geo Rankin & Sons farm near Oakner Ham iota. McConnell Bros will sell by public auction pure bred Clydesdale horses, a herd of pure bred cattle, 19 Leicester sheep, implements, some furniture, cash terms. Sale to start 10 am. Lunch provided by Oakner Ladies.
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