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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 27, 1942
Page
4
May eventide imagery frames a call to prayer as the Spring Companion service and Sunday School announce scheduled gatherings. The Official Board reports monthly financial obligations and thanks the minister for his work while local members and guests are listed for recent leaves and visits.
Auctioneer J F M Johnston offers the contents of the Commercial House in Miniota at 10 am on Saturday June 6. The listing includes beds, bedding, dressers, tables, chairs, a piano, radio, stove, heaters, linen, china, cookware, and numerous household items. Proceeds go under proprietress Mrs A Leam.
The district Odd Fellows meeting occurred May 19 in Memorial Hall with Grand Master W Bird of Winnipeg as guest speaker. Sixty members and guests attended from Oak River Brandon Hamiota Lenore and Miiota. D D G M Magnus Little presided. W MS Ladies Aid guest of Mrs Edgar Alexander for a missionary program led by Mrs L Rosenberger. Mrs L Quodrane and Mrs Fo Decker to Presbytery at Miovardosa on Thursday. Mrs F James returned from Hamiota Hospital after an appendectomy. Mr WEG Little helped organize a salvage committee at Isabella Community Club. Mr and Mrs W Gregory visited Brandon for a concert by Brandon Normal School where their daughter Hazelie is a student. Junior Red Cross hosted a dance Friday evening Moe with Oakner orchestra. Mrs W Cumberland and daughter Ginil visited Winnipeg. Laverne Record of Wintripes spent the holiday weekend with Mr and Mrs D Bedford. Mr and Mrs Cooke and son Tom of Reston were week‑end guests of Mr and Mrs Ht.
Scot Melvin Cochrane led a special Empire Day service during Sunday School. Mrs Inza Baxter and her little niece Fay Wyatt of Treberne were guests of Mr and Mrs W Baxter. Mrs Itella Decker and Mr Mark Hillmen of Brandon visited Mr and Mrs A Leek. Mrs Rose Richbardeon and Mr Neileon of McCansell joined Mr and Mrs J D Quinton for the weekend. An ad promotes a Dominion Business College course with 32 percent savings for cash customers at The Echo Office.
Former CBC Talks Producer in the Prairie Region based at Winnipeg will move to Vancouver to serve as Talks Producer for the Western Region, with the transfer announced recently.
A field accident on May 18 involving six horses led to Charles Gray of Pope Manitoba being trampled after a line broke. He died May 24 1942 at age 71 years 6 months 24 days. Survived by wife Jeannie Strachan two sons Harvey and Alfred and two daughters Hazel and Georgina seven grandchildren. Funeral held May 26 1942 from the home with interment in Crandall cemetery.
An urgent appeal promotes consistent Stampe buying to support War Savings efforts. The message stresses regular contributions as a critical part of the war finance campaign.
Dr E W Crampton at Macdonald College reports barley surpasses oats and corn for hog feeding in gain rate feed efficiency and carcass quality. Wheat barley mix yields faster gains with high quality carcasses, suggesting barley should expand hog production. Farmers urged to grow more barley for Grenada’s war program.
The Canadian Red Cross Society ships over 40,000 parcels weekly to prisoners of war in Germany and Italy and plans to raise this to 80,000. Each parcel costs 2.50 and includes 16 oz whole milk powder 16 oz cutter 4 oz cheese and 12 oz corned beef.
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