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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1937
Page
4
The Pope Scotia anniversary will take place on Sunday September 26 with Rev N Bo McLenaghen of Cypress River as guest speaker. An announcement regarding the chicken dinner will be made at the event.
The Canadian National Railway System reports gross revenues for the 0 day period ending August 31, 1937 of 5,724,394, up from 5,655,363 in the same period of 1936, an increase of 69,031.
A local notice invites readers to request brooms produced by visually impaired workers from the Red and White Store in Hamida. The label on the brooms highlights their origin and craft.
The Hoard of Grain Commissioners report that this year wheat is downgraded to No 2 No 5 or No 4 due to poor ripening brownish and bronzy green color green kernels and a fungus causing black paint and smudge. Broken kernels reduce milling value and macaroni quality. duram wheat is often Amber and broken kernels. Standards follow the Canada Grain Act set by Dominion Parliament with unchanged grades since 1930. Further details via Assistant Grain Commissioner Manitoba Winnipeg.
Decker hosts guest speaker Decker De B D Hudson praised for health advocacy at W I meeting. Local visitors Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert McNeil staying with Mr. and Mrs. W. Hatton after their recent Grace Church wedding in Winnipeg. Rev. Salter of the Bible Society to speak Sept 22 with lantern slides. Richard Kent Players staged The Merry Widow and the Swede to applause. Decker United Church anniversaries Oct 10 with choir under Miss Edith King. Friday Oct 1 amateur concert and dance in Decker Hall with prizes for youth and adult entries. admission 25 and 25 for lunch.
A quiet wedding was solemnized Friday at the United Church manse. Annie Pollock wed Jack Arbutnot of McConnell Manitoba with Rev. R J Hunter officiating. Georgie MacDonnell left to attend Normal School in Winnipeg. Harvey Pollock and the Hiremish family have moved to town. Doreen Pangman was mentioned in passing.
An elegant shower for Miss Janet Drake was hosted Wednesday afternoon at aunt Mee Pangman’s residence. More than fifty guests attended as Miss Drake, assisted by Miss Eileen Pangman and Gayleen Scott, thanked the hostess and friends after receiving gifts. The tea table featured a white and pink color scheme and was presided over by Mrs Gibson and Mrs W Drake.
Birthday congratulations note for Mrs George Ingram of Pope Manitoba born Gamrie Banff Scotland September 19 IS S Pioneer of 1882. Mentions corn cobs from last week and this week with 665 kernels Dent by A J Smith and 649 kernels Minnesota 13 by Wim Francis. Notes that a few of these cobs could sow an acre.
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