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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1939
Page
8
A compact notice lists a curling meting and municipal ball with a 208k figure and sale details at Jokn Walker's Sec 12 14 25. It also notes the Women's World Day of Prayer at Holy Trinity church at 2 30 pm and mentions carnivals in Miniota and Beulah plus a New Rink Fund drive.
Miss Irma Freeman visits Winnipeg this week as local news notes her presence. The Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act will end in Manitoba on June 30. Heavy weather Saturday ruined plans for the open air rink carnival. The Miziota Peulah rink played in the Winnipeg bonspiel with a 4 win 5 loss record.
Alf Geib, previously in Otthon Sask, returns home this week. Town and district ladies are invited to Friday service at Holy Trinity Church conducted by women from both local churches.
The Y P U met in the United church parlor on Wednesday night with twenty three present. Miss Dolly Stowe presided and the Missionary group led by Miss Dora Stowe managed the meeting. After routine business committees were appointed and carnival plans discussed for March 10 to aid the New Rink Fund. Contests and games followed and refreshments were served. The gathering closed with the Mizpah benediction.
Mrs O Hara visits with granddaughter and other local residents travel to Winnipeg last week. Donna Mitchell heads to Shriners Hospital in Winnipeg for treatment. Ragaruffins provide dance music at Hamiota. crowd raises about 14 dollars. Mission Band meets with 15 present. Alberta study and stories shared. Silver tea hosted by town ladies raises 4.75 for church board. bean supper replaces prior menu. Next tea planned for soon.
The Anglican clergyman Rev Chas Daddy Wood died at his daughter Mrs McLennan’s Gull Lake home last Tuesday after a period of ill health. He served as Chaplain to Bishop Thomas in Brandon and once conducted services in Holy Trinity and other area churches. The funeral was held in Hamiota on Saturday. his wife had previously died there and was buried in the local cemetery.
A notice records a gathering held at the residence of Mr Tennant on the 27th. Details are sparse but confirm location and date of the event.
The C G UT met Friday afternoon with members present. Mrs Eli Gtrand Mia J Tennant represented the W M Fallowine tie business session. Mrs Roy Trlotd gave a second lesson in First. The meeting was interesting and instructive.
The group met at Mrs. Sinclair's residence on Wednesday. Eliott and Mrs Sinelsir demonstrated oilcloth articles, and a quilt block exhibit was roll called. A pattern was set for a future quilt project as Lynch praised the exhibition.
A meeting was held Friday afternoon to form a Trail Ranger group at the school. Rev. C A McMillan presided and Fa Sinclair and Everett Tennant were named leaders. Officers elected include Chief Ranger Oswald Blauich Sab Ranger Nick Wasylenchuk Tally Ford Wiggins Cache and Norman Leland. Afterwards the youths played several games.
The PA group met Tuesday at Mr and Mrs J F Tennant home with 19 attendees. George Maw read a missions paper and Ed Sinclair presented a St Valentine article. The group planned a play directed by Everett Tennant and Helen Tennant led a Valentine contest along with other games.
The New Rink Carnival sponsored by the Y P U is a community project with seven youth committees planning the event and four organizations including Arrow River Y P U nominating queens. The premiere is expected to draw the whole community and beyond on March 16.
Ea Minelair expressed thanks to the host and members as the gathering ended with a dainty dance and the Mizpah benediction.
Mrs. J N Warren hosted visits in Brandon while Ernie’s mother travels, Patsy O Hara earns her nursing cap in Ottawa, and Mrs A Frame returns home to Lenore. Miss Nirton’s class held a St Valentine party. Trail Rangers formed two initiation groups and named Norman Hope as leader. C Lyng’s rink won the Farmers secondary event at the Hamiota bonspiel, earning four thermos bottles.
Margaret Hyndman won the first prize in the Manitoba Sanatorium Board sponsored essay contest open to Manitoba students. Her teacher was Miss Mylrea.
Mr and Mrs S Richardson celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary last Saturday. They received congratulations and were visited by a large number of friends.
A son, Donald Murray, was born to Mr and Mrs Peel on Wednesday at Minieta in a celebratory birth notice.
A Crandall Ws team and W.A. presented bouquets at the Nam icta bonspiel held last week. A ladies rink led by Mrs. S Robus with Mesdames M Curri and R E Vance and Miss Betty Cray enjoyed the games but did not place in the prize list.
Attendance Friday night was disappointing. The program featured a film about the Dionne Quintuplets and a segment on money production at the Ottawa mint, plus travel reels. The Mission Hand met in the church parlor with Mrs. Dibblee in charge and elected Colin Leimer as president, Elsie Padfield secretary, and Margaret Kidd treasurer. A spring bazaar was planned while girls made scrapbooks and boys worked on wood craft.
Beulah opens today featuring 12 rinks and 4 events. Chas. Smith attended his uncle Alex Smith's funeral at Pope last week. Mrs. C. 8. Coldman and Kathleen plan a Winnipeg visit. Warm birthday wishes go to Mrs. M. T. Hooper of Uno on her 96th birthday today.
The World Day of Prayer will be held at the United Church at 2.30 pm on Friday afternoon. An attendance is expected from local congregations and community groups.
On March 10 at the new rink for 25c a carnival ticket and 250 votes for the Queen await attendees. Activities include skating dancing curling and racing toward prizes and the Grand Masquerade and Queen coronation. Children 16 and under pay 15c.
Invitation extended for the ladies of the district to attend a Camiva event at Beulah rink on Saturday March 4 from 2 pm. Junior hockey races fancy and comic costumes broam ball and other events listed with adult and school child prices. Lunches served by the ladies. A recent W I supper and dance raised funds for the dental clinic with a $39 balance after expenses.
Five Isabella rinks attend the Decker bonspiel this week while J.T. Binkbeiner goes to Winnipeg for the Poultry Pool convention. The Worde's Day of Prayer is at Mrs. P.J. Beveridge's home Friday at 2 50 p.m. A senior hockey dinner and games followed a gathering at the J.T. Finkbeiner home Saturday night. The W I met at the manse with 16 members, presided by Mr. H I Bowman, sending Valentines to the Children's Hospital. A reading on home safety and a current events panel followed, with a button hole contest and a True and False quiz ending with lunch by Mrs. M J Bridge and Al Clark.
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