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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
8
In Canada 2.00 a year to the United States 2.50 in advance. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa.
Mrs A F Mackinnon from Deloraine visits friends in town on Thursday October 24 1946. Mrs Carl Gall is visiting with her parents at the D Cunningham home.
Miss Joy Hill visits at her sister's home in Percival. The brief item notes her presence in the town and the family connection without additional details.
Both churches held Sunday services with good congregations and seasonal decorations. Rev. H Oldfield led the Anglican Harvest Thanksgiving and Rev. Walter Spence preached at the United church Anniversary. A Monday fowl supper followed with a concert and a presentation to Mrs. G Colby, including a purse and money for her long service as a telephone operator. Rev. H J Bowman presented the gift.
Agnes Bertha Grantham Jolley, 69, died in Miniota October 15. She was born at Gladstone and first married Darker of Gladstone. later wed Albert Jolley of Miniota in Winnipeg July 1924. Funeral Friday at Miniota United Church followed by graveside service at Gladstone cemetery. Survived by husband and three daughters including Mrs. I. Fisher and Mrs. H. Keown.
A Winnipeg manager and three men from Chicago and Miniota attended the funeral along with a step daughter Anita and two step sons Robert and Wilford from Miniota. Two sisters Mrs C Cornwall of Gladstone and Mrs E Phillips of Amaranth were also present as the entire family reunited after twenty six years.
Mr. A. Jolley and family express sincere thanks to friends for kind enquiries during Mrs. Jolley illness and for sympathy help and floral tributes at her death.
Jim Carnegie thanks donors for support at the Miniota A C T broadcast mentioning the effort was worthwhile and his part in aiding the cause.
Mr and Mrs W H Hill of Miniota announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Eleanor Joy to Reginald John Webber youngest son of Mr and Mrs FE J Webber of Crandall. Wedding planned in Miniota in November.
Mrs H R Maguire and her sons from Elgin spent several days at the Richardson home. Mrs Richardson accompanied them for a return visit and a stop at Pipestone. Mr and Mrs W Howard Murie and children Melba Russell and Jean from Hamiota drove to Winnipeg to visit Mrs Bratton, Penny’s daughter and sister.
Notice states By-law No. 1015 of the Rural Municipality of Miniote has been submitted to the Council and received first and second reading. Election on November 7 at polling places in the municipality, including Isabella School House.
Don Sutherland visits Winnipeg this week. Miss Marjory Levi of Kelliher Sask visiting with her parents. The Leadership Physical Fitness course will be held in the first week of November and is open to anyone in the municipality with no fee required.
Arthur Evans of Winnipeg visited the F. H. Paynter home. Miss Pearl White of Shoal Lake spent the weekend at the Chisholm home. Anniversary services were held Sunday at the United Church with Rev. W. W. Harland of Foxwarren as guest preacher. Miss Donna Chisholm was the morning soloist and Miss Pearl White the evening soloist.
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