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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1951
Page
5
A dense OCR style listing shows cast names and roles for a series of theatre productions including Yimmie Yon's Job and Rest Cure Farce. It includes numerous character names such as Deborah Perkins Ivy Perkins Miss Brink Kay Reeves Helga Bernice Blake Nora Kelly Jim Reynolds and many others across plays. Admission details list adults 50 cents and children 25 cents with Mrs Rutherford as secretary treasurer.
The Hamiota Women’s Institute May meeting featured a nursery rhyme program by children under Mrs T J Strachan Mrs A Cummings and Mrs D Rutherford with a large shoe stage. Mothers coordinated the event and participants recited rhymes sang songs and enjoyed a themed lunch with a Blackbird pie.
The Decker Sewing Club showcased work in Decker Memorial Hall on May 10 with Miss Jean Thompson praising red ribbon worthy pieces. Leaders were thanked, and certificates presented to Donna Smuttell and others. A social hour followed lunch. The issue also notes church communion, C G I T events, visits, and condolences to the Lints and Quinton families.
Community listings announce events from May to July including a caponizing demonstration at Stan Henrys farm Oak River May 29 at 230 pm a drama festival May 30 in Hamiota Theatre and a Kiwanis Public Speaking Contest May 30 in Foxwarren plus regional feeder day field days fairs and stock shows at multiple Manitoba locations through July 25 Watch for bills and notices for upcoming events and celebrations across the region.
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