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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
6
Banks in Canada will stay open on Easter Monday to provide facilities for the Fourth Victory Loan launched that day. Easter Monday is no longer a bank holiday as Victoria Day, the King's Birthday, Easter Monday, and Armistice Day are eliminated. Remaining national holidays are Christmas, New Year, Good Friday, Dominion Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
Rev. C A J King will lead a May 2 11 am service at Southend School to collect for Easter thank offering. Russell Tarr spent the weekend at his home. He was transferred from Macdonald to Winnipeg. Mrs Roy Snaith and baby Richard Roy arrived home from Portage la Prairie. While visiting Vortege la Prairie on Tuesday, Clarence Pennell and wife had their barn brooder house and flock destroyed by fire. 280 chickens perished, Chas McGregor saved stock in the field.
Beaver spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs M Smith while Roy Mc Laughlin seeded thirty acres of wheat Tuesday. Audrey Shaw of Katrime visits the Grahams. Church reopened with Rev J A Cormie and Rev Cecil King officiating. Mrs B Richardson visits Regina sister Mrs Chapman. Red Cross sale last Saturday drew small attendance but raised 73.75 with potatoes wheat and barley yet to sell.
A brief note records Mrs Harold Thomas spending a quiet afternoon with her family at home, details limited to the social gathering and absence of notable incidents.
Short OCR fragment notes H R Hotel with phone contact 305 in Aust. The text is incomplete but indicates a hotel listing or contact detail in the town of Aust Australia. No additional context.
Holy Communion at 3pm on Sunday. Mr P OBrien spent days inipeg last week. Mrs Henry Duncan and Mrs J McRae in Portage Tuesday. Mrs N Downie and Brian of Winnipeg visit home. John Heselwood returned to Rignold Sunday after weekend at home. Friends of Bert Heselwood glad he left Portage hospital and recuperates at Walker home. A small crowd attended whist drive. prizes won by Mrs J Heselwood Jack Reid Mrs Thompson and Bobs Barber. Music by Olive Smith and M Smyth Beaver. Katrime district mourns loss from a fatal fire near Westbourne killing Mr and Mrs Kivell and three children.
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