Services Held At 11 AM And 7 PM
Services are scheduled for two daily times, 11 o'clock in the morning and 7 o'clock in the evening. No locations or names are provided.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1940
Page
8
Services are scheduled for two daily times, 11 o'clock in the morning and 7 o'clock in the evening. No locations or names are provided.
Rev Harold L Newton leads Sunday service while the Rt Rev Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Brandon and W W Thomas D D plan to attend September 29 in Christ Church Hamiota for a Confirmation service.
The notice urges weekly intercession for the Empire and its defenders. It highlights that invasion of the British Isles may be near and invites attendance at Christ Church every Thursday from 7:30 to 7:45.
Mr Joseph M Richard Son of Decker Manitoba born September 19 1860 native of Prince Edward County Ontario Mr Thomas J Armson of Bateman Saskatchewan born September 20 1853 born in Simcoe County Ontario
A note on rally attendance and Sunday services at Decker United Church with Sunday School at noon. Visitors include Miss Margaret Cook from Winnipeg and Miss Idella Decker, who has moved to Brandon for a stenographer role. W.I. met with Mrs Hatton presiding, and book binding was demonstrated. Phyllis Strickland visited from Hamilton. Anniversary services upcoming on Sunday November 3 with a Fowl Supper date to be announced.
Twenty five scholarships outside Winnipeg and Brandon grant $32500 to cover one year at college with possible second year aid. Helene Thomson Esther Rankin from Hamiton Grade XII among recipients. B J Hales Entrance to Normal Scholarships provide thirty $200 awards for residents outside Normal area. Phyllis Fraser Dorothy Bell won Isbister Matriculation Scholarship William Webb of Hamiota School wins Second Isbister for one year free tuition at Manitoba University or affiliated colleges. Economic need factors into eligibility alongside strong academic records.
Readers urged to submit names with birth dates and places for those living or who lived in Hamiota district. Echo Office invites entries to build a communal birthday record to be published on dates close to each birthday.
The Canadian National Railway system reports gross revenues from August to September 7, 1940 of 12,057,651 dollars, up from 10,043,899 for the same period in 1939, an increase of 2,013,762 dollars.
Weather forecasters outline a highly connected system with 24 hour meteorological service across Canada. Ground stations, teletype links, and radio communications keep pilots informed for transits among Toronto Ottawa Montreal Moncton and back in a single day. Rose, a former wireless operator, has significant experience in radio weather duties including Fort Rae Great Slave Lake and St Hubert Airport Montreal.
About twenty five boys ages 12 to 17 gathered in the old bank building to form a new Boy Scout troop in Hamiota. The Army and Navy Veterans sponsor the effort with a council including W. J. Burgess and C G Webb. Rev. Harold Newton will be scoutmaster with James Jamieson as assistant. meetings are Tuesdays at 7 30 p m, fee 50 cents per scout for one year.
The Hamiota Branch of the Canadian Red Cross calls its annual meeting for Tuesday September 24. The discussion focuses on a Federal Budget Campaign this fall to include all War Service Charities. Attendees include Village and Rural Councils of Hamiota Canadian Red Cross Salvation Army YMCA and local officials.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Watt of Flin Flon are visiting at Gordon Watt's parents home. Esther Rankie receives a scholarship for two years at the University. She leaves for Winnipeg on Wednesday. A daughter was born at Hamiota Hospital on Saturday September 14 1940 to Mr and Mrs Peter Harrison.
A local Army and Navy Veterans unit lists Hamiota and surrounding village residents who have enlisted for service with the British forces. The notice asks relatives to inform Dr J M Williams, the unit secretary, of any further enlistments and includes many names such as Anderson G McConnell and W H Youngson along with regulars from the community.
Anniversary services for Pope Scotia and Chamabas are set for Sunday October 13. The observance will honor the two groups with a community gathering and religious rites.
Lavinia United Church holds anniversary services on Sunday with Rev J Harland of Oak River as speaker. A fowl supper is planned for the following Tuesday. Threshing winds down after heavy rain. wheat yields near record highs. Local growers report large potatoes, including a three pounder. War Work Red Cross sent numerous items to Winnipeg since August 17. Army and Navy Veterans plan to reorganize a Boy Scout Troop in Hamiota and continue supplying CASF personnel with monthly cigarettes.
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