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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1960
Page
5
Oakner M. and Mr H D Brown celebrate with son in law M Seaborn and daughter Mrs G Seaborn. A Saskatoon railway service will be held at Ockner church on Sunday with OC Communion planned for Sunday November 6.
Community notices list weddings and visits across regions including Calgary Winnipeg Minot and Edmonton. Names include Clare Anderson Jack Anderson Karen Wanda Ian J H Anderson Jarryiv Routledge Elaine Lobban Hunter Lobban James Angus Russell Steven Calvin Stevens Garth Strachan Mer Walter Colbeck Les Colbeck A Millar Campbell Walter Celbeck and families with travels to Lethbridge Calgary and Oak River district events during Thanksgiving weekend.
Mr and Mrs E Cyne and family from Winnipeg spent Thanksgiving at Mrs Coyne's mother's home. The Ladies Club met October 14 with 15 members at Mrs Frank Preston's home. Mrs Kidd, Mrs Lewis, and Mrs Preston participated in worship, the theme being Thanksgiving. A contest was given by Mrs Kidd. The meeting closed with benediction, lunch, and a social hour.
Miss Bernice Kruk Mr Brian Phillips Mr Frank Stasila and Miss Ann Syrnyk of Brandon spent the weekend at the Syrnyk home. Mr and Mrs Ken Palmer and bays of Arcola Sask spent the weekend at the R Hyndman home. Mrs Kate Palmer returned to Arcola with them.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Butler and Eddie spent the past weekend at Banfi. Mr and Mrs Mervyn McConnell spent the weekend in Winnipeg. Beverley McConnell visited the home of Mr and Mrs Russell. Mr and Mrs Bob McConnell and Mr and Mrs Percy Taylor were visitors to Minot last week. Mr and Mrs J Smith were recent visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs W Bail. The WA realized 230.00 at the fow supper last Wednesday.
Local residents and guests attended several weddings and visiting stops over the weekend. Names include Miss Gertrude Mitchell, Lorna Richardson, Pat Kotok Harvey, and others at Hargrave Stratheclair Trees Bank and Virden. A number of families, including the McDougalls Mundells and Scotts, were noted visiting or returning from trips to Winnipeg Glenboro and Dauphin.
The article promotes electric home freezers as practical for home use. It highlights benefits like preserving fruits and vegetables, saving time and money, reducing canning and cooking drudgery, and enabling stockpiling meat fish and bakery items for variety and emergency needs. It likens a freezer to a personal supermarket at home.
Community desk invites readers to share tips and updates for the next edition. Call or email with local happenings, schedules, and notices to help keep the paper timely and informative.
A Winnipeg office clarifies Pembina wheat facts amid prior misreporting. No 1960 federal contract increase. 2 577 acres field inspected for registration with 77 000 bushels produced, plus about 70 000 bushels uninspected. Foundation stocks distributed to 68 elite growers for 1961 seed, with no further fall distribution planned.
Homemaking notes describe a Halloween party menu featuring Halloween Hamburgers. The recipe calls for ground beef eggs orange sauce onions oats processed cheese green pepper and hamburger buns. Form eight patties and broil to preferred doneness for a festive, easy dish.
Farmers discuss growing Pembina and Selkirk varieties, with many planning to plant both next year. Some will not switch entirely to Pembina or to broilers, and a detailed comparison will follow once full information is compiled. Seed supply is limited, and names will be released after supply decisions. Buy seed at first opportunity if interested.
Instructions describe making chocolate marshmallow puff treats shaped as bodies and heads with pipe cleaners as ears whiskers and facial details. Melt marshmallows butter and chocolate then mix vanilla coat puffed rice forming eight large bodies and smaller heads. Attach with frosting and freezing then add eyes and mouths, with a note to wear a funny costume.
The Beef Cattle Short Course will be held at the Hamiota Theatre on Tuesday November 1 and Wednesday November 2 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A detailed account of topics and speakers will appear next week. The organizers expect valuable information and a strong turnout.
A dense OCR style list shows a multi-day CKX-TV broadcasting grid with numerous programs and times including Around The Clock Nursery School Time CKX News Weatherviews Sportscope The Verdict Is Yours Jungle of show titles and hours across a Tuesday schedule and reference to CBC National News and other segments, indicating a regional programming lineup.
Dr Elvins Yuli Spencer 46 principal chemist at the Pesticide Research Institute in London Ontario was named director of the Institute and Canada Department of Agriculture He succeeds retiring Dr Hubert Martin. Spencer is an Edmonton native with degrees from Alberta Toronto and Cambridge and has held academic and industry posts. He has two children.
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