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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
7
Hamida runs Duncan's Barber and Beauty Shoppe inviting policy holders in Harrison Shoal Lake district to call for service. Shop is open Tuesday Friday and Saturday nights and advertises experienced workmanship and local reach.
William T. Andrew Secretary-Treasurer announces actions from Hamiota Manitoba dated May 3 1954.
The WT will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs Elgin Mc Connell on Thursday June 3 at p.m. Mrs Foxton of Hamioda spent last week at her sons home. Miss Fay Vane of Crandall spent last weekend at the Teacherage.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Fleming and family travelled to Winnipeg last Friday for the coping ceremony for Shirley and Sheila Fleming who are training at Misericordia Hospital. Mr Ivan Routledge joined the Flemings. Also noted are visits by J F Smithson family to Wapella and Brandon residents Leona Anderson and Marjorie Gordon plus Wayne Thomson. Murray Riddell suffered a broken jaw last week and is hoped to recover quickly.
The note lists weekend visits from Winnipeg and Brandon to local homes including the Watt and Richardson households. It cites Wilma and family, district attendance at the W IL convention in Elkhorn, and various out of town guests. It also reports McConnell baseball and girls softball results against Cardale, a fire that destroyed the McConnell United Church on May 23, and a wedding at Millwood School with post ceremony moves to Pope Manitoba.
Edith Joan MacFarlane became the bride of William Arthur Collie at Knox United Church Russell Manitoba with Rev. W. G. Zwicker officiating. The ceremony featured music by L Leifer and a lace satin gown for the bride, with a reception at the Spencer home and family toast recalling H Furnace’s earlier proposal.
Oak River hosts a three day festival with 590 attendees from Kenton Crandall Rivers Isabella and Oak River. Adjudicator Mrs Venables from Winnipeg praised nine plays noting best adult play Kitty Kitty Kitty and top acting honors to E Frost Claire Sparling Beverly Greenaway and Gordon Harris. Winning groups advance to the Provincial Drama Festival in Brandon June 3 to 5. Next year Ken ton will host.
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