The Night of the Big Fire
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1962
Page
4
Calf Club-Meet recalls Hamiota fires and memories
Jane Dale recounts the Calf Club meeting in Hamiota tied to the November 14 1962 anniversary when a fierce wind fueled a major blaze on Main Street. Volunteers from Shoal Lake Rivers Kenton and Oak River fought the flames amid freezing temps as McConnell's Hall and adjacent buildings burned, leaving six businesses lost and many homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clark
Calf Club
Hamiota
Gail Clark
Jan. Finkbeiner
Treas
Kathy Clark
Lésprey
Velma James
Frank Jamber
Ken Clark
Deveson P.m
Main Street
McConnell
Toling
CPR
Shoal Lake
Kenton
Oak River
McConnell’s Hall
Brandon Sun
the Tribune
Gladys Houck
Riddell Block
United Church
Community Rinks Cash Bingo Night Draws Big Crowd
A large turnout attended the Community Rinks Annual Cash Bingo on November 9. The board thanks all helpers and congratulates prize winners led by Mrs. John Coxworth among many named participants from Isabella, Birtle, Hamiota, Cran dall, and surrounding areas. W. F. Rivers receives a Consolation Pot of Gold. special thanks note for his donation to the Community Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coxworth
Isabella
Norman Ball
Birtle
Harry Harrison
Allan Stewart
Chas Lee
Crandall
Lloyd
Stewart
Shivas
Decker
Donnie Duetsch
Bonnie Mundell
McConnell
George Peacock
Lavinia
Ivy Sunley
Lloyd Little
Gladys. Pollock
Cramstead
Linda Hatton
Rober Shivas
Don Murray
Robert Sunley
Rittaler
W. F. Rivers
Calves Highlight Club Meeting Notices in Slides
The slides show pictures of quadruple Hereford calves. The club will hold their meetings on the first Tuesday of every month.
Idecker C G 1 T Meet
The Decker C G 1 T meeting opened with visual proceedings, hymn and roll call. Joanne Decker and Sandra James conducted the worship upstairs, calendars were distributed, and plans were made for church decorations and Vesper practice. The meeting ended with Taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker C.g.1.t
Joanne Decker
Sandra James
United Church
C.G.E T
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Canadian Pacific Railway
W.I
Wm. T. Andrew
Sec. Treas
Bulletin
J. McCulloch
Mgr
Idecker Calf Club
By Jane Dale
Valivud
Decker Rink
RED Cross
F. A. Hodge
Phene
W. H. Brooks
Hamiote
Hamiota Theatre
Hon. Geo. Hutton
Hamiota Progressive Conservative Assoc
Progressive
Macleod
Macleod’s
Macledish
McLaren
Imperial Life
Ken Drozda
Foster
Oakner
I Oak River
McConnell, Lavinia
Harding
Winnipeg
Brandon
K. H. Robson
Selkirk
Idecker C.g.1.t. Meet
Liberal
Municipal Hall
Strathclair
Hamiota Liberal Association
Hamiota Co-op
Hamiota Co-op (1958
Ltd
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