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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1937
Page
8
Local items note a Teacher’s Convention scheduled for Thursday and Friday October 7 and 7. Mrs H G Little of Medicine Hat visiting in Toronto last week met with Mr and Mrs W E G Little and Mr and Mrs H Gibbon.
A grocery list fragment shows Ontario Blue Plums 65, Damson Plums 65, Green Gage Plums 70, Italian Prune Plums Box 1.40, Puffed Wheat 0.80, Ogilvie's Rolled Wheat 4 lbs 0.25, United States Ltd Miniota. The text also includes a quoted Shaw passage on living with purpose.
Circular from Hon R Clubb minister of public works asks communities to donate vegetables and food to drought stricken areas. Cars may include potatoes root vegetables dried beans and peas home canned vegetables or fruits chicken feed in sacks and any food. Editor seeks Reeve councillors and ministers opinion on possible municipal action to assist needy residents with no crops or produce.
The ceremony took place Tuesday afternoon September 14 at the home of Mr. and Mrs G K Douglas in Palmerston. Margaret Alice Lorraine Douglas and Robert Leland Mansell exchanged vows with Rev G A McMillan officiating. Attendants included Evelyn Douglas and James Douglas. A wedding breakfast served for 24 guests followed. The couple will live near Hamiota after a Brandon wedding trip.
The notice reports Girl Guide meetings will commence on Monday at 7 00 pm. It also notes Mr and Mrs A Chapman of Sol girth visited town Sunday and Mr and Mrs A Stawert of Durban spent the weekend at the A Lindsay home.
Mr R V Andrew and son Robert James returned from Virden on Sunday. Miss Edna Savares holidayed in Virden and will return Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Whitley and others visited Brandon on municipal business Monday. Lindley Hodnett of Kapuskasing Ont won the Lyns Cup and Northern Ontario tennis title for the third year. At the United Sunday School meeting officers were elected including Superintendent G Long, assistant J R Lynch, educational superintendent Mrs C Wynne, choir teacher Laurie Chalmers, and teachers including Mr R Rollins and Dorothy Spalding.
Rally Day services in United churches across the district were well attended. Arrow River featured a sermon by Rev. G A McMillan with readings by Evelyn Lockhart and Arnold Townson and a story by Ford Wiggins. Mesdames Elliott and Sinclair led promotions. Beulah and Miniota also held Rally Day observances with noted participants. Isabella Sunday School met in the afternoon with a choir of intermediates.
The program featured Misses M Stalker Bb habineon and Alis Bowman telling stories and reading scripture. Bo Heise gave the address while Misa G Riches presided at the organ, guiding the musical portion of the event.
Mr and Mrs A K Brad spent Sunday at Melita. Workmen wiring the local station for electricity. Mrs A Warren and Joyce returned from Winnipeg on Monday.
A reader urges strict precautions after infantile paralysis and encephalomyelitis outbreaks in Dois se vain area. The writer asks whether horse carcasses dying from the disease are burned and calls residents to report neglect or ignorance to medical officers or ward councillors to ensure proper disposal to protect lives and prevent crippling.
Mr. and Mrs. DL Warren of West Pend spent the weekend in the district. Jas Iverach and Jack with Mrs. E Bedford and Muriel are visiting at Niliarney. Mr and Mrs T Finkbeive visited in Winnipeg last week. Their daughter June, who accompanied them, underwent a minor operation and will stay in the city for a week.
Beulah Mrs. Fred Bruce accompanied Mrs. A. Reid on their return to Pelly Saskatchewan last week.
Mrs Glen Bruce and son Garry of St Lazare visiting at the St Bruce home. United Sunday school to be held at 12 noon after morning service. Mr and Mrs W A Harron and family recently holidayed in Eastern Canada and visited the district on Friday en route to Oak Lake and Homewood.
The Harvest Thanksgiving service at St Wilfrid's church gathered a splendid congregation on Sunday morning. Rev el eta preached from I Kings 19 11 12 and the offering totaled 40.03 dollars.
Crandall Mises Whetton of Winnipeg is engaged to teach on the local school staff. The W 0LS Study Group met at Mrs Goddard's home on Wednesday evening to discuss A New Church Faces a New World. The community honored Mr and Mrs R L Mansell with a miscellaneous shower at Mr and Mrs B Good's home. Miss Irene van Buskirk of Ravine school presented, and Mr Mansell recalled the ghosts numbered 8s.
The Young Women's Evening Auxiliary gathered in the church parlor on Thursday evening for a routine meeting. Members discussed upcoming church activities and coordinated volunteer efforts for community events.
With Mrs J Fraser presiding visitors from Sliniota attended. Mrs J Mosa Fraser, newly elected presbyterial president, spoke on missionary work done by young women. A short social time followed the meeting.
Mrs Win Hill of White Rock British Columbia visited her sister Mrs R B Wallace last week.
The church and Sunday School will be cancelled next week due to the Miniota Anniversary services. The IR Bridge and Building Elite repaired the bridges near there last week.
Thirty members of the Mission Band met on Friday to study the memory work for the year.
No new cases of encephalomyelitis among horses reported in the district. Animals showing illness are improving.
The W L sectional Rally in Arrow River brings delegates from Beulah Isabella Crandall Miniota and Arrow River. Highlights include welcomes from Mrs John Wiggins and Mrs H K Forster reports on district board elections and cancer prevention papers and the extension department summary. Local displays feature clothing from secondhand garments and handicraft from Miniota with entertainment by Garth and Hazel Irvine Luella Torrance Jean Sutherland and Mrs A Sawyer. Lunch and social time end the afternoon.
In Miniota United Church services are at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 7 30 p.m. Evening Service. Arrow River reports services cancelled. Crandall holds 11 a.m. Cheshh Service and 12 noon Sunday School. Palmerston offers 11 30 a.m. Sunday School and 12 30 p.m. Chwsh service.
The item lists church services at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 7.30 p.m. with Evensong and Sermon following. The note reflects a period tone and local parish timetable.
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