Local Woman Recalls Horrors of Hurricane Betsy
A Baton Rouge resident writes to her mother about Betsy’s devastation after moving from Winnipeg. She details preparation, the 115 mph winds, falling buildings, uprooted trees, loss of power and water, and the calm eye that briefly passed over Baton Rouge before the storm moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cantin
Denham Springs
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Nellie Rutherford
Hamiota
Melanie Rutherford
Cantin
McCreary
Winnipeg
Betsy
Lord
Gulf Utilities
New Orleans
Bank
Sandy Sutherland Wins Champion Flight At Local Tournament
Hamiota held its first club golf tournament on the new course on Sunday September 19 under sunny skies. Sandy Sutherland won the champion flight with 106 strokes, while golfers from Kenton Decker and Isabella participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Sutherland
Hamiota
Manitoba
Kenton
Decker
Isabella
Ernie Wallace
Beth Jamieson
Dorothy Strong
Lloyd Mansell
Lindsay Whyte
Clayton Wyburn
Art Oakden
Jim Hunter
J. Lawlor
Lynn Caldwell
Allan Robertson
Cecil Kidd
Bob Kirk
Everett Strong
Graham Jamieson
Wayne Stewart
Allan Jamieson
Ball Chip
Cecil Cormack
Whyte and Callander to tour with 17 Western concerts
Violinists Donald Whyte and Ruth Callander, both praised as rising artists, will tour under the Registered Music Teachers Association of Saskatoon. The Winnipeg to Victoria itinerary includes a September 21 Brandon concert at Evans Lecture Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Whyte
Rivers
Ruth Callander
Vancouver
Music Teachers Association of
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Victoria
B.C
Evans Lecture
Brandon College
Whyte
Callander
Donald
Alex Whyte
Harris
Royal Conservatory
Jeunesse Musicales Orchestra
Quebec
Miss Norma White Honoured With Shower For Bride Elect
A miscellaneous shower for Norma White, a bride elect to marry Clair Shoemaker on Sept. 25, was held Sept. 15 at Crandall Church. Corsages went to Norma, her mother Mrs. Gordon White, and the groom’s mother Mrs. Jock Shoemaker. A make believe patient with gifts was wheeled in by Mrs. Don Lee and Miss Lois Johnston. Mrs. Don Lee delivered a farewell to Norma and invited guests to Calgary after their western trip. A sing song led by Mrs. Ray O Connor and Mrs. Geraldine Steen capped the event, followed by lunch served by the shower committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma White
Crandall
Gordon White
Jock Shoemaker
Don Lee
Lois Johnston
Norma
Clair
Calgary
Ray O’connor
Geraldine Steen
Hamiota Wins Banfield Trophy for 1965
Hamiota Village earned the Banfield Cup for 1965, an annual award for best overall improvement in Class 5 Group B, with George Duchart to accept the honor at the Manitoba Good Roads Association banquet in Winnipeg on October 28. Council also reduced one property assessment, upheld another, and appointed delegates to housing and town planning initiatives while approving general and waterworks accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Andrew
Hamiota Village
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Hamiota
Citv
George Duchart
Winnipeg
Miss Dot Neelands Enters Into Rest
Susanna Dot Neelands born 1879 in Winnipeg moved with family to Oak River then Hamiota. Active in Methodist and United Church life, Rebekah Lodge member. moved to Vancouver in 1952 joining Chown Memorial United. Died September 1 with funeral September 10 in Hamiota. survived by two sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna
Dot) Neelands
Winnipeg
Man
Oak River
Hamiota
Methodist
United Church
Rebekah Lodge
Vancouver
B.C
Chown Memorial United
Chown Memorial Church
Hamiota United Church
Geo
Lila) Reynolds
Miniota
J. E
Jessie) Reynolds
Vancouver B. C
Rupert
London
England
Farewell Party for Mr. Fred Wyatt in Hamiota
Over 80 friends gathered at the Fraternal Hall to bid farewell to Mr. Fred Wyatt of Hamiota after 65 years in the district. He farmed in the Decker area before retiring to Hamiota and plans to move to Fairview Home, Brandon when a vacancy appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wyatt
Hamiota
Wyatt
Decker
B. P. Strickland
F. J. Coombs
D. N. Dales
John Clark
Ken R. Fraser
W. A. Rothney
United Church
T. A. Gray
Board of Stewards
E. V. Meyers
Penecostal
H. H. Duncan
Fairview
Brandon
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T.V
Elman Lowe
Harding
Regina Conservatory of Music
Jory
Richard Seaborn
Howard Leyton-Brown
Conservatory of Music At
Regina
University of Saskatchewan
CBC
Talent Festival
Darke Hall
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Regina Symphony Orchestra
American Federation of Musicians International String Congress Orchestra
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Michigan
National Youth Orchestra
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Mid-American String Quartet
University of Missouri At
Kansas City
Council
Garry Grant
Manitoba Urban Association
Province
L. M. Caldwell
P. S. Robinson
Hamiota Planning Committee
R. Morris Deveson
U.S
Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Miss Dot Neelands
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Dog
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