Open House at Miniota Collegiate Highlights Education Week
Open House was held at Miniota Collegiate on Wednesday March 16 from 1:00 to 3:45. Principal Mr Kingdon addressed parents on The Need For Larger Units by Administration. A student council lunch followed and parents spoke with teachers about mutual concerns. Education Week ran March 7-11 with a follow up open house the next week inviting visits to the Elementary School on March 15.
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Miniota Collegiate
Kingdon
Role of Women as Wives in Society discussed at W I meeting
Arrow River W I met at Mrs. R Clegg's home on March 17. Topics included should fewer women marry and take other roles, are all women good wives, and do wives give up freedom. President Mrs. Vern Lockhart led business. roll call favored a Happy Marriage. Seven members shared a lunch.
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W. I
R Clegg
R. Mitchell
Vern Lockhart
Miniota
N. W. Territories
Gordon Leland
Hamiota Hospital
Hames
F.w.lc
Ireland
Manitoba
C. A. Consumers Ro
Horne Foursome of Lenore Tops Hamiota Bonspiel
The Hamiota Ladies Bonspiel ended Saturday March 19 with final games at 8 p.m. Mrs L Horne Lenore undefeated Aggregate winner. Winners listed in several categories including Challenge Merchants Grand Aggregate and Club Event with prizes from Jamiesons LCC Macleods and others.
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Horne
Lenore
Hamiota Ladies
Hamiota
L. Horne
Bedspreads
Jamieson’s
L.C.C
D. Jahks
Oak River
Thermal Blankets
Macleods
M. Mathison
Bath Matkets
Robinsons
E. Sangster
Kenton
Manitoba Hydro
Robus
Crandall
Bath Towers
M. Slater
Shoal Lake
Avon Cream
Avon
Grand Aggregate
M. Horne
McConnell Bros
Bits and Pieces from Miniota Herald Past
Spring brings tales of travel from Crandall to Miniota with minor delays at Leland farm dip. A Virden to Beulah trip notes drifts up to a filling tank height. Licenses applied for on cards risk trouble as such licenses can be bought locally. A pantry note: bread price up four loaves for 30 cents due to flour costs.
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Crandall
Miniota
Leland
Virden
Beulah
Crandall U C W Meets for Civic Planning and Bible Work
The Crandall United Church Women met Wednesday in church parlors with fourteen members. Devotional, scripture readings, and a talk on the struggle against Communism in Brazil opened the session. Committee reports from the Annual Presbyterial were read, a representative was chosen for a Municipal Centennial event, a historical scrapbook started, and twenty five dollars donated to the Bible a Month Club. Lunch followed.
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Crandall U.C.W
Wallace
L. Rudd
Wm. Hyndman
Wm. Cowling
O’connor
W. van Buskirk
Brazil
United Church
Bible A Month Club
Canadiann Bible Society
M H Johnson Enters Into Rest In Crandall Community
Morgan H Johnson aged 73 died March 8 1966 at Hamiota Hospital after a long illness. He moved to Crandall in 1910 and owned a Crandall General Store from 1946 to 1963. He served as secretary of Crandall United Church and Crandall School Board. Survived by wife Myrtle two sons Morgan and Garth a daughter Shirley six grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral held at Crandall United Church with burial in Crandall Cemetery.
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Crandall United Church
Morgan H. Johnson
Myrtle Johnson
Toronto
William and
Betsy Johnson
Crandall
Minsota
Beulah
Birtle
Shirley
Fred Sanford
Chathan
Ontario
Morgan
Morden
Manitoba
Garth
R.C.A
Whitney
Franks
Harold
Sloan
Crandall Cemetery
Robert Kitz
Jim Walker
Cliff Lyng
Ted Shier
Charles Lee
Garnet Johnson
Elmer Douglas
Herald Hall
Miniota Historical Notes on Roads and Wheat Elevators
In March 1902 discussions covered road breakups and a harsh spring with over 100 bridges gone. February talks by Mr Howard proposed three municipal elevators at Birtle for 12,000 dollars to aid farmers facing grain blockades, plus road-building plans by Reeve Taylor. Nearby farmers to Miniota Arrow River marketed wheat, while dressmaking and lessons were offered at Arrow River.
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Mr. W. Howard
Birtle
Farmer’s Institute
Reeve Taylor
Miniota
Arrow River
Blandy
Beulah 4-H Club Chooses Favorite Hockey Player
The Beulah 4-H Club met at Beulah School with eight members and leader Mrs. Gow. Minutes were by Carel Gow and Karen Edmundson presented the Treasurers Report. Terry Frazer was absent. Cullen Stewart was made chairman. The Beulah Achievement Night is set for April 22 and a letter about the Hamiota Fair Prize list was read. Judy Hookway gave a speech and lunch was served by the Social Committee.
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Beulah 4-H
Beulah School
Gow
Carel Gow
Karen Edmundson
Beulah
Judy Hookway
Terry Frazer
Cullen Stewart
Socail
Miniota UCW Meeting Reports Youth Full Weekend Plans
The Miniota UCW met in church school rooms on March 17 with 9 members. Mrs. W. McKenzie led worship and Miss Reynolds spoke on Why Read the Bible, followed by discussion. The treasurer reported 10.90, and 187.60 was in the bank for a Winnipeg May leadership school. A Municipal Office letter asked for a member to attend a Centenary Celebration Organization meeting. Mrs. C. Armitage will lead the April meeting. Lunch was served by hostesses.
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UCW
W. McKenzie
C. Armitage
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W. I. Meet
E. Morton
Perths
N. Campbell
Rivers
Corning
Oakden’s
Schweitzer
Decker
Pyrex
Venables
M. Walker
Teflon
Miniota Herald
Grandma
Permanent
Marcel
J. D. Forsyth
M. H. Johnson
Birtle Eye Witness
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