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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1938
Page
8
The local bone peel season closes as J.R. Lynch's rink wins the Grar Challenge on Monday. Mrs HoWalker hosts about 30 guests Friday at a social affair. Mrs P S MacPherson and Eric Gibbon win prizes. The W.I. meets Wednesday evening presenting a program including Roll Call Valentine and candlemaking.
First Quality Scotch Fingering Yarn AH the wanted shades still in stock Clearing at 29c a Skein United States Ltd Miniota. The Y P U entertained the Arrow River society at a bonspiel with 14 rinks and finals in progress. George Haney of Emo Ont formerly of Miniota suffered a railway accident in Sioux Lookout hospital. The 7th Dominion Legion Convention concluded with Col Foster named Dominion President and sessions held in Fort William before Reid Montreal.
A village committee elected officers and proposed installing three new street lights at key intersections while arranging sidewalk repairs. Manitoba Education Week events opened in Miniota with services, a teachers' reception, and a Visitors Day schedule at the local school with brief addresses and tea for guests.
Crandall town notes list the WALL Stinty Group meeting at Mrs Markast home to study chapter four. Winnipeg bonspiel participants include Coburn Dickey Tyndman Dickey Rudd McConnell Hyndman and Strachan. YPU services featured I Kirbeyson H Coupe and G Morison with Miss Moody leading songs.
A monthly event sponsored by the YPO drew over 800 attendees on Friday night. Proceeds supported ten donated famine units while a program of races and costume prizes highlighted the carnival. Winners included Myn Pabey 1, Lalies faney 1, Alma t Redd 2, and many others. A dance with the Raga Muffins followed the races.
Isabella and Seabellla hosted games after a holiday return from California. Hamiota lost 9-2 to Isabella in the Intermediate Championship play-down with Seabellla earning a 3-9 return, while the WI meeting at the manse drew 80 attendees. A petition urged restricting war commodity exports to Japan amid China relief concerns.
Miss M Watkins visits ROS H Prayer and travels to Winnipeg on Tuesday. The school will open to visitors Friday afternoon with rooms for Leland Bray and McGilvray listed. Junior W.A. met at Mrs. Georg Armstrong’s home with 15 present. Ira Bryvek as president and Rose Mary Edmundson as secretary. Spring bazaar plans and assignments discussed.
Education Week will be observed in the school here on Friday afternoon at 1 30 with a program of school work by the pupils followed by a silver tea. Parente and all others interested are cordially invited. William Hill 77 of White Rock BC died Friday night after a lengthy illness. A Blairs district pioneer his marriage to Isabel Sutherland occurred about 42 years ago. He left the district about 1920. Surviving are his wife two sons and five daughters.
The marriage of Mrs F C Fry to Mr Edgar H Baily was solemnized February 2 at First Presbyterian Church Winnipeg with Rev W Gordon Maclean officiating.
Mr and Mrs Wm Pittendreigh of Birtle announce the engagement of their second daughter Jessie Belle to Milton James Curll of Crandall. Curll is the son of Mr and Mrs Owen Curll of Tlantota. The wedding is planned for early February.
Fifteen years ago L Berwick returned from a Quebec visit and underwent an appendicitis operation at Birtle hospital on Friday and was reported to be recovering well. Miss Jean Hall and Robert Maxwell Glendinning were married at Harmiota. Miss L Gosting and W Dart won costume prizes at a skating carnival. Sons were born to Mr and Mrs H Walker and Mr and Mrs H D Armitage and a daughter to Mr and Mrs C J Collingwood.
In a chaotic league standings snippet the Bear Cats contend with the Pee Wees and Wee Wees in a junior hockey schedule. Scores and dates are inconsistently listed, with references to February and March games and team matchups across the league.
Junior team Beulah beat Isabella 9 to 2 on the road. Senior girls report Feb 3 game Crandall 0 at Hamiota 1. Midget F results incomplete. final scores not readable in text.
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