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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
6
Rossendale district news lists social visits from Anola and Portage area families. Readers attend showers, weddings, and the Threshermen's Reunion, with a long roster of relatives, neighbours, and guests at lakeside and cottage locations.
Sub Lt E Redshaw of the RCN, grandson of Mr and Mrs J Denser, was a weekend guest. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Milton Proctor on the birth of a daughter. Winnipeg visitors included Wislet Gin and the Cousins family. Weekend guests at Mr and Mrs S Gould's home included Orville Olson Miriam Murchison and family Winnipeg. B C Alke Haney and H Alice Vancouver. Mr and Mrs P Murchison visit Souris. F Anderson and family of Toronto visited the Boyer and R Boyer families for a reunion at Matlock Beach.
Mr and Mrs Bert Murray celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Neepawa on Sunday as family and friends gathered. The report lists visits and trips around Lynch Point Delta beaches and Portage, with several locals noted visiting relatives and traveling for fishing and health updates.
Hon C H Witney announces opening dates for upland game birds in southern Manitoba on October 4. Season lengths vary by region with four to eight birds per day and possession limits, plus a separate ruffed and spruce grouse window and a Starmigan run from October 14 to December 31. Licences remain 2.29 for residents and 25 for nonresidents. farmers hunting on their land avoid licences on their property only.
The World Scouting Jamboree opened on the Plains of Marathon with 14,000 Scouts from 76 nations including Canada. Crown Prince Constantine declared the jamboree officially open and urged scouts to be crusaders for a better world. A ceremonial flame lit a bowl symbolizing Scouting's Brownsea birth.
Four young caribou and a young slack bear were flown to Portland, Maine in exchange for ruffled grouse. The birds have been imported in recent years to boost Newfoundland's game bird population.
Former defence minister Douglas Harkness said the Progressive Conservative party may hold a leadership convention early next year. He noted many members think a leadership change is needed to improve fortunes and indicated some supporters want his name considered for nomination. He plans to spend the two-week parliamentary recess at home.
The United Church Women thank contributors to the Gimli Fresh Air Camp fundraiser. Thirty dozen eggs and 7.20 dollars were donated and the camp manager sent letters of appreciation. Nearby visits include Mr and Mrs Dennis Beaudin hosting Howard Gilmour and others in Beaver News Beaver.
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