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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1973
Page
5
An auction sale event titled George Hyde Auction Sale is described five miles south of Sidney and near PA 352. The notice notes a location description but lacks further dates or items due to OCR truncation.
Auction listing details 1968 John Deere tractors and implements plus a 1950 AR tractor and 65 combine with spreader and chopper. Includes swathers, balers, mowers, tillers, cultivators, plows, discs, harrows, dozer blade, field sprayer, trailers, augers, welders, power saws, engines, and miscellaneous farm tools. Household items and vehicles also listed. Auction note invites buyers seeking to round out farming gear.
Farmers across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta warn of a looming drought unless heavy spring rains arrive. Officials note sub soil moisture is low and livestock and meat prices could rise if snowmelt runoff remains insufficient. Regional figures show well below average snowfall in Winnipeg Pilot Mound Brandon Portage la Prairie Gimli and Edmonton with some reserves in western Alberta foothills.
A Buckley article in Garden Notes details maple varieties suited for temperate regions. It covers sugar, black, red maples, silver maples, box elder, and ornamental types like mountain and striped maples, with notes on leaf form, growth habits, and regional planting guidance.
Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer reaffirmed that the government will compensate residents of South Indian Lake for harms from Hydro northern power development. He said compensation talks occurred with residents on several occasions and will continue, but amounts depend on actual damage. Hydro plans to raise nearby Southern Indian Lake by seven to ten feet during 1975.
Liberal J. H. Asper pressed Mines Minister Sidney Green about a Manitoba Development Corp advertising campaign. Asper asked cost and purpose and if ads promoted a political cause. Green said he had not seen the commercials and promised a future answer.
Agriculture Minister Sam Uskiw rejects opposition charges of favoritism linked to Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation actions. He says a Swan River loan to Jim Bowles and later a loan to Hofford’s son were unrelated and properly approved. Opposition says explanations inadequate and questions remain about board conflicts and transparency.
Portage la Prairie leader Gordon Johnston criticized an 18 percent rent rise for seniors at Rotary Park housing. He pressed Manitoba Municipal Affairs Minister Howard Pawley in the Legislature for a subsidy possibility. Pawley pledged to review but gave no relief guarantee. About 40 residents faced the April 1 increase due to CMHC rules linking costs to revenues. a grant request was denied by CMHC.
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