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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
8
In Canada the rate is 2.00 per year and 250 to the United States in advance. Authorization shows Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa. The date noted is Thursday December 12, 1946.
Correction lists Crandall carnival Queen candidates: Sheila Dickey Chumah Bernice Kirk Miss Beatrice Walker Mooso visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Walker and Mr and Mrs A E Irvine. Congratulates Mr and Mrs M McConnell on 25th anniversary, and Mr and Mrs C Shler on 20th anniversary. U P A hosts evening with Fred Andrew Marguerite and Ted. crokinole winners Myrna McConnell and Gerald Shier. best paper doll Ted Andrew. dancing and lunch to close.
The 509 Club met on Thursday at D Cowlings. Winners were Mrs. D Johnston and T Van Buskirklow, Mayme Johnston and W Maddock. An electric lamp was to be given to Mrs J Douglas moving into town but illness kept her away. Mrs Wm Bell delivered the gift.
The Canadian Order of Forest ers met on Tuesday of last week to install the officers. Guests of the evening included Roy Brown, District organizer, and S.
Berridge the Western representative of the High Court executive presided at Brandon as officers were elected and installed. Past Chief Ranger Elmer Douglas led the lineup with Chief Ranger Wm Padfield and Vice Chief Ranger Wm Hyndman guiding a full slate. Other roles included Rec Sec Jerry Lee Fin Sec William Matthews Jr Treas D L Johnston Chaplain Russell Gunson Junior Woodward Jack Fleming Senior Woodward Jack Lawn Senior Beadle Douglas Cassell Junior Beadle William Cowling. A social time and an oyster supper rounded out the evening.
The C O F is congratulated on opening a new theatre inaugurated Friday by D L Johnston and E Hogan. The 30 by 761 building uses pew lumber and insulation, with Gyproc lining pending. It seats 252 and offers continuous shows, promising a local alternative to city cinema.
For sale set of four kitchen chairs listed by W A Barrett in Miniota where interested buyers may apply.
Applications will be received by the undersigned up to December 26th, 1946, for driving school vans for the year 1947. For rates and other particulars apply to Trustees or the Secretary-Treasurer, John Spalding.
Arrow River announces a Xmas Tree Concert at 8 pm on Friday December 20 with admission 35e. The Xmas Candle light service of the W M S was hosted by Mrs. R B Wallace and led by Mrs. D Leland with the study theme Women of India. Mrs M Pilcott conducted the study period.
Halvor J. Lien 68, grainbuyer for the Federal Grain Co. at Arrow River, died Monday morning December 9 after reporting illness at work. He came to Arrow River in July and had been in grain buying since 1909. Mrs. Lien and Dorothy left for Lanigan Saskatchewan for the funeral, joined by Gladys Winnipeg, Mrs. L. Kew Kelliher, and son John Kinistino.
Reynolds Parker Paynter died Sunday December 1 in Vancouver at age 74. He left a wife and five children Lawrence Victoria Beulah Winnipeg and Mrs K M Bain Winnipeg with a predeceased son Joe. He also left siblings J E Vancouver F H Beulah Mrs E Forster Mrs V Anderson Horace Union N J and Mrs W A McKay Cessford Alta. Born 1872 in Owen Sound Ontario he and his family moved west in 1879 and founded Hazelbak village Beulah. He ran a Beulah general store before moving to Vancouver in 1920 and served as secretary treasurer of Miniota municipality 1900–05.
In all parts of Canada the U S A England and Australia the head of Henry Reynolds Paynter 90 of Ogilvie near Gladstone homesteaded there in 1878 and is still on the same farm.
The Municipal school board met in Miniota on December 3 with routine business. A report on hiring a part time music teacher and securing a Teacher's residence at Isabella was discussed and laid over. Transportation rates across several routes were revised and the winter closing from December 20 to January 6 announced. Insurance on Miniota school raised to 17000 dollars. Next meeting set for January 2, 1947.
The church announces December 24 Christmas Eve service at 7 30 pm conducted by Rev H J H Oldfield B A L Th. Morning Prayer at 11 30 am on December 15 Third Sunday in Advent. Choir practice Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ellerington. Weather permitting.
The United Church of Canada Miniota Pastoral Charge holds a Candle Lighting service by the WMS this Sunday at Miniota. Rev Kenneth A Moyer will lead a Christmas period service with a Mystic Bethlehem excerpt program on Christmas Sunday. Arrow River gathering at 1 30 p m Sunday school at 11 a m and service at 7 30 p m.
The Forsyth family thanks friends for inquiries sympathy and floral tributes during Mr J D Forsyths illness and after his death.
Beulah C. J. Page visited Winnipeg last week. F/O Garth Chisholm from Winnipeg was home for the weekend. Herb Wright of Toronto spent Sunday with friends in town. Geo. Cruden went to Brandon for a medical check up last week. Mrs. R. L. Kelly of Whitehorse Yukon is visiting at the V. Kelly home.
W. 3. Frazer of Winnipeg spent Thursday with his mother Mrs. J A Frazer. Mrs. H Wakefield visited Brandon last week to see her grandson Garth who underwent an appendectomy. He is recovering well.
Mrs J Chisholm traveled to Nee Pawo on Sunday to attend the funeral of Maurice Chisholm, father of Mr Chisholm. On Monday Maurice and Harold Chisholm, the grandsons, served as pallbearers.
A farewell gathering for Mr and Mrs A Haney formerly of TE Forster residence in Birtle was held on Thursday last. An address was delivered noting their departure and best wishes from friends and neighbors.
Rev Hl Bowman officiated as a couple presented with a purse of money and Mrs Haney served tanal Cards and lunch. The St W orids W A annual meeting at Mrs J Clark home reported a very successful year with officers elected including President and Missionary Secretary Mrs J Clark, Vice President Mrs G Armstrong, Secretary and Little Helpers secretary Mrs A Oswin, Treasurer and D eas secretary Miss E F Heyhi.
Misses Edith and Mabel Williamson visited J F M Johnston’s home at Ochre River. At the WMS meeting held at Mrs J Sunley’s home, congratulations were extended to the hostess on her 85th birthday.
The W I group met at Mrs H M Brisbin's home on Wednesday with 30 members present. Mrs Lor Wright chaired as program featured a Institute song by Mrs Gilchrist and a White Gift roll call. Mrs Kent read Look for the Good, Federated News items were shared, a $10 donation to Childrens Aid Soc Brandon discussed, hall fund funding postponed, praise for Christmas Kelowna demonstrations, 1946 programs copies reviewed, prizes donated by Mrs L Hall, Lup Doran conducted a contest, and a social to follow.
The notice warns readers that if the date star shows November or four months prior they have received the last issue unless a reveal is received. It states names will be moved on December 31st with no exceptions.
The paper states that particulars of a clubbing offer have been reviewed and will appear in a forthcoming issue. Further specifics were not provided in the available fragment.
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