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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1963
Page
2
A 1915 note from The HamIota Echo warns visitors to tie horses to two posts on Richard Street and not hang washing on hospital clothes lines. The gag mentions a goat and humor about habits forming.
Percy Harrison's garden yields a 22 inch parsnip weighing 1 lb 6 oz and notable local notes reveal Peacockville once called Alfretta. Clark Mathison recalls the CNR named the siding Alfretta in its early days. The town population centers on Mayor George Peacock. Thought for the Week quotes Oscar Wilde on cynicism.
Numerous families and individuals from Onanole Winnipeg Brandon Weyburn Reston and other locales visited the Fleming and Fraser households for the Thanksgiving weekend. Attendees included Roy and Mrs Fleming senior Grandview Sheila Minoli Esther and local kin.
Mr W W Kirk spent the long week end at Regina. Rev and Mrs T Thurlow and family of Out Look Sask were visitors last weekend. Born to Mr and Mrs Hugh with Mrs Neilie Rutherford Hanlin a girl Tuesday October 10 Heather Dawn. Congratulations to Dr E D Hudson on his 92nd birthday Monday October 14 1963. Mrs Nellie Rutherford returned to Winnipeg Sunday after a brief stay at her home here. Misses Joan Hudson and Maureen McConnell returned to Saskatoon after Thanksgiving weekend at their homes. Mr and Mrs R K McNaught and family spent the weekend at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Paul Stein and family Winnipeg.
The notice states that smallpox vaccine will be offered between 1 and 2 p.m. at the Well Baby Clinics. Families are advised to bring child health records and arrive promptly for service.
Sunday services listed for Hamiota United Church and Oarner United Church. Hamiota observes 11:00 a.m. service with junior Sunday School at 11 and senior Sunday School at 12 10. Oarner notes no church service during July and a return on August 4 with a 1 30 p m service. Reverend R E Clark and Reverend A McColl lead respective services.
The ministerial calendar lists church services and Sunday school times at Cardale McConnell and Strathclair locations. Sunday School at Cardale 9 45 a m and 11 30 a m with church services at 9 45 a m and 7 30 p m. Strathclair offers Sunday School at 11 00 a m and a church service at 7 30 p m.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Hunter announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine Irene to Patrick Edward O Connor son of Mrs Jack Rockley for Decker Manitoba The wedding is set for Friday November 8 at 4 pm in Zion United Church Regina
Birth notices list nine newborns at Hamiota area hospitals from September including a girl born to Tan Fenty in Hamiota and boys born to Leonard Allan in Oakner, Wm Gerelus in Oakburn, and other couples in Oak River Miniota McConnell and Hamiota. Additional births include a girl to Walter Sheeshka and a boy to Chester Kwiatkowsky.
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