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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
3
Granaries should be sprayed to control residual grain insects and mites in floor and wall cracks before refilling. Empty wooden granaries require thorough treatment with malathion. steel bins have fewer hiding places but may need crack checks. Cost ~60c per 1000 sq ft and a one week waiting period before new grain is stored.
Systemic insecticides Ruelene and Neguron are advised for cattle grub prevention. Apply between September 1 and November 30. Early treatments reduce toxic reactions. Cost ranges 40 to 50 cents per 800 lb head depending on product used.
Summer hockey star Blain Taylor received the Award of Merit Trophy at the Pope Closing Exercises. A string of visits includes Calgary’s Thrales to L Thrale’s home, and many residents visiting hospitals or friends in Hamiota Crandall Decker and area. Bruce Stephens and Jim Mc Tavish began studies at Brandon University on September 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bible of Roxdale Ontario visited their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Bob Riddell. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Swanson of Boissevain. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brown nee Isabel Laitherwaite of Chilliwack B C visited many friends in the district.
A family gathering at Wilkie and Elve Cochrane’s home included thirty four relatives. Over the long weekend Don and Fay Bray from Flin Flon visited the Cochranes’ daughter Catherine Flint and her family. Lorne Thomson and his sons joined the visit with his parents. The Flints returned home after a two week stay.
Oakner Mr and Mrs John Smythe traveled with friends to Vernon Kelowna Vancouver and Haney B C for a two week vacation. They visited the latter's 82 year old mother on September 2. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bob Bryant of Dundas Ontario on the birth of their second son Kirk Alexander. Mr and Mrs John Rankin returned from Banff where John attended the Annual Masonic Conference.
Cardale Mr. Noble Dennison and his friend Luther of Calgary are visiting the district. Mrs. Larry Shaw reports the birth of their baby girl at Hamiota Hospital.
Edith Jane Ariss and Kenneth Howard Stephenson wed at St Augustine's United Church Winnipeg on July 19 1969 in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore a white alonza crepe gown with lace details and a four tier veil. They honeymooned in Ontario and now reside on Young Street Winnipeg.
Decker School opens September 2 in Crandall with Mrs H Bailey of Decker and Mrs Milne of Lavinia joining the teaching staff. Mrs G Davis learns her father is seriously ill in Holland and family visits Treherne. Mrs G Decker travels to Winnipeg for Misericordia Hospital Nursing School opening tea for Jo-Anne.
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