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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1954
Page
1
Light items from a small town archive recount humorous exchanges and daily curios. Jokes about painting work, farmers preparing for spring, a newborn, stamps and old letters, a duck with eleven eggs, and playful bicker about life along with notices about sports and a June 9th sports day.
A strong turnout at the Legion meeting in Memorial Hall last Tuesday saw three new members take the oath. Thomas Wark Albert Wark and Reg Sharpe were welcomed as Stan Moore presided and handled routine business. A forthcoming Legion dance to aid Little League baseball teams is announced.
H Litster hosted a no hostess party at her home on Tuesday evening for Mrs J H Thompson who will soon move to Portage la Prairie. A small group of friends shared happy social time and presented a gift before a dainty lunch concluded the neighborhood gathering.
A five member commission to reform Manitoba liquor laws was named led by John Bracken former premier and PC leader. Premier Campbell announced the appointment, with Maj Gen Hardanne of Winnipeg Dr Paul Heureux Mrs Jean Lomell Whiteford and Clifford A. McRae of Gladstone as the other members.
Poster notes a concert Friday April 23 at 8 pm with dance to follow. Sponsored by Good Neighbors Club. Also announces MacGregor Hospital meeting at Mrs J P MacKinnon’s home Monday April 26 at 8 pm. Urge sewing club Bazaar and Tea at Currie School Friday afternoon April 23. W L meeting at Mrs A Duncan Thursday April 22 at 2 30 pm. W MS Tea and Produce Table at Mrs E Graham’s Thursday May 20. Further particulars later.
Fifteen attendees at the MacGregor and District Memorial Hall Committee meeting praised the operational committee led by Bill Roberts Morris Hay and Glenin Hotel for completing projects such as a flag pole sump pump exterior drainage and interior painting. New caretakers Mr and Mrs N V Smith were introduced and elected to the central and operational committees. A funeral notice for George Reshaur details his Ontario birth later moves to Katrime and MacGregor with extensive family and burial notes.
Twenty ladies from the south part of town gathered at Mrs. R. D. Muir’s home Tuesday afternoon to celebrate four April birthdays. Guests of honor were Mrs. A. Michaels, Miss M. Snaith, Mrs. R. D. Critchlow, and Miss Esther Muir, each receiving a birthday gift. A happy social hour followed by a bountiful lunch concluded the monthly neighborhood gathering.
The Bank of Montreal at MacGregor Stan McCulloch invites customers to protect valuables with Safety Deposit Boxes. Manager and staff offer to demonstrate how a small daily cost safeguards family papers jewellery and other treasured items from fire or theft.
S. T. McCulloch, treasurer for Britannia Chapter LODE, reports almost complete returns from MacGregor and nearby districts amounting to 532.80 forwarded to Red Cross Headquarters in Winnipeg. Beaver, Bagot and Katrime conduct their own canvasses, area includes few school districts. The total is slightly below the 1953 national drive.
Evangelist W. J. Gamble will be guest speaker at all services across St. Pauls Anglican, United Church, MacGregor, Beaver, Bagot, Sidney, and Bethel churches. Services include Good Friday at 11 am or 7 pm and Sunday programs such as Sunday School and Morning Worship at various times.
A humorous rustic monologue depicts a fifty year old farmer facing spring chores ruined by rain and flood. Cows roam through washed fences while haystacks sit in a slough. Mice eat garden seeds, hogs have bad luck, and cats save kittens as taxes, clothing, and farm weariness strain the year. The speaker vows to quit yet stays, muttering through another season.
Regular MacGregor village meeting notes the resignation of Constable Percy Templer effective April 30 1954 and approval of Mrs Carol Quinn hairdressers parlor license for 1954. Treasurer authorized to reinvest 5000 in Canada bonds and accounts approved for payment with listed expenses. Meeting adjourned to May 7.
The listings announce April engagements for Botany Bay and Lion in the Street featuring Alan Ladd James Mason Patricia Medina and James Cagney Barbara Hale Ann Francis. Botany Bay depicts a sea voyage of 1600 miles in an adventurous tale inspired by the Mutiny on the Bounty author while Lion in the Street follows a rising peddler toward a governorship with courtroom suspense.
In observance of the day there will be no show at the Tivoli Theatre this Friday night. The film Botany Bay will be shown on Thursday night instead. Saturday night show remains unchanged.
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