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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
2
A stream of town chatter covers spelling glitches, visiting families from Calgary and Olds Alberta, church guest book credits, and residents moving about Hamiota. It notes tours in Europe by Jim and Doreen Bullen, spring weather quirks, telegraph lampooning, and a wheelchair excursion in Assiniboine Park.
The town reflects on the upcoming annual beauty and improvement award on May 2 while winter lingers. Residents note sparse blooms, front yards needing work, and plans to display artificial flowers at the Senior Citizen's home.
The C. G. I. T. Mother and Daughter Banquet on May 7 honored six graduates, mothers, and leaders with corsages and toasts. Diane Maitland chaired. Karen Ann Pollock led a year-in-review and finances. A graduation ceremony followed in the church sanctuary with prayers, lanyards, and a closing song.
A brief biblical verse from Romans 1 17 emphasizes that God’s righteousness is shown through faith and that the righteous live by faith. The line proclaims enduring trust as the path of belief.
Wendell Wight offers practical cautions for farmers to prevent fuel and oil contamination. He urges storing fuel in tanks with outlets and filters, allowing settling time, draining annually, and sloping tanks to drain water. Also covered are vent caps, evening fueling and greasing, and daily sediment checks with a fire extinguisher on engines.
The Women’s Institute met at Mrs. Gerald Decker’s home on May 7. Creed opened the meeting. Correspondence was read. Plans included District Convention attendance in Hamida and Provincial Convention in Winnipeg. Members volunteered for hospital tea duties and baked goods. Five dollars was sent to the Hamiota Agriculture Society. Mrs. Rockley demonstrated fancy sandwiches. Mrs. Rundy won a surprise parcel. Fourteen members and two visitors attended.
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