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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
4
Western agriculture responds to the Grow More and Better Barley campaign with a June 15 deadline for the National Barley Contest entries. Cash prizes total 120 regional, 15 provincial, and four inter provincial awards led by a 1,560 top prize in the western region.
The twenty first annual meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Deanery of Birtle convened at St George's Church Birtle on May 22. Holy Communion opened the proceedings at 10 a.m. with Canon Finch and Rev G Adams officiating. Mrs W E G Little presided over business sessions. Mrs Darrow welcomed guests and Mrs B O Whitfield responded. Guest speaker Miss Jessie Carson of Palmateri India addressed the gathering. Mrs W L H Josey was re-elected.
Dore served as secretary. Meals were provided by Blenheim and Birtle ladies. The sessions closed by evensong. Attendees from Christ Church Hamiota included Rev and Mrs B O Whitfield, Mrs Pittenbreigh, Mrs W H Josey, Miss McDougall, Mrs Lepine, and Mrs V E G Little.
The annual poultry and forage crops field day at the Brandon Experimental Farm will be held Saturday June 1 starting at 10 a.m. Visitors will view grasses and legumes, poultry stock buildings and equipment, feeding rations by age, and disease prevention during the farm tour.
Twenty competitors entered the W I sponsored concert held Thursday evening in the hall. Prize winners include Lavinia Orchestra in first, Mr Stewart of Crandall in second, and Gail Mitchell of Arrow River in third. Mrs Will Brown attends the W I convention in Winnipeg this week.
Mr. N Hodgson travels to Ontario after learning of his sister Mrs Skinner's passing. Hector Little breaks a leg playing school ball. Decker baseball team takes first prize at Beulah tournament. Dr and Mrs Cameron Allen Miss Doreen Decker and Mr Douglas Haig of Winnipeg visit Decker home. Audrey and Vivian Little among holiday guests.
The page lists baseball pairings for the East and West sections with games from May 30 through June 4 including Kenton Shoal Lake Hamiota McConnell Isabella Miniota Lenore Crandall. It also notes a Girls' War Work Board event and a request to send a Travelling Apron to Miss Helen Ross or Mrs Neb Curl. A Kenton Manitoba farm for sale describes 210 cultivated acres with pasture, fenced land, a house, barn, two miles from Oakner and near Highway No. 28, by Mrs F L Cook.
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