Woody Woodpecker appears to disrupt Coombs chimney at 5 AM
The column lampoons a dull witted woodpecker raid at five in the morning. Frank Gray and Dec Kidd report first cousins of Woody doing the same. Manitoba Hydro’s Guy Miller notes an optimist queried his marriage license expiry. Other items joke about brainy birds and Canadian painter J E H MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Woodpecker
Frank Gray
Dec Kidd
Woody
Guy Miller
Manitoba Hydro
Shorty Turner
Court House
Petticoat Junction in the News Again
Local notes recount a break in at Deputy Mayor George Peacock and Lil Kennell’s home in The Junction and thefts from the Peacock tractor shelter. Community items from May 23 1953 and May 22 1963 include farm markets, school honors, radio broadcasts, and local quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petticoat Junction
George Peacock
Lil
Podger Kennell
Ministers Schedule for Sunday Services
D. J. McCrindle and L. Jameson lead church services at Tarbolton Kenton and Oarner with Shiloh holding an afternoon session. Sunday School also listed at noon. Let us worship God together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarbolton
Local Happenings List Involving Swan River and Area
Martha Commodore of Swan River visited Wednesday at the home of her former uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Henry Curle. Several Winnipeg Brandon and Calgary visitors appear with relatives in Hamiota and area during the weekend and long weekend. A group of six local high school students start an Opportunity for Youth project offering free odd jobs to senior citizens in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo Files
Mabel Hudson
Russell
Helene Thomson
United Colllege
Shoal Lake
Red Cross
Room II
Maurice Francis
Norman Dale
A. M. Grieve
Hamiota United Church
CKX Radio
Brandon
Percy Hedley
Fort Garry
Harvey
E. B. Homuth
Victoria
Lorne Taylor
W.I
Echo Office
Art Glint
Oak River
Hamilton
Ontario
Wilma Fleming
Oakner
Eileen Clark
Morris Deveson
Ag-Rep
Andy Hodge
Don Kennedy
the Narrows
F. S. Venables
Hamiota Echo
Miniota Herald
Woodworth Times
Weekly Newspaper Association
Fred
Charles W. Venables
C.C
Hamiota Hospital District
Chumah Hall
Audrey Griffiths
Mary Hadland
Ron Houck
Vic Edwards
S. E. Cummins
Minnedosa
Jimmie
Pop
Paul Robinson
United Church
Kenton
George Kennell
Martha Commodore
Swan River
Henry Curle
Miss Commodore
Dept. of Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Wm. Bell
J. Sunley
Terry Casile
Disneyland
Donnie Currie
Thompson
Bowsman
Bowsman and Hamiota
Terry
Lynne
Calgary
Stacey
Castle
Richard Hamel
Dana
Gary Badger
Winnipeg
Ellwood Campbell Home
Tom Castle
Clear Lake
Hamiota Area
Echo
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
Hamiota, Manitoba
ENA
U.S.A
England
By Jack Coamps
Bob
Hazel Westbrook
Harold Beamish
Hamiota
Winnipeg Free Press
Harold
Strathclair
S. H. Brown
L. L. Brown
Kae
Bruce Lemon
Canada Post Office
J E. H. MacDonald
Group of Seven
Ross Robertson
Gordon Lelond
Miniota
Gordon
Wimp
Birdtail Medical Associates
Birtle
M. Tack
M. M. M. Tack
R. M. Smith
M. Bishop
J. E. Hudson
W. K. Hames
Vo Sun Syndicat
Mary Bull
Denwal
Charlie
Parkland Parish
Decker
Rev
J. Ross
United Church of Canada
Strathclair Pastoral Charge
Doug Aikman
Cardale
Christ Church
L. E. Daley
Hamiota Pentecostal
P.A.O.C
R. J. Sibley
Kennell & Strange
Buffalo Plains Inn
Pete Lamb
His
Sundown
Keith Sunley
Dauphin
Lyle Sunley
Bruce Coombs
Malaysia
C.W.Y
Don
Gay Bray
Viola Coombs
Annie Bray
Flin Flon
Margaret Bray
Steinbach
Bonnie Coombs
George Bray
Jack
Eleanor Coombs
Mrs
Ken Warren
Prince Rupert
Mrs. Chapman
Bruce Mathison
Jim Dixon
Earl Mathison
Nel Trump
Amsterdam
Holland
Ed Mathison
We Ain
Denwal Pharmacy
Rexall Super
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