19 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
Local residents and visitors frequent Winnipeg and nearby towns with calls on family, medical advice, and recreation. Notables include Mrs G Bruce, J R Lyoch, Miss Annie Ellerington Ninette, and Hugh Gibbon in Brandon. Community notes mention VCNB station paint, travelers, church events, and a stroller of local activities.
The annual meeting of the local Canadian Legion branch was held Thursday night in Minnesota. Reports show the branch was very active with increased membership and strong finances.
Elected officers are Hon President F A Franklin and President H Morrison with other officers listed. Two new comrades joined. A sunny picnic day featured baseball softball athletics climbing the pole and pony rides for youngsters with adults socializing and sports action on the diamonds concluding the program.
Wanted a young or middle aged lady to assist in The Herald office. For sale a 6 ft Case Tiller with seeder box a 6 ft Cockshutt Tiller with seeder box a 24 by 42 Case Separator. Apply to Nelson Lockhart Arrow River phone 20 23 Miniota excige. Owing to binder repairs being hard to secure farmers should check and order now. Brodie Currie Massey Harris Agent Miniota phone 71.
For sale a residence near a dance hall described as noisy with car horns, engines racing, and frequent necking on premises. Parking lots on property are used, with extra windows for bottle impacts. Appeals to bootleggers. mentions revenue from empty beer bottles. Apnny to owner.
Miniota defeated Isabella in the baseball pennant while Cran fall beat Two Creeks in mens softball and Wynora topped Miniota in Ladies softball. A RCA PF band from No. 1 C NS Rivers performed under Frt.Sgt. Norman S. Lehman aiding Red Cross fund drives. Volunteers organized booths, games, and a dance closing the day with auctions and raffles for charity.
A cash auction will be held in Miniota on Saturday July 28 at 2. The sale lists a dressing table, two cane chairs, an iron bed with mattress and springs, steel heater, linoleum and other household items. Bidders may contact R. M. Oliver in Miniota or call 72, and J. F. M. Johnston of Isabella Crandall is the auctioneer.
Birth notices from Miniota hospital report a son for E Clark and a daughter for J W Elliott and a son for Bobin Stroh. A daughter named Myr tle Lynne for J W Elliott and another son Ronald Francis for Bobin. A daughter Sandra Joan for J H Steuart and a son Lewis Rick for Lloyd S Borland in Winnipeg Grace hospital.
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