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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1964
Page
4
Desl Pash rates for want ads 75 cents for the first 15 words with higher per word charges for additional words. Second insertion of Sasser at 1.50. Local readers 10 percent added if ads are unpaid within one month of insertion date. Deadline and local readers to be in the Herald Office by Tuesday 30 pm. Death and funeral notices 60 per column inch. Photo 2.00 per column inch.
Jerry Ross born June 22, 1957 in Brandon. Funeral at Gladstone March 20 with Rev. Barry officiating. Interment at Gladstone Cemetery. Survived by 3 grade 1 student at Alexander school and 24 brothers and 4 sisters. Hammond Funeral Home of Gladstone handled arrangements.
Memorial notices honor Matilda Hanson and William T. Ferris with dates in 1962 and 1963. Daughters and grandchildren remember the mother and wife across multiple lines of verse. Card of thanks expresses gratitude to Austin friends for gifts and support.
Jayne Moore expresses sincere thanks to the WS and all who visited sent fruit and cards during hospital stay. She also thanks the doctor nurses and hospital staff for excellent care and notes special gratitude to friends and neighbors who hauled feed and helped Dad on the farm during her absence.
Personal thanks from George Currie and others for visits and cards during hospital stays. Classified style notices list multiple for sale items including drills, grass seed, machinery, a four room house, oats, potatoes, and a garden tractor with accessories. Also rental offer and a help wanted ad for a housekeeper in Manitoba towns.
MacGregor residents report weekend visits from Don and Donna McAfee of Macaulay and Winnipeg guest, and H Dankesreiter and Carole. Guests marked A Weber anniversary in Portage. Visitors to Ed Chant included Sterling of Swan River and Troop of Burnside. Elle Graham of Brandon Teachers College to practice at MacGregor Elementary. Murray McQuiston wed Doris Calbol in Moose Jaw. couple to reside in Milestone. Various regional visitors connect with local families. plus Easter visits by Wiebe and Toews families. Patricia Currie named among 250 to attend United Nations Seminar in Winnipeg during Easter week.
The Beaver News reports a day at the Brandon Winter Fair with local residents attending. It notes Mr and Mrs Maurice Smith hosting visitors from Winnipeg including Miss Sharon Smith and Jim Dickson, and banquet attendees in Austin closing a weekly winter leadership course. The note urges readers to phone news items to the correspondents.
The Manitoba Teachers' Society rejected a firm stand on Premier Duff Roblin's shared services plan for private schools at its annual meeting. The executive will study the issue and implement decisions if the government advances the program, while stressing curriculum concerns. Ben Hanuschak and A. J. Cochrane discussed the political nature of the proposal and the society's stance.
Gladstone Market on April 1 1964 saw cattle prices rise with 150 to 900 pound steers up to 20.70 dollars per hundredweight and 150 to 900 pound heifers up to 19.70. 100 to 750 pound steers reached 22.70, 300 to 750 pound heifers up to 20.00, 900 to 1100 pound steers up to 22.85, and steers over 1100 pounds up to 22.70. Three day Holsteins topped at 35.00 each, market hogs at 33.00 each, and weanlings at 10.50 each.
Lea aa Keep in mna the GIT spring tea is set for April 25. MacGregor United Church snen s tea, produce sale and handicraft display occur in the church Saturday April 11. North Norfolk and District Branch Royal Canadian Legion holds its regular meeting in the Legion Room Tuesday April 14 at 8 p.m. U C W unit meetings at United Church Monday April 13 at 8 p.m. MacGregor Farm and Home Ladies Group sponsor an electrical short course in the Legion Room Wednesday April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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