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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1962
Page
5
The basement of United Church hosted a shower for Miss Donne Smuttle on Tuesday August 21. She received numerous gifts from Bray and Lois Johnston and others, thanked friends including Mrs Taylor, and enjoyed about fifteen minutes of singing. Lunch was served by the Shower Committee.
R T Dick Anderson is named General Manager of Columbia Natural Gas Co with head office in Cranbrook BC. M A Mac Kains becomes accountant and office manager at Cranbrook. Walter M Peterson transferred to Cranbrook as supervisor of operation. W D Shyjak appointed manager of Creston Division following Inter City Gas roles.
Funeral services for John Leland were held August 3 at Arrow River United Church after his death July 31 in Brandon. He was born 1882 at Portage la Prairie and lived most of his life in Arrow River before retiring to Miniota in 1946. He married three times and is survived by his wife Annie, six daughters, one son, four brothers, four sisters, 34 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were six nephews and honorary bearers four others.
Rev and Mrs William Constantine Christie married August 4 at St James United Church Harvey New Brunswick. Mrs Christie formerly Helen Elizabeth Ritchie daughter of Mr and Mrs James Morris Ritchie Harvey NB a graduate of Acadia University Wolfville NS. Mr Christie son of Mr and Mrs William C Christie Sr Winnipeg a United College graduate. They will reside in Oak River Manitoba.
Meeting of Birdtail River School Division No 38 at Shoal Lake on August 7 1962 with trustees Fulton Selby Stimpson Gamey Fraser Reynolds and Hunter. Minutes from August 1 approved and correspondence noted from Grand Lodge Manitoba Burch Findlay and McFarlane. Proceedings approve purchases of desks for Birtle Kenton Miniota Shoal Lake and Strathclair and a filing cabinet for Shoal Lake. Also approve 1961 audit, publish abbreviated form, and open all division schools September 4 1962 with adjournment to August 25 at 3 p.m.
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