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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1966
Page
6
At Hamiocta Fraternal Hall 15 games in a night with a five dollar per game entry. Jackpot stands at 495 dollars. Game time is 8 p.m. Sharp. Admission is one dollar with extra cards two for one cent. Proceeds go to Hamiota Fraternal.
Miss Diane Brown of Brandon spent the weekend at her home. Mrs. Dorothy Collie returned home after a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Allan McPhaden and friends visited, with Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs Harry Bailey. Miss Sheila Fleming of Winnipeg visited Mrs. Howard Mitchell and family. Mr. Wolsley of Sask joined relatives, and Mrs. Charles Gray, a Hamota hospital parent, was also mentioned.
Blair Bailey and Jon Klagen berg return home after a three week Denmark and Germany trip. Lorna June Richardson engagement announced. wedding planned November 12 at McConnell United Church. Several residents travel or visit relatives on the West Coast and Regina, with other family events and a death notice from Vancouver.
The piece notes Vancouver postmen feared dog bites on rounds and a plan to pepper dogs with guns was dropped after protests by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It mentions Canadian Labor Congress figures and hockey figures like Car Brewer and Gore Howe amid a tense mood before Christmas and the Pan Am Games.
The writer notes celebrate Canada’s Confederation centennial as a federal birth in 1867 with multiple prehistory claims from various groups. He recalls Canada’s unique peaceful founding and compares it to other federations born without war, praising the anniversary’s significance.
The Manitoba Provincial Council of Women unveils a bronze plaque in the Legislative Building Winnipeg on November 25 1966 to commemorate the 1916 granting of women’s franchise. Premier Roblin and MLA Thelma Forbes will officiate with a large turnout of women and high school girls from across the province.
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