Sault Ste. Marie votes on school tax or close schools
In 1879 readers note a town debate over a two-cent school tax versus closing public schools for a year. Other items include local ads, travel notes, weather comment, and a reminiscence of Oak River Post's 1936 era with local names and a potato contest winner.
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Globe
Toronto
Sault St. Marie
Oak River Post
Westbrook
Espey
Julyan
Robertson
Delamater
Braid
Wilson
McDonald
Leishman
Smith
Bygrave
Henderson
Mackie
Grafton
Bayfield
MacLean
McCormick
Carline
Spiller
McKenzie
Greenaway
E. T. Hardman
Calgary beauty contestant Phyllis Mathison among 20 hopefuls
Local notes mix community snippets from Hamiota to Calgary. Phyllis Mathison, a Calgary receptionist, competes in a beauty contest with 19 other young women. other items mention Johnnie Peters' potato bee near Oak River, a boy named Ryan Bridge moving in with grandparents, potato weights and seeds from Brandon, and various town happenings and quotes.
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Calgary
Phyllis Mathison
Phyllis
Frank Gray
Hamiota
Frank
U C W Meet Oakner Thankoffering Meeting Report
The U C W annual Thankoffering gathering took place Oct 3 at Oakner United Church. Mrs. Gould of Kenton greeted from Presbyterial, with devotion on friendship led by Mrs. Riddell and Mrs. Rankin. Mrs. Lloyd Anderson led business and announced a Thanksgiving decoration on Oct 12 and bazaar item prep by Oct 21 at the Community Room, Hamiota. A gift to former member Mrs. Keith Brown was presented, and a substantial lunch followed.
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Oakner
U.C.W
Oakner United Church
Gould
Kenton
Walter Riddell
John Rankin
Lloyd Anderson
Hamiota
Keith Brown
Friendship Committee
Tips from Trudy on summer storage and mildew prevention
Extension home economist Trudy Holtmann advises inspecting winter wardrobe for mildew after damp storage. Air out garments, use sun, brush mold outside, dry clean non washables, wash others, treat stains with lemon juice and salt, or safe bleaches. Store clean clothes in airtight containers with mold inhibitors to prevent future growth.
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Hamiota Echo
Manitoba
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Us.a
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
Bert Strange
Jean Pedlow
Florida
Disher
Niagra Fruit Belt
Ralph
Jean Clark
Dishers
Newfoundland
Detroit
Lorne Richardson
Marshall Maddock
Marshall
Vancouver
Lizzie O'Neill
Miss O'Neill
Lizzie
King George V
Rudyard Kipling
McDonald’s
Bruce Lemon
Bill McConnell
Bill Brooks
Bill Chappell
League of Large Potato Growers
Oak River
Warren Darroch
Warren
Tom Walker
Stel
Blanchard
Allan McPhaden
Allan
California
Raymond L. Conrad
Visalia
Legislative Building
Delmar Kirk
F.E.A
U.S.A
West Germany
Commera
Johnnie J. Peters
Johnnie
Peters
Ryan Bridge
Gordon Killoh
Ryan
Decker
Tom Sedgwick
Brandon
Nellie Rutherford
Kelowna
B.C
Edith Foxton
Rutherford
Winnipeg
Wilfred McIntosh
Brandon General Hospital
Mac
Ken Fraser
Flossie Fraser
Kerr School
Ann Steele
Atkinson
Tom Strachan
Dunkin & Pettit
Optometrists
9Th
Trudy
By Trudy Holtmann
Extension Home Economist
C. A. Asselstine
Auto Body & Paints
Birtle
Kennell & Strange
Hamiota United
Chhurch
R. E. Clark
Rev
A. McColl
United Church of Canada
Stratheclair
D. L. Holtzman
Cardale
McConnell
Strathclar
Christ Church Hamiote
W. D. Smith
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Pastor R. V. Daum
God
John
Beauty Shoppe
Drs. Hudson
Hames
Cashmore
Pratt
Perry
Prus
Ford
Bain
Hamiota Shoal Lake
Denwal Pharmacy
McNaught’s
Rexall
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