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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1961
Page
5
Public notices and classifieds list rates forWant ads at 75 cents for the first 20 words and four cents per word for each additional word. Birth notices engagements cards of thanks in memoriams have a minimum charge of one dollar for eighty words or less, with extra words billed per how many words over eighty.
Classifieds announce farming services and office deadlines plus a long roster of thank you notices and sales. Entries include horses drills oats cattle and farm equipment with multiple MacGregor area names and contact numbers. Sealed tenders for school roof work close May 15 1961 with Frank Hay as secretary treasurer.
An itemized catalog of used farming equipment including 1945 John Deere AR, 1947 John Deere AR, 1949 Massey Harris 44, a 1981 Lanz 45 Diesel 4 furrow 14 inch No 28 MH Plow, and hang-up type harrow sections. It notes near new plow parts, drawbars, and diamond and flexible harrow sections.
Sale item list for Marquette Freeze master home freezers with sizes and prices plus farm equipment ads. Models include 14 cu ft chest 450 Ibs capacity at 209.95 and 14 cu ft upright 480 Ibs capacity at 239.95. Also listings for Massey Ferguson dealer Stan Firth, John Deere cultivators, Case plows, and GM Hay Sales. Also note Ingrid Byerkas becoming Norway's first woman ordained despite episcopal opposition.
Gordon Little rested last week after visiting his son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Ray Anderson, at the west coast. Daylight saving time starts Saturday night with clocks moving ahead one hour in Brandon, Portage, and Winnipeg. Births, moves, and local visits are noted, including the Sinns, Lambs, and Barber families. The North Norfolk Agricultural Society fair date is set for Saturday, July. Chicken pox and mumps circulate. spring weather brings rain after a dry spell, with farmers hoping for warmer weeks ahead.
Mr. and Mrs Doug McGregor hosted at the McGregor home to honor their parents Mr. and Mrs Ed Chant on their 40th wedding anniversary. About 32 guests attended a turkey supper with a three tier cake. Entertainment included a song and piano selections, a humorous sketch, and thanks from the couple. Relatives and guests from Winnipeg Maple Creek Sask and other areas joined the celebration.
Pine Creek News reports a birthday luncheon honoring Mrs. Alex Michaels and Mrs. E J Manns on April 22 at the Michaels home in MacGregor attended by friends and former Pine Creek residents. Nearby visits include Hughsons, Ho Hughsons, Rae Stevenson, Harold Manns, and Ree Musgrave guests, with well wishes for Harold Manns’ father.
Cherry Morrell, a 24 year resident of Canada and Toronto bank secretary, is among 12 female gliding enthusiasts in the Southern Ontario Soaring Association at Brantford. She took an introductory flight after brief nerves and has since soloed after about 40 lessons, flying weekends from May to November. She notes parachutes for solo soaring, describes comfortable clothing, and says men may learn faster, but she aims to complete licence exams and pursue cross country flights while enjoying the sport.
In London docklands a Canadian visitor drank from a tankard and left. The mug was later returned and placed on the shelf in California by landlord Arthur Germany. J. W Stewart of the Canadian Manufacturers Association arranged its restitution from Moncton, New Brunswick, noting his father once used the mug during a 1906 voyage to Britain.
Teacup Collections owns JOHN NB and notes museums in New Brunswick house notable antiquities. Fredericton’s Beaverbrook Gallery displays pieces from pioneer days including a Laura Secord linked service and a blackened cup from the 1877 Saint John fire. Fredericton also holds 1740–1840 English porcelain sets and numerous tea accessories.
UTTAWA CP reports ten young 4H club members from across Canada were awarded Canadian citizenship certificates signed by Prime Minister Diefenbaker during a brief stopover before proceeding to the national 4H conference in Washington.
The Labour Gazette notes several Canadian regions move to moderate labor surplus in February. Brandon Manitoba and Dawson Creek British Columbia are listed among the nine upgraded areas, with others shifting from substantial to moderate levels.
A cafe kitchen fire in Coronation spread rapidly destroying four frame buildings including a cafe, department store, jewelers and a barber shop. The blaze damaged a bank, forced three families to flee, and caused over 200 dollars in damage before being controlled by Coronation, Castor, and Consort fire crews with no injuries reported. Coronation lies 100 miles east of Red Deer.
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