Beaverton Chronicle Notes Mixed Local Anecdotes and Ironies
Ted Critchlow recounts a bull incident in a box stall and escapes serious harm while planning to roast the animal. Beaverton residents mark F. J. Beatty turning 90 in Victoria BC. Fire drill earlier at Lye Motors and a spring hints with CPR station questions. Classic caustic copy laments vanishing land, buffalo eras, and Indigenous depictions. Local vent includes a humorous scale joke about bananas and a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Ted Critchlow
the Herald
Ted
F. J. Beatty
Mr. Beatty
Victoria
Quiet double ring wedding at Fort Garry United Church
Julie Daplin and Erle Floyd wed in Fort Garry on Saturday March 30 with Rev. M V She ver officiating. Attendants included Garry Goodridge and his sister. The ceremony featured a three tier cake and a luncheon reception at Shamrock Tea Room. The couple, after a west coast honeymoon, will reside in Winnipeg.
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Fort Garry United Church
M. V. Shever
Julie Daplin
J. L. Fox
Fort Garry
Erle Floyd
W. S. Duncan
Austin
Garry Goodridge
Shamrock Tea Room
J.cla K
California
Evelyn Ments
Winnipeg
Local Bank Staff Honors Departing Member
Local Bank of Montreal staff hosted Miss Gaynor Lewis at Mrs W Roberts home. Lewis transfers from MacGregor Manitoba to Portage and Vaughan Winnipeg branch, receiving a Rosewood earring and bracelet from manager E A Hay. A buffet luncheon followed as colleagues wish her success at the new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Montreal
W. Roberts
Gaynor Lewis
MacGregor, Man
Portage & Vaughan
Winnip
E. A. Hay
Gaynor
Macgor
Seoa Bank
MacGregor Meeting Backs New United Church Plan
A well attended MacGregor United Church meeting supported building a new church to replace the 57 year old edifice. A 36 member committee was formed to launch local financing, with Wells Plan also outlined as an option. The current church and annex would be demolished for the new structure on the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor United Church
J. L. Lamb
C. N. Bergen
J. St Fargy
Lamb
MacGregor
Grant Fotheringham
Board of Stewards
United Church of Canada
Our
Dominion
Mr. Lamb
Fotheringham
Father and Son Injured In MacGregor Car Collision
Two local residents Reg Sharpe and his son Wayne along with Clifford and two friends were hospitalized after a Henry J car struck a parked te-ton truck on MacGregor main street shortly before midnight. The impact caused the car to veer off the road into a maple tree. Reg and Wayne suffered facial lacerations and hand cuts from the windshield. The three back-seat occupants were uninjured.
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MacGregor
Reg Sharpe
Wayne
Clifford
Henry J
C. Denser
Shrinkage of Canadian woods lowest in Cedar
Eastern cedar shows the smallest shrinkage among Canadian woods, drying shrinkage under seven percent, indicating superior dimensional stability compared with other species.
Metis Welfare Efforts Highlighted By Children’s Aid Society
The Children's Aid Society of Central Manitoba discusses Metis issues in Manitoba focusing on health education and social needs. It notes historical land settlement patterns and intermarriage, addresses public perception, and explains ongoing efforts to aid Metis families and children through welfare services while urging continued public understanding and patience.
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Children’s Aid Society of
Central Manitoba
Manitoba
Children’s Aid Society
Central
Children's Aid Society
Auction Sale Draws Big Crowd in MacGregor Town
Last Saturday drew a large crowd in MacGregor for the auction sale of the late Mr. and Mrs. GW Croucher properties. The event occurred despite rain and a snow storm as a fire at Lye Motors' garage caused burns to Charlie Hammond but caused no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lye Motors
Stan Moore
Lye’s
Polio Immunization Schedule Expanded to Local Clinics
Polio immunization for children aged six months to five years will be offered at baby clinics on the second Tuesday of each month in Austin and the fourth Tuesday in MacGregor, starting April 9. Nell Ozechowski PHN notes the updated program.
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Austin
MacGregor
Nell Ozechowski
Auction Sale of Cattle and Machinery A R Henry
Public auctions announced by A R Henry and R A Duncan list two sales. The first at Mr Black’s farm one mile east and two miles north of Westbourne features 25 head of milk cows and power machinery on April 11 at 1 pm. The second at Mr Duncan’s farm eleven miles east of Neepoons on Highway No 4 offers 35 head of Shorthorn cattle and machinery on April 17 at 1 pm. Lunch provided.
Boy Scouts Host First Tea at United Church Annex
On March 30 the MacGregor Scout Troop organized a successful tea event at the United Church Annex. Scouts served attendees, with proceeds of 32 dollars from tea tables and 27 dollars from the Ladies Auxiliary produce table. Funds will buy camp cook kits for four patrols and help cover annex rent for weekly meetings and camp fun.
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United Church
MacGregor Scout Troup
Ladies’s Auxiliary
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Scouts
Scouters
Wm. Montgomery
Geo. Ardaugh
David Booth
Annual Annex Concert and Community Meetings
A series of April events are announced including the You Den Bie ane Annex Concert on April 10 and a dance on April 12 at Memorial Hall with Brooker's Bombshells providing music for square dancers and rock n roll. Proceeds support baseball uniforms and Youth Club equipment. Various church groups plan meetings between April 3 and April 15, and a correction notes a prior typo about secondary school enrollment.
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Memorial Hall
Brooker
WMS
Fred Venn
United Church
W.A
Eilen Marsh
Collegiate Charter and Spring News Highlights
Examinations are over and two months remain until June finals. The Blue and Gold Parade approaches as spring arrives with girls skipping and baseballs tossed by lower classes. Thanks to Mr. A Weber for purchasing uniforms. Inspector Diehl may visit this week.
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A. Weber
Diehl
Austin Consumers Co op Joins Portage Ltd in Meeting Vote
A large crowd including sixty seven members attended the Austin Consumers Co operative annual meeting on March 27 in Community Hall. A resolution passed unanimously to transfer their equities to Portage Consumers Co operative Ltd. Attendees included Portage Federated Coop Ltd president Thomas Maxwell and Portage GM D Elgert, with other officials from FCL and regional reps. guest speaker Paul Husby of the Petroleum Marketing Board. The meeting concluded with a lunch served by directors' wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Austin Consumers Co-operative
Austin Consumers Co-operative Lt
Portage Consumers Co-operative Ltd
Thomas Maxwell
Portage Federated Coop. Ltd
D. Elgert
Portage Coop. Ltd
Phil Isaacs
FCL
Winnipeg
M. Couling
Regina
Mie Guneur
Is Anetin Co-op
Paul Husby
Petroleum Marketing Board
F.cl
Sask
Geo. Moffatt
P. B. Ewen
Tenders for MacGregor dwelling sale open until April 17
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to and in nce April 17 for the purchase and removal of the dwelling house on lot 6, Block 8, Plan 230 in the Village of MacGregor, residence of the late Mr. and Mrs. Croucher. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. M Hay, as Sec.-Treas. Village of MacGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Croucher
Forces Unite in Manitoba Grasshopper Battle
Umber campaign director H E Wood leads a Manitoba grasshopper control drive covering about 50 municipalities from Neepawa to Emerson. Meetings are set for St Claude, Carman, Holland, and Stockton with mid May completion. The committee includes Dr. A J Thorsteinson and Dr. R D Bird. Farmers will be reimbursed up to 90 percent of costs after ten dollars. Spraying with new poisons like dieldrin aldrin heptachlor and toxaphene is emphasized as more effective than bait. Spraying can be done quickly and is best soon after hatching. Milk cows should be kept out for about a week after pastures are sprayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wood
A. J Thorsteinson
University of Manitoba
R. D. Bird
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon
Wood
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Harry
CPR
Pogue
Laurie Smith
W. R. Shaw
S.J. Mitchell
Trevor Poyser
A. G. MacKinnon
Far North
Chuck Lewis
Farmer-Stockman
Dee
Picures
Children’s Aid Society Speaking
Charles R. Fraser
Upper and
Lower Canada
A. R. Henry
Russell Black
Westbourne
Man
R.A. Duncan, Arden
Ane
United Church Men
Ladies’ Curling Club
Lois Fotheringham
Court Hampton, No. 1649
Secondary School Area Board
Rosyendale
By Linda Hay
Austin Consumers Co-op
Portage Ltd
M Hay
Treas
Umber
H. E. Wood
Keele
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