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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1942
Page
4
Citizens of Hamiota learn the Bank of Commerce will close on Monday November 3 transferring accounts to the Royal Bank of Canada. The move follows Dominion Government war effort requests to conserve personnel amid enlistments. Local loyalties cited as the impact of the closure.
In a local note, Mr. and Mrs. G. B Key are praised for active involvement in patriotic, church, and community efforts as they reach nine years since moving with their daughter to Hamiota.
Mrs Dixon and Mrs McConnell visit Winnipeg during the weekend while Lavinia Shackleford returns home Monday after visiting Hilton friends. Roy Williams on leave and Jack Foxton on two week leave from Dauphin. Red Cross holds annual meeting November 25. Mr and Mrs Geo Levins of Napinka visited J W Stewart. War savings stamps urged.
At the Hedleys new home on Friday November 20 a large group of Chumah friends enjoyed the evening A crokinole tournament featured Harvey Hedley highlights a letter from Norval and thanks to neighbors A collection was taken for the Boys Box Oversess Dr G Colbeck of Hamiots visited Mrs Kirk during Mrs Colbeck’s hospital stay Miss Marie Young completed her course at Hamiota Telephone Office and returned home to Willen after a district stay.
A quiet ceremony at Sparling United Church Winnipeg Manitoba on November 17 1942 united Mabel Gertrude Henders on daughter of David and Mrs Henders on Scotia Man with William Bell Isa bella Man Rev G McMillan officiated. The couple will reside on the groom s Blairs Man farm. A Brandon ceremony on November 20 joined Edythe Evelyn Trewin Bradwardine daughter of W Trewin and Roy Lorne Gerrard son of A Gerrard Bradwardine.
The Hamiota War Savings Committee opens November entries for the Smash Hitler Club with entrants named Venables Strickland Smithson and local banks. A $30 draw awarded Kerr Fraser a $5 certificate and $1 War Savings stamps to multiple winners. Total receipts reach 889 dollars with a Christmas target of 1,000 dollars.
The article notes Mr. T. B. Pickersgill will leave his post, moving to a National Selective Service role affecting agriculture in Saskatchewan. It highlights farm labour shortages as critical to meeting beef, pork, and dairy needs, with many farm owners aged 52 on average and some over 70.
Yard Foreman R. Smith of the Canadian Pacific Railway sells a Victory Bond to Conductor A. C. Trudeau before his morning freight run. Smith’s son Sgt. Pilot Donald Smith and Trudeau’s son Cpl. Joseph Keith Trudeau were killed in World War II service, with another Trudeau son Bazil training with the RCAF. Lorne Smith remains overseas with the Glengarry Highlanders.
The W A of Christ Church announces a sale of needlework and home cooking in the Central Hotel on Saturday November 28 from 2 30 to 5 pm to support the church. A separate note mentions brooms made by the blind and a lost set of black leather dog harness with finder urged to leave items with M McKinnon or the Echo Office. Regent Wheat from government registered stock available via W J Stinson in Hamiota.
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