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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1962
Page
2
The column blends Armistice Day tributes with community items. It notes veterans drives and poppy fund appeals, misc safety tips, a quill injury anecdote, Christmas religious themes, emigration nostalgia, local reader letters, church activities, coin collectibles, Halloween mishaps, and municipal progress on gas and electric utilities in Hamiota.
Local notes report the first week winner of the Free Stamp Book at I G A store as Mrs Mervyn McConnell. The column also lists visits and travels of residents from Hamiota and nearby towns, with social calls to and from families, and a notice from a student about a community dance featuring the Red Peppers.
On Wednesday October 17 the United Church Parlour hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Merle Beamish. Merle and her mother Mrs. L. Beamish received corsages and were escorted to their seats by Mrs. Mary Cochrane, Miss Marjorie Francis, and Mrs. Vi Maggach as the Bridal Chorus played by Mrs. Agnes Bridge accompanied the presentation of a recipe for a household dish.
Mrs Winifred Kreager led a charity event titled Hundred Years of Wedlock. The ladies committee presented Merle with gifts after which Joan Dillon and Mrs J Ried performed a violin solo. A guest book was managed by Mrs May Roberts and the evening ended with a lunch.
Duncan's Barber and Beaty Shoppe Barber Shop operates on Tuesday Friday and Saturday nights with beauty services available Tuesday and Saturday nights. Phone contact is 57.
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