Miniota Council Holds April 1961 Regular Meeting
Miniota Council met April 12 1961 in the Municipal Hall with all members present Reeve H S Hyndman presiding Minutes from March 6 1961 were adopted Secretary’s correspondence included items from Kent Construction Brandon and the Manitoba Good Roads Association The council heard on municipal road construction equipment procurement and heard from M Alfred Webb Beulah dinner visit followed by discussions with Pisseez and Graham construction firms about a contract for work basis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miniota
H. S. Hyndman
Kent Construction Ltd
Brandon
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Manitoba
Hwy
Manitoba Dept. of Agriculture
Steinbach
M. Alfred Webb
Birtle
Beulah
Percy Gies
Messrs. Pisseez and
Graham
Seed treatment and by law actions in Manitoba notice
Farmers hear about Gammasan for flea beetles in rape and mustard seed expansion while local council passes By-Law No 1413 authorizing road reserve funds and names road patrols, machinery operators, cemetery grants, hospital payment, and fuel purchases for 1961 work season. The report notes seed treatment rates, costs, and application cautions along with contract needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Agriculture
Allen
Canada Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Derksen
Foxwarren
Kent Construction Ltd
Brandon
Buckley & Weir Construction Co
Hanlin - Teal
Stewart-Hunkin
J. A. McKinnon
W. J. Morrow
Birdtail River School Division holds April 11 1961 meeting
Trustees Fulton Selby Stimpson Gamey Reynolds Fraser and Hunter with Inspector Funk attend Shoal Lake meeting. John Hepworth returns reads money by law. Minutes from March 29 approved. Motions cover by laws 2 3 4 61 on debentures borrowings and voting. Tenders for 25 ballot boxes invited and meeting adjourned to April 19 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoal Lake
Fulton
Selby
Stimpson
Gamey
Reynolds
Fraser
Hunter
Funk
John Hepworth
Department of Education
Hoffman
Rolling River Division
Miniota S.D
Birdtail River
Holy Trinity W A Meeting Proceedings
Mrs J Foster hosted Holy Trinity W A on April 13. Mrs Roy Lel presented Toward the Centre and unity among denominations. Mrs M Curry named delegate to the Deanery Annual Meeting in Elkhorn on April 26. Foster tasked with mission base shipment by May 15. Plans to buy hymn books and add chairs for Sunday School. next gathering at Mrs W C Barrett’s on May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Foster
Holy Trinity W.A
Roy Leland
M. Curry
Elkhorn
Foster
W.C Barrett
Miniota W. I. Holds April Meeting
Mrs. Chas Armitage presided at the Miniota W I April meeting in the Community Centre. Roll call noted members’ oldest hats and purchase years. F Rowan named district convention delegate with a second to be chosen. A $25 donation to the cemetery committee. Mrs. G Long spoke on the Cancer Research Campaign for May 22-27 and noted increased memorial gifts. Volunteers urged for hospital mending end of April under Mrs. W J Collier. Four Merry Stitches members presented public speaking topics and Sho na Lelond played a piano solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid - Hankin
Hamiota & District Hospital
Miniota
Stewart - Teal
Andrew Barber
Stowe - Hunkin
California Standard Ltd
Chas Armitage
W.I
F. Rowan
G. Long
Miniata
C. Argue
W. J. Collier
Miniota Merry Stitchers
Shona Leland
Sharon Bryant Weed
Diane Williams
Shona Lelond
John Wiggins
R. H. Mitchell
4-H
Cancer Fund
R. Clegg
Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Buck
Orient
Joe Bonner
Jim Carnegie
Birtle
Cory of
Virden
Canada
Cory
Atkinson
Portage
Ken Mitchell
Wiggins
K. Mitchell
Sproat
District Happenings and Local Obituaries
Mrs. W A Harron of Winnipeg visits Mrs. R B Edmundson at the B Medd home. Funeral services were held Wednesday for H Sawyer who died Sunday, burial in Birtle cemetery at 72. He leaves two daughters Edith Shepherd Beulah and Verna McCall Foxwarren, two sisters and two brothers Alf Beulah and Bert Winnipeg. Sympathies to Tukaluke family on their father’s death. funeral at Oakburn Wednesday. Dan Cooper died this morning. Ted Wakefield went to Winnipeg for medical care. W Forster and daughter Marlene visited the H E Forster home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Sawyer
Birtle
Edith
Shepherd
Beulah
Verna
McCall
Foxwarren
F. Green
E. Grey
Alf
Bert
Winnipeg
Tukaluke
Oakburn
Dan Cooper
Ted Wakefield
Illness in Port Alberni prompts family travel
Isabella Cor Mrs J T Finkbeiner reports Mr Lewi Miller’s serious illness in Port Alberni B C as relatives head east. Community sympathy extends to H Sawyer who died suddenly. Church notices include a baptism and new full members Mrs Sutherland Mrs Bob Stewart and others. WI April meeting featured rug hooking demo and prize essay read by Mrs Finkbeiner. Junior W A S held meetings with guest speaker Mrs Long of Miniota explaining new church organization effective January 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Miller
Port Alberni
B.C
Lewi Miller
W. Gilchrist
Winston Fulton
Frank Reid
Don Macinnis
Ted Wakefield
Winnipeg
Ted
Ken Clark
Sutherland
Bob Stewart
Sharon Dagg
Patricia Attwood
June Rittaler
Billy Clark
Clark Stewart
C. Geddes
S. Walmsley
A. Clark
J. Coxworth
D. Bell
J. T. Finkbeiner
W.A
L. Wright
W.ms
A. Norrie
J. Finkbeiner
C. Wall
C. Arris
Norrie
G. Long
Miniota
Community Notes and Visits Across Arrow River
Social visits register from Arrow River with many local households hosting and visiting relatives in Brandon Lenore and Kenville. Birth announced Vernon and Mrs Lockhart a son Murray Vernon at Hamida Hospital. 4-H and W I meetings feature talks on Pearl Buck and support for Cancer Fund. Community events include hospital sewing, district convention plans, and a May 31 Portage talk by Dr Atkinson.
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. M
Department of Public Works
California Standard
M. Deveson
Ag. Rep
Dave Derksen
Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation
Hunkin - Stowe
Ralph Nash
Hanlin - Reid
R. Jolley
R. Bryant
Teal - Stewart
Holy Trinity W.A. Meet
Miniota W. I
Col. M. Boyle
W. A. Harron
R. B. Edmundson
B. Medd
Mr. W. Forster
Marlene
H. E. Forster
Isabella
W.I. Meet
Netherlands
R. Campbell
R. Doran
Arrow River
Cecil Leland
Vincent
Les Lelands
Gerald Lockhart
Carberry
Lockhart Homes
Lean
Angus McKinnon
Lenore
Sherry Lynne
Peter Burr
Hamida Hospital
Vernon Lockhart
Murray Vernon
Page
Rene
Les Leland
Dale
R.G. Mitchell
Mitchell
John
Gail
Archie Hall
Harry
Kenville
Fred Cowan
Arnold
Elmer Leland
Hamiota
Mending
Hamiota Hospital
Wm O'’Callaghan
Jas Irwin
Wm. Grant
Invermere
Jas Kirton
Jas. Carnegie
Betty Jean
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