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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
4
The Hamiota Brenen No 174 branch of the Canadian Legion holds meetings on the third Tuesday each month at 8 p.m. in the Hamiota Rest Room and Deck er Hall. H. H. Sheridan serves as secretary.
The people of Hamiota and surrounding district regret the death of Peter Deuchart at his home in Duncan B C on Wednesday April 28 1954 He is survived by his wife Selena two sons Peter of McCreary George of Hamiota and a daughter Dorothy Mrs Roy Amy of Crandall Born in Wick Scotland in 1883 he served in the Royal Navy before emigrating to Canada in 1904 He worked at Virden and Warcocke Manitoba before settling in Hamiota as section foreman on the CPR line He retired in 1949 and moved to Duncan with Selena in 1950 The funeral was held May 4 at Kamiota United Church with Rev J B Coughlan and Rev A Barber in charge The senior choir Mrs A Park organist sang hymns and pallbearers from Crandall included Wm McMillan Alex Pihowich Gilbert Pearson Bob Whyte Ralph Fraser and Johnny Kolac Interment followed in Hamiota Cemetery.
The Mid-Western Baseball League re elected Wes Graham as President and Chas Randell as Secretary at a recent meeting. Twelve teams split into East and West sections will crown section winners to face off for Manitoba playoff representation. A Benifit Game in Hamata raises funds for the Red Players Fund with a long schedule of games from May 17 through June 19 listed.
Village readers push back against critics of their hometown praising local talent and growth. The article highlights the April 4 H Club Achievement Day and May WI meeting, applauding sewing leadership, arts and crafts displays, and a regional musical festival showing rural residents’ artistic and instructional strengths.
The WA and WMLS met at Mary Brown's home on May 5. Mrs Caldwell spoke on Community Friendship. W A women planned a bazaar and tea for Friday evening May 14. Mrs W Morgan and Mary Brown served lunch. Fish Pond for children noted.
The Hamiota area reports a sequence of births from April 1 to April 30 1954. Children born include girls and boys to families in Decker Quadra Brandon Hamiota Harding Arrow River Oak River Kenton Crandall Bradwardine Strathclair and Ramsay with parents Baxter Gregory Babiuk McPhaden Pedrow McKenzie O Callaghan Espey Armistead McLean Woods Sheardown Brooks Hazelwood Higgins Weselak Ramsay Beamish and others.
The article praises local entrants in an ATC Amateur Contest broadcast on Saturday night, arguing the town’s young vocalists and instrumentalists prove small communities are vibrant. It asserts the creative urge remains strong and that hometown talent can grow into advanced work, not fade.
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