Cards of Thanks From Oakner and Scotia Districts
A series of heartfelt thanks from residents and families in Oakner, Scotia, and surrounding areas. Notes express gratitude for gifts, floral tributes, meals, and support during illness, bereavement, and sales preparations, mentioning local names and groups such as the Hamio ta School Band Committee and Chuma h Ladies Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Widdicombe
Hamiota
Russell
Corley
Kennedy
Memories of Decker and Hamiota Community Life recalled
A reader writes of childhood in Decker and Hamiota, praising teachers Grace McConnell George Pearson and W T Andrew, recalling school life, a elevator fire on April Fools Day, and local happenings from Norton's meadow to Sunday picnics. she also notes family ties and later work in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Cochrane
Decker and Hamiota
Decker
Mel
Grace McConnell
George Pearson
W. T. Andrew
Ella B. Cumming
Mr. Andrew
Hamiota
Miss Cumming
Chas. Madison
Norton’s Meadow
Albert Orsin
Orrwold
Bob Anderson
al Clarke
Isabella
Decker Grain
Helen Quinton
Dave Bedford
Alex Baxter
Harold Moore
A. D. McConnell
To the Editor An Anniversary Wish From Transcona
A letter from a Transcona resident reflects on decades spent in Ham Itota Decker and changes in Hanuata. She recalls classmates and friends like Mel Cochrane and Margaret Whyte, notes a 25th wedding anniversary next year and asks readers for news of Robert and Margaret Mansell who witnessed the couple’s wedding. She closes with greetings to old friends and thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jamieson
Mel
Hamiota
Bill
Mabel Fenty
Jack
Dot McMillan
Lizzie O'Neill
George Baxter
Earl Newton
Frank
Duncan Mathison
Hanuata
Decker
Mrs. Cochrane
Margaret Gammack
Helen Whyte
Edith Wyatt
Mildred Bailey
Phyllis Jamieson
Marjorie Clack
Charlotte McFearn
Mary Madison
Eleanor Irwin
Bruce Whyte
Russell Wyatt
Barton Jamieson
Doug Mitchell
Robert
Margaret Mansell
The
Echo
St. Claire Blvd
Transcona
Man
Lloyd
Dot Lorne
Fay Dale
Rene
Dot Lepine
Bruce
Myrtle Knight
Margaret
Ed Morris
Bob
Jean Simms
C. W. Jamieson
J. Gradwell
Diefenbaker shirks House duties and other notes
The text notes John Diefenbaker delaying attendance in the House of Commons while voting looms, joking he will return to Ottawa as a backbencher. It also comments on sports editors on TV, recalls the Boston Braves rise, warns of a cooling-off policy on costs, and mentions hippie culture in San Francisco and a St Regis bar overheard quip about the World Series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Diefenbaker
Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Ottawa
Boston Braves
Mitchell Sharp
Mitch
San Francisco
Winnipeg
ST. Regis
Cardinals
Red Sox
Sox
Crandall C.G.I.T. first meeting and new members
Crandall C.G.I.T. Crandal C.G.IT held its first meeting October 2 under Mrs L Rudd, Mrs N Smith and Betty Ann Smith. Three new members Alita Lewis Terry Webber Cheryl Eastcott join. New officers named President Diana Laurence Vice Denise Hankin Secretary Lynn Angus Treasurer Linda Rudd with committees assigned for lunch recreation and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crandal
C.G
L. Rudd
N. Smith
Betty Ann Smith
Alita Lewis Terry Webber
Cheryl Eastcott
Diana Laurence
Denise Hankin
Lynn Angus
Linda Rudd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oakner
Scotia
Keith, Barbara, Vernon and
Wayne Brown
Ham‘ota
Wimp Sheardown
Hamiota School Band Commttee
Bob Wilson
W. W. Kirk
Doris Johnson
Evelyn Edward and Families
Chumah Ladies Club
Dili
Doris Pollock
O. J. Calvert
Mother
Lucy
Dr. Cashmore
del Hunsaker
Perlmutter
and Lachter
S. Perlmutter
RED Cross
Frank and
Haze
Orpin
Jamieson
St Regus
Strickland
General Insurance
Hamiots
Hudson
Hames
Stern
Cashmore
Pratt
Perry
Pros
Hamiota Rivers
Rivers Collegiate Auditorium
Board of the
Rolling River
Buffalo Plains
Hamiota Progressive Conservative Association
Shoal Lake
P.C
Manitoba Hydro
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