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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1958
Page
1
A column recalls a long ago incident on the Archy Smith ranch with a hired hand driving harrows upside down. It notes regional jokes, weather quirks, bee shipments, and a string of local building and farming rumors across Emmeline and nearby routes.
Mr Clyde Barber died in Veterans Hospital Victoria BC on April 16 1958 after a long illness. Born 1875 in Knutsford England he moved to Canada 1903 farmed Katrim district. He served with the 78th Battalion WWI returning 1919. Funeral April 18 Hayward’s Chapel and burial at Esquimalt Veterans Cemetery. Survived by two brothers in England two nephews and two nieces with connections in MacGregor St James and Mamie Chant.
Montreal Canadiens win Lord Stanley's Cup in six games with stars Doug Harvey Jean Beliveau and Bernie Geoffrion leading Montreal Boston’s Don Simmons Doug Mohns and Flem Mall Kell top performers for the Bruins The article notes a possible early single men versus married men game to boost interest Also reported is an amateur concert at MacGregor Memorial Hall and the death of Mrs F Venn with funeral plans announced plus prize awards in a local COF event
Workmen began tearing down the United Church in MacGregor on Monday April 14 and by Saturday night the structure was reduced to its foundation. The annex, bought by the Rossendale commune, awaits relocation. Volunteers and ladies aided daily, supervised by W C MacWilliam, with lunch provided. A cornerstone revealed age-old papers and coins dated 1858 to 1898, plus lists and items from The Sentinel and other periodicals, all fragile and degraded.
A large turnout of Cubs and parents enjoyed a Cub Evening led by Mrs N Bogue Glen Montgomery and Richard White. The event featured a semaphore alphabet display and knot relay, with emphasis on duty to God and the Queen and daily good turns.
The Canadian public burns timber yearly through careless travel in woods, with fires consuming enough wood to construct 85,000 five room bungalows.
The Ju nior H Public Speaking Contest finals were held at Brookdale on Friday evening April 18 with fourteen contestants. Judges Mrs. Clare Rogers Miss Helen Batho and Mr. Wm Ingram selected four winners: Esther Mills 13 Brookdale H Clothing Club first, Jennifer Mills 11 second, Glenda Peck 12 third Worby Clothing Club, Edith May 12 Brookdale H Clothing and Calf Clubs fourth.
The MacGregor Ladies Curling Club met at Mrs. R. Stratton's home on Monday April 21 with 13 members present. The treasurer reported a $684 bank balance and a vote to donate $300 to the Men's Curling Club for rink improvements. Officers were elected with Mrs. Doris McCarl as president. other posts filled and delegates named to the MLC A. An enjoyable lunch followed the adjournment.
The home stretch begins with exams set for June 18. An athletics meet scheduled for last Saturday was cancelled due to demonstrators. A demonstration event will be held this Saturday at two o clock at the fair grounds with experts from Winnipeg. A Wednesday shower for Margaret Alton precedes her Friday wedding. A dance is planned for Friday May 2 with uncertain orchestra. the Kadets are busy that evening.
You Have a Date MacGregor Hospital Aid will meet in the Memorial Hall Mon ers. The Beaver W F Bake Sale in Lye's Showroom Sat April 26 8 30 p.m. MacGregor Central Hospital Aid Social Evening in the Legion Room Fri May 9 8 p.m. United Church concert by YLS three act Yes and No April 24 25 Memorial Hall. MacGregor WMS spring tea in Masonic Hall basement May 31.
Roberta Lee and Lyall William wed in a MacGregor United Church ceremony with a turquoise theme and choir. Guests, a ten day Minnesota trip, and a Beaver district future planned. A second couple, Mary Victoria Irwin and Maurice Henry Smith, tied a Winnipeg Mary Trinity Church ceremony with a reception at the Business and Professional Women's Club before a Toronto Peterborough honeymoon.
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