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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1939
Page
4
An article cites Dominion Government figures showing Canadians spent 158,835,832 dollars on alcoholic beverages in the year ending March 31, 1938, about three million weekly. It questions who profits and who bears the cost and urges careful voting on beer parlors.
A revived letter from Walter Badge, formerly of Hamiota, now in East Lothian, Scotland, describes coastguard duties and a sober wartime mood. He praises the navy, army, and air force, notes global tension and Hitler’s deceit, and says spirits remain high with no shortages while stocks are conserved. He asserts the same “old spirit” that beat Jerry before will win again.
Rector Rev S B Guille leads a remembrance service at 11 30 a m on the Twenty third Sunday after Trinity with Sunday School at 7 p m. The event marks the remembrance and intercession observance at Christ Church Hamiota.
Reverend T D Barnett invites Hamiota residents to a 1939 wartime program at 12 10 pm Sunday School at 7 pm with Poets of the Great War and prayers for the British Empire. Attendees urged to attend and seek divine guidance for King and Country as old time singing opens the evening.
Birthday wishes for Mr. David Wildfong born November 8 1869 Rae Waterloo County Ontario. Readers are invited to submit birth details for the Hamiota district to complete a birthday list, with names published near the date of birth.
Special rail fares for Remembrance Day apply across Canada on Canadian National Railways. One way fare and a quarter for the round trip available from November 10 to 2 p m November 12 for return travel, announced by R Creelman passenger traffic manager.
November events include Remembrance services in various cities and a Community Hall dance in McConnell on November 29. Train service disruption means tickets on sale November 9 for trips operating after November 13. Also listed are a Bazaar on November 18 and multiple used agricultural and automotive items for sale including a 1929 John Deere tractor and a 1927 Chevrolet Touring Car.
Chilly eastern winds give way to West Coast sun as Victorians pick ripe strawberries in Mrs. Rudolph Olsen’s garden. Miss Muriel Laurence poses with berries while golf tennis swimming and riding tempt visitors to stay through winter at the Empress Hotel and Canadian Pacific offices.
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