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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
2
A man rescues a skunk from an eight foot cistern using a ladder in a quick five minute effort. The page also recalls 1908 newspaper deliveries and various local items including farm telephones, bicycle notes, family news, hockey results, a price critique, and a November 16 1963 parish calendar with events and community remarks.
Recent visitors at Sunset Nursing Home in Brandon include Mrs Myrtle Caldwell Mrs Nellie McNaughton Mrs Laura Robertson and Mrs Dorothy Kirk. Mother Coombs is well and cheerful though speaks slowly. Thought for the week a conference is a group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group can meet and decide that nothing can be done. Courtesy A. W. Kirk.
Local residents visit relatives in Winnipeg Vancouver and Virden attend family gatherings and a 60th wedding anniversary. Donna Mae Pedlows engagement to Leonard Anthony Bertoni of Thorold Ontario announced for December 14 1963 at Hamiota United Church.
Birth notices from Hamiota Hospital record several births in early November including a girl to Garrow of Hamiota on November 2, a girl to Stratemeyer of Oak River on November 3, a girl to Wiebe of Strathclair on November 3, a boy to Routledge of Lenore on November 7, a boy to Park of Hamiota on November 7, twin girls to Mathison of Hamiota on November 9, and a birth to Woodland of Rivers on November 15.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Doherty of Decker announce the engagement of their daughter Jo-Anne Lorne to Wayne Hudson Fleming son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Fleming of Oakner. The wedding is set for Decker United Church on Saturday November 30 at 7 00 PM.
The Rivers group of Alcoholics Anonymous hosts an open meeting and buffet lunch Sunday December 1 at 7 p.m. Dr. Oldfield of Rivers Camp Medical Hospital will discuss medical aspects of alcoholism followed by a Winnipeg AA member. A buffet social follows. Oakner U C W bazaar and home cooking sale in Chumah Hall this Saturday 3 to 5 p.m.
The column records condolences to Rockley families for a recent bereavement and lists local residents visiting relatives or traveling. It notes Mrs G Padfield visiting her son-in-law and daughter in Minto, visits by Mrs Lorne Gurr to her sister Joan Foxton, and trips by M G Little, Gordon Higgins family to Victoria BC, Dwayne Tremaine to Bin scarth, Clayton Wyburn to Minnedosa, Angus Maynes to Deer Lodge Hospital, and W F Hall visiting Winnipeg.
Freight rates for cattle and hogs listed with prices per hundredweight. Cattle 65 cents dressed 1.00 live price for hogs. Brandon Freight 35 cents per cwt. Includes trailer lead and Winnipeg destination notes.
James H Gradwell of Hemiota advertises mechanical accuracy and joint filing services with hand or circular workmanship and a guaranteed work warranty.
Sunday November 24 1963 schedule lists Hamiota United Church and Oarner United Church services. Hamiota features minister R E Clark with services at 11 00 a m and 1 30 p m junior and senior Sunday School at 12 10 p m. Oarner Church School at 2 00 p m with Rev A McColl leading.
United Church of Canada announces minister Rev H J Harland at Cardale parish with Sunday School and church services listed for multiple times including 9 45 a m and 11 30 a m plus an evening service at 7 30 p m.
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