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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
2
The bulletin provides young marksmen advice to avoid harming self or others, reports a hit and run involving a child with no serious injury, and notes coincidental weddings and songs. It covers post office packaging changes, November 1 1961 mail time, senior citizens activities, waterworks plans, and a closing thought on work enthusiasm.
Deaths occur in Ontario and Manitoba with James Valentyne Lipsett buried at Fort Frances Cemetery after a 64 year life. Mary Maude Spence, widow of Rev R E Spence, dies aged 90 with funeral at A. B Gardiner Funeral Home and interment at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Spence, a Manitoba clergyman’s widow, left three daughters and six grandchildren among others.
Leonard Oliver Green a former Hamiota district farmer died in Langenburg Hospital Saskatchewan on October 10 1961 at age 68. He came from Berkshire England at 18 and worked for Alex Skinner. He married Nellie Butler in May 1922 and farmed in Shoal Lake Minto and Boissevain before settling in Hamiota district in 1931. Funeral held October 13 at McConnell's Funeral Home with burial in Hamiota Cemetery. He is survived by Nellie and son Edward of Langenburg and several siblings.
Local residents share family visits and social events while church groups schedule services. Amy Grant hosts family time as Gail Armstrong joins the area to work at Romoes Grill, with many neighbors visiting and small-town social notices noted.
Miss Louise Tuck of Calgary Atta Mrs W A Ross of Regina Sask and Mrs Cotton of London Ont appear in a brief social notes item detailing names and origins.
A condensed schedule lists Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and venue events. Highlights include concerts at the Concert Hall and Auditorium, film society showings at Garick Theatre, art exhibits at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and stage plays at the D.E. Playhouse and Norwegian House. Additional events cover Deer Hunting areas and an annual open house at the University of Manitoba.
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