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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1938
Page
6
After the next visit of the Scavanger pails will be left out. Residents must keep pails on their own premises during winter. The Scavanger will take them to the Nuisance Ground if left in the lanes.
The Women’s Interests League for Peace and Freedom launches two relay contests for Grades X and XI pupils, city and out of town, titled Ida K Stewart Memorial Contest. Essays on How to Secure World Peace must be under 1500 words and submitted by February 1, 1939 to Mrs Ronald Hooper in St James Man. Prizes total $25 with $10 first, $5 second, and five $1 awards. Judges include Mrs Stewart’s sister Miss B M Bradehaw Dr Ellen Douglas and Prof A L Phelps.
Mies Hazel J Freeman, a government cookery expert, extols Canadian fish flavor from northern waters and oceans. She warns heat must be high and timing short to avoid overcooking, noting doneness when the flesh firms, connective tissue gelatinizes, and the collagen turns cream colored. For fillets one inch or less, bake ten minutes at 500 deg F, regardless of weight.
Elverette Wyatt of Decker Hamiota School submits the winning entry in the Army and Navy Veterans Senior Essay Competition. The essay honors Remembrance Day as a time of reverence, memory, and national sacrifice, urging Canadians to wear poppies, reflect on Armistice, and renew hope for peace under God. It highlights the role of veterans, the Dominion’s unity, and the duty to honor those who served.
The Wo mens Institute held its annual meeting on Tuesday November 1 at 3 p m in Orange Hall. Officers elected for 1939 include District representative Mrs G H Rattan 1st vice president Mr W W Cochrane 2nd vice president Mrs A O Little secretary Mrs EB D Hudson treasurer Mrs E J Venables rest room chair Mrs O W Jamieson relief chair Mrs J M Williams drama chair Mrs F M Coombs library chair Mrs B R McNaught social chair Mrs J Caldwell agricultural chair Mrs Kerr Fraser horticulture chair Mrs LL King. The treasurer reported income of 377 60 expenses 352 08 rest room 218 21 expenses 198 28 and 156 53 spent for relief.
Fragmentary OCR notes list names tA MEIOTA ercoe and Kestoewon with a phone entry 138, suggesting an incomplete contact or directory snippet from a Malm Keao Serth record.
Village of Hamiota by warrant of the mayor gives notice that unpaid arrears of taxes and costs on specified parcels will be sold at public auction on December 15 at 2 PM in the council chamber. Descriptions include Lots 18 and 19, Block 9, Plan T, plus portions of the northeast quarter of section 7 and other parcels. Dated November 4, 1938, WM T. Andrew.
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