Town and Country Dispatches and Humorous Snippets
Local column by Jack Coombs compiling community notes and anecdotes. Tales include Mrs. Ken Fraser’s tooth ache, hospital garden carrot weigh in, Expo 67 impressions, humorous quotes, senior citizens awards, town rehiring, conservation notes, household mishaps with utilities, turnip boasting, hitchhikers, October rain poetry, and reminiscences of early Crandall days with bread deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Fraser
Hamiota District Hospital
Russ Currah
Hud Anderson
Oakner
Air Canada
Expo 67
Andersons
Expo
Order OF the Crocus
Chumah Hall
Ralph Clark
Harvey Duncan
U.C
River's Boys’ Pipe Band
Brandon
Winnipeg
Tribute to Mr. W. W. Kirk
Hamiota friends express affection and respect for Mr. W. W. Kirk in a tribute praising his dedication, humor, and love of beauty. The note notes his church and choir work, solo singing to comfort others, and his passing to join choirs in Heaven, leaving friends to miss him deeply.
Canadian Citizenship Act Rewrite Sparks Sovereign Nation Debate
A House of Commons first reading probes deleting the British subject definition from the Citizenship Act as Canada seeks full sovereignty and identity as Canadians. A Vancouver graduate seeks the Town Fool post with a 4000 dollar yearly salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Canada
Vancouver
ST. Regis
Jackie McLeod
Joe Zaleski
Joe
Mebdy
Saws Filed by Mechanic James Gradwell
A note lists James K Gradwell of Hamioda as filing and setting all saw types by machine. It mentions hand and circular saws and a warranty on accuracy and joint guarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Houck
Manitoba Telephone System
Manitoba
Pat Patterson
CPR
Pat
Pentecostal Assembly Service Schedule
Pastor R V Daum leads at the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada with Sunday School at 10 00 a m Worship Service at 11 00 a m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m all at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Clark
God
D. L. Holtzman
Cardale
McConnell I
Strathclair
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
R. V. Daum
Birtle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo
Hamiota
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Ont
USA
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
Mary Bull
Sam Slanders
Sam
Dave Wyburn
Saskatchewan
Cave
F.E.A
Bill Thompson
McConnell Man
Henry Drake
Glen Gregory
Glen
Rivers, Man
Rossburn
Crandall
Man
Bill Matthews
A. S. Mair
Bill
Miniota
Arrow River
Matthews
Pittendreigh
C. Gray
Isabella
Decker
Pope
Harding
Bradwardine
Kenton
Lenore
Oak River
McConnell
Jack Todd
Lakehead
Jack
Wimp
J. C. Downie
Jas. A. Frazer
Mr. W. W. Kirk
Earth
Venus
Australia
University of British Columbia
Toronto University
Ontario
Reggie
St. Regie Hotel
Sts Lout
K Guar
James K. Gradwell Hamioda Man
RAI Nag
Union Nicements
Hamior
United Church of Canada
Harry
Smith ST. Winnipeg
9Th Street
Pour
Chemagro Ltd
Denwal Pharmacy
McNaught’s
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