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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1934
Page
8
Jas Walker spent the weekend in Brandon. Rod Blunt of Baldur visited town. A Jolley aided a stock car to Winaiory on Saturday. Miss M Kelly of Indian Head is spending the holiday week in town. The United YPS will meet Wednesday evening in the church basement.
A local ad promotes Watsons Work Gloves Messehide Short Glove for $1.00 Messehide Gauntlet $31.25 and Suedetik Gauntlet $1.00. The listing appears alongside community notices and local events from Miniota and area, including church events, a wheel accident report, and pheasant import plans.
The Easter Festival spirit filled district churches with special Friday and Sunday services. Clergy delivered notable addresses as large congregations joined in reverent hymns. The combined choirs of Miniota and Arrows River United churches performed The Story of Calvary cantata at Arrow River and Miniota United Church, presented with fine choral leadership by Miss E Lynch.
A Beulah board meeting held Tuesday in Forsters Hall with all members present debated and approved changes to transportation charges. Route 4 to Miniota will have its rate increased following a long discussion on van insurance coal parcels and driver capability.
A quantity of feed oats priced at 25 cents per bushel and feed barley at 30 cents per bushel. Apply Elmer Houck by phone at 714 Hamiota.
The committee approves daily transport payments for Grant and Cook's children up to Easter. A transport committee including Chalmers Strachan and Bonner will reorganize routes. The School closes for water holidays on Thursday March 23 at 1 p.m. and reopens Monday April 9. Next meeting set for Miniota May 1.
A quiet Saturday ceremony in Brandon united Ferrol Crandall second daughter of Mr and Mrs Morley Crandall in marriage to Rev White of the Pentecostal Missions. The couple departed for a trip to Vancouver where they likely will reside in the future.
A local ad lists good white firm potatoes at 75c per bag of 50 pounds. Also offering Ogilvies Chick Starter-Glbs at 25 cents, 25 pounds for $1.00, 50 pounds for $1.90, and 100 pounds for $3.65 from United States Ltd, Miniota. Contact Spence Littlejohn, phone 73, Crandall exchange.
Beulah Bits Mre Hall and Pivilis visit Fox Warren while Mrs Harron and children spend the holiday at Portege. Mrs Guon of Winnipeg spends weekend with her parents. Mrs Borland and son Lloyd visit Johnson family on Sunday. Woods Peggy and Mrs Caldman with Monn and Kathleen visit Winnipeg this week. St Wilfrid's WA will meet Thursday at 3 at Mrs J T Green's home. Junior WA meets Saturday at 2 at Miss Heyhoe's home.
A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cuffe of Isabella. The child was born at Miniota Hospital on Monday April Zod.
Beulah to Winnipeg excursion offers return fares with date options. Depart Beulah Tuesday April 17 and return from Winnipeg April 20. The deal targets Miniota and Beulah district residents seeking economical travel, with phone inquiries at 265.
Isabella notes Miss L. Owian spends the week with friends in Winnipeg. Mrs. McKenzie and daughter Lois visit Rapid City. Misses K and M Wright, A Campbell, F and M Bardwell, and R Finkbeiner hosted Easter at home. Nutrition course Achievement Day features five groups with short demonstrations and music.
Mrs E Warren and Miss M Bell of Brandon visited relatives at JN Warren's Sunday. A big sale of home cooking by the Women's Association of the United Church drew praise. Virden hosted a hockey game Friday. visitors won 6 5. Local curlers played Miniota and Hamiota with mixed results. The cantata The Story of Calvary impressed the congregation Monday. The standout hockey match was Brandon Native Sons vs an All Star team. 115 went to the visitors. Easter services featured Communion and a Resurrection pageant with strong music.
Arrow River notes Miss Myrtle Wiggins visited Hamiota last week. Mises E McNab of Winnipeg spends Easter at her home. Mr. Campbell of Harmsworth will work for John Flemming this season. Master Jimmy Tennant of Brandon holidaying with his uncle. Wm Tennant.
Saskatoon resident Jack Dart backs Jas Kirton as strongest. He notes he and his family are well. Downey family and neighbors from Coulter headed home with about 30 horses that had been moved there to winter due to feed shortages in the district.
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