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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1961
Page
2
Community notes praise the United Church choir under Frank McKinnon, report on a dry year with ducks migrating south on the lake, and recall snow events of October 1961. Local concerns cover water supply, rural life, a traffic incident near Hamiota, a grocery mix up, and a detailed safety initiative by the Hamiota School Board for bus checks.
Caldwell Motors issues mechanical clearance for school buses and authorizes repairs at owners homes. Once specs are met, clearance is issued and monthly checks on brakes, lights, signals, and tires follow. The Hamiota School Board supports the program and urges other boards to adopt it.
A plain bar of iron is worth about $5.00, but when forged into horseshoes it is $1050, into needles $3,285, and into watch balance springs $250,000. The message concludes that a man’s value follows from what he makes of himself.
Local residents Irene Kirk Lorraine Anderson and Doreen Kirk complete nurse training with honors while many family and Winnipeg visitors share weekend stays. Church services are listed for several United Church charges with minister names and times. The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association and Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association hold meetings as Winnipeg events factor into the regional paper.
The first wedding at 4 p.m. in Birtle United Church united Elizabeth Ruth Russett and Stanley Vernon Teasdale in a bronze and gold themed ceremony. The second wedding in Oak River United Church joined Darlene Mae Clubb and Donald Winston Hannah with a reception for fifty at the couple’s home.
Community notes highlight Mrs. Fraser and Winnie Dickson in hospital care with patience urged as Fraser travels daily to the hospital. Jane Hudson visits from Thanksgiving, UBC work praised, Jubilee Hospital wing tour mentioned, Centennial Church projects andа new Christian education centre planned. Canadian Club talk by Blair Fraser recapped with provincial prairie night memories and music ideas shared.
The Shoppe Barber Shop remains open Tuesday Friday and Saturday nights while the Beauty Shop operates Tuesday and Saturday nights. Contact number is 57.
The British army established Canada’s first permanent weather observatory in Toronto in 1840. The national Meteorological Service of Canada would be set up later in 1871.
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