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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
4
Local Thursday issue of Che Bamiota Echo from Bamiota Hehe Publishing Co. lists rates 150 per year and transient ads. Notices indicate advertisement deadlines and office copy rules with signatories W Venables and Wh. Josey.
Winnipeg notes thank the Hamiota ladies for help to the Convalescent Soldiers' Home including potato and turnip shipments. A November meeting featured Mrs Willson’s talk on England and hospital work. Tea revenue and monthly collections totaled funds for Belgian relief and Belgian Fund. Next meeting December 12 aims to distribute work and donations. Cooperation urged for scarves and trench caps by December 10. Parcels to prisoners in Germany to be sent via Red Cross after December 1.
After the date, we may send funds to Red Cross Headquarters in London. Seven teen prisoners receive food donations through Red Cross and thank you notes arrive. The note urges careful parcel weighing to France, requests bags for wounded soldiers, hot water bottle covers, old rags and tires for Winnipeg shipping, and prompts prompt action.
Bottles may be sent in barrels or loosely by freight. Brass copper and lead may also be included. Please attend promptly so a shipment can go out in a few days. For more information contact Mrs Bennett president or F M Cochrane treasurer.
The McConnell Patriotic Society met on Thursday November 2 with fifteen members. They sewed and sent a bale of cut clothing from Secours National, took yarn home to knit, and raised eighty dollars from a box social, sending twenty five dollars to Belgian Relief. Boxes to be packed November 22. next meeting at Mrs R Pangman. all ladies urged to attend.
A post card from a prisoner of war in Friedrichsfeld dated Oct 1 1416 asks for food parcels. The message thanks Mre Win Lief for prior correspondence and notes Red Cross involvement via Miss McQonnell Box 14. The writer urges others to send a line to cheer a lonely soldier and reports his health as present.
Public auction at the Central House in Hamiota Manitoba on December 8 1916 at noon offers the south half of Section 14 Township 12 Range 24 West of the Principal Meridian with minerals reserved. About 265 acres cultivated, 15 acres prairie, 10 acres hay, with a 1 2 storey frame house, log granary and frame barn. Sealed reserve bid. 20 percent cash, balance per sale terms to be announced.
The Hamiota Agricultural Society will convene its annual meeting in the Council Chamber on Friday November 17 1916 at 2 PM. Attendees asked to attend. JAS A Stewart is president and James Script Jr is secretary treasurer.
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