Obhe Hamiota Echo Publication Notice
Public notice from Obhe Hamiota Echo dated November 12 1947 lists publishers C W Venables and W H Josey with standard newspaper masthead details.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1947
Page
3
Public notice from Obhe Hamiota Echo dated November 12 1947 lists publishers C W Venables and W H Josey with standard newspaper masthead details.
The Winnipeg Kiwanis Club with Extension Service Manitoba Agriculture sponsors a Public Speaking Contest for Boys and Girls Clubs. Eight district contests precede a Winnipeg final on December 8, with prizes awarded. Districts Oak River Russell Shoal Lake Minot a Rivers Hamiota compete, Friday evening.
A musical program will accompany the public speaking program at the new Hamiota theatre under the Agricultural Society and the Hamiota and District Board of Trade. Watch for further particulars.
Mrs. O. W. Hembling nee Minnie Beamish daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph H Beamish of Hamiota Manitoba passed away at her home in Oyama British Columbia on October 19 1947 in her 69th year Surviving besides her husband are three sons and three daughters Clarence of Penticton Edgar of Vancouver George of Vernon Mrs Thom Lillian of Vernon Mrs Higgs Margaret of Nelson and two additional daughters unnamed in the fragment
A Canadian obituary mentions Doris Freeman of Vancouver and her family ties including 15 grandchildren. It lists sisters Mrs. C W Venables of Hamiota Manitoba, Mrs Bert Pross of Didsbury Alberta, Mrs Matt Brandon of Vancouver, and brother Edgar of Burnaby B C. Elder brother Crandall died in September 1941 with burial in Vernon Cemetery on October 22 1947.
Birthday congratulations to Mr H H Gray of Hamiota born in Portabella Scotland on November 17 1870. He came to Canada in 1888.
The paper now requires news items by 5 p.m. Monday to ensure same week publication. Delegations to Decker and others should be mailed Wednesday. Also reported are student sewing club Stitch-in-Time with officers Joan Miller Marlene Dale Leona English and a Hallowe en party at Ethele Reid's home on Nov. 1.
The notice promotes agricultural training at Manitoba universities and colleges across Winnipeg and distant campuses. It emphasizes practical one and two year programs in agriculture including dairying horticulture poultry and agricultural engines. It invites individuals sixteen and older to apply and notes opportunities for social clubs and community leadership after graduation.
Local agricultural agencies report activity in livestock markets and farm operations across multiple counties. Officials note ongoing trade, veterinary inspections, and seasonal movements affecting supply and prices.
Mr Geo McConnell returned from Winnipeg on Saturday. Mr and Mrs A G Little visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Kelliher Sask. Mr Robt Watt Jr visiting friends in Winnipeg. Five cars of stock shipped from McConnell on Nov 10. Live Stock Association asks that their dehorners be returned.
Winnipeg's St. Regis Hotel installs a radio receiver in each of its 100 rooms allowing guests to listen to Winnipeg stations or hotel recordings. The system includes an emergency calling feature to broadcast alerts to all sets and is used for paging in public areas. RCA Victor installers call it the first in Western Canada to operate fully in a hotel.
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